English 247 Postcolonial Literature

Dr. Maureen Moynagh

Office Hours 2009-2010:

Tuesday & Thursday 2:15-4:15; Wednesday 1:15-3:15

or by appointment

6 credits

This course will introduce you to a growing body of writing that has come to be called "postcolonial." Broadly defined as the literature of peoples who have experienced colonialism, this body of writing raises important questions about representation, about the relation of literature to politics, about language, and about gender, race and ethnicity. We will read fiction, poetry and drama written in English by writers from Africa, South Asia, the Caribbean, and Canada. Alongside the literary works, we will read selected essays by key intellectual figures such as Fanon, Memmi, Cesaire, Ngugi, and Adams. 

Required Texts:
Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart
Tsitsi Dangarembga, Nervous Conditions

Emmanuel Dongala, Johnny Mad Dog

Tomson Highway, Ernestine Shuswap Gets Her Trout
Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things

Agha Shahid Ali, Country Without a Post Office

Jaspreet Singh, Seventeen Tomatoes

Robert Young, Postcolonialism: A Very Short Introduction

English 247 Course Packet

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