ENAM0371A-S14
Postcolonial Women Writers
In Different Voices: Postcolonial Writing by Women
In her important essay “Under Western Eyes,” Chandra Talpade Mohanty suggests that the experiences of women from the so-called Third World have to be understood in their own terms, rather than through the lens of Western feminism. Focusing on writings by Assia Djebar, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Merle Hodge, Dionne Brand, Mahasweta Devi, Arundhati Roy, among others, we will examine how women from South Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean use fiction, poetry, and memoir to address a variety of concerns: familial relationships, caste, class, race, religious identity, history, education, work, national liberation, modernization, development, migration, diaspora, and globalization. 3 hrs. lect./disc.
In her important essay “Under Western Eyes,” Chandra Talpade Mohanty suggests that the experiences of women from the so-called Third World have to be understood in their own terms, rather than through the lens of Western feminism. Focusing on writings by Assia Djebar, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Merle Hodge, Dionne Brand, Mahasweta Devi, Arundhati Roy, among others, we will examine how women from South Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean use fiction, poetry, and memoir to address a variety of concerns: familial relationships, caste, class, race, religious identity, history, education, work, national liberation, modernization, development, migration, diaspora, and globalization. 3 hrs. lect./disc.
- Term:
- Spring 2014
- Location:
- Axinn Center 229(AXN 229)
- Schedule:
- 12:15pm-1:30pm on Monday, Wednesday (Feb 10, 2014 to May 12, 2014)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Instructors:
- Yumna Siddiqi
- Subject:
- English & American Literatures
- Department:
- English & American Literatures
- Division:
- Literature
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- AAL CMP LIT
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Cross-Listed As:
- GSFS0371A-S14
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 22329
- Subject Code:
- ENAM
- Course Number:
- 0371
- Section Identifier:
- A