FPF:UCJANP03 Postcolonial Literature - Course Information

UCJANP03 Postcolonial Literature

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Radek Glabazňa, Ph.D., MA (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Radek Glabazňa, Ph.D., MA
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava

Timetable of Seminar Groups

UCJANP03/A: Mon 13:05–13:50 M9, Mon 13:55–14:40 M9, R. Glabazňa

Prerequisites (in Czech)

The students will have adequate knowledge of the history of British and American literature and will be familiar with critical and theoretical tools for the study of modern literary texts.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• English in combination with another discipline (programme FPF, N7310 Filo)
• English (programme FPF, N7310 Filo)

Course objectives

This course covers the fastest-developing area of literature written in the English language: the postcolonial writing. The students will be acquainted with the key personalities and texts of the emerging postcolonial canon and encouraged to approach these texts from a variety of perspectives in order to appreciate the relevance of postcolonial writing for the contemporary world.

Syllabus

• 1. Derek Walcott
  2. Hanif Kureishi
  3. Frantz Fanon
  4. Salman Rushdie
  5. Anita Desai
  6. Rana Dasgupta
  7. Monica Ali
  8. Chinua Achebe
  9. Amos Tutuola
  10. Tanure Ojaide
  11. Wole Soyinka
  12. Ngugi wa Thiong?o

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

80% attendance
Active participation in the classes
Analytical essay + oral exam

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