ENAM0373A-F21
Postcolonial Literature City
Postcolonial Literature and the City
In this course we will examine a number of novels from the 20th and 21st centuries that are about life in the city, taking a global and trans-national approach. We will explore formations of urban life alongside transformations in the novel as a genre. We will put these novels of city life in dialogue with critical theory—that is, theories of culture and society that have as their aim human emancipation (for example, Marxism, feminism, critical race studies, and postcolonial studies). The novels we read will reflect important literary movements such as realism, modernism, and postmodernism. (Not open to students who have taken ENAM 0447) (Rec)
In this course we will examine a number of novels from the 20th and 21st centuries that are about life in the city, taking a global and trans-national approach. We will explore formations of urban life alongside transformations in the novel as a genre. We will put these novels of city life in dialogue with critical theory—that is, theories of culture and society that have as their aim human emancipation (for example, Marxism, feminism, critical race studies, and postcolonial studies). The novels we read will reflect important literary movements such as realism, modernism, and postmodernism. (Not open to students who have taken ENAM 0447) (Rec)
- Term:
- Fall 2021
- Location:
- Axinn Center 103(AXN 103)
- Schedule:
- 2:50pm-4:05pm on Monday, Wednesday (Sep 13, 2021 to Dec 13, 2021)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Course Modality:
- Blended
- Instructors:
- Yumna Siddiqi
- Subject:
- English & American Literatures
- Department:
- English & American Literatures
- Division:
- Literature
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- CMP LIT SOC
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Cross-Listed As:
- IGST0373A-F21
ENAM0373B-F21 *
IGST0373B-F21
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 92858
- Subject Code:
- ENAM
- Course Number:
- 0373
- Section Identifier:
- A