Samuel Selvon,The Lonley Londoners
Tomson Highway, The Rez Sisters
Padmini Mongia, ed., Contemporary Postcolonial Theory Reader
Victor Ramraj, A Concert of Voices
First Essay (1000 words) 20% Second Essay (1200-1500 words) 30% Research Assignments (6 in total) 15% NO FINAL EXAMINATION
* A survey of "International Literature" including shortstories, poems, a play and novels.
* An understanding of how International Literature and Post Colonial Literature are classified and how the texts we study fit into these categories During the Winter Term we shall explore three novels.
Although no new theory will be introduced, we will be applying the theory for the fall semester to these new texts. Once again, there will be class discussion as well as journaling and one essay assignment.
Students will be responsible for gathering research related to three of the longer selections and three of the shorter selections either in the library or on the internet. This can be anything from a critique of the text or
information about the author, to information on the country of that novel or shorter selection. Students will also be required to write one essay in each semester. In the fall term, students may write on one of the selections
that we cover in class, or he/she can chose another selection for the anthology. The second essay will be on one of the novels. Student may wish to apply a certain theory to the essay. However, essay topics must be submitted to one of the instructors
either in person or via email. As mentioned above, students will also be responsible for doing some research on three of the anthology selections (your choice) that we cover in class and on each of the novels. This is not intended to be a highly labour
intensive assignment. The research will be due on the first day that we study the text. It is to insure that you will have something to add to our class discussions of the texts we are studying. You will get full marks for these assignments as long as you do them and
there is some evidence of serious effort. Rationale for Assignments
The Theory The Anthology
* A basic introduction to Postcolonial Theory
In the Fall Term we shall explore a selection of short stories and poems for the Anthology A Concert of Voices. Our treatment of these selections will involve class discussion, as
well as writing reader response journals and one essay (described below). During the fall semester students will be introduced to Postcolonial Theory. Much of our work with theory will be framed
by recurring questions and issues. Class discussion will involve sorting out the key points of these articles and how they relate to the larger body of postcolonial theory. There will also be a
class on how to research in the library and one or two computer labs to get students to familiarize themselves with researching internet sources.
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If you would like more in formation about the novels which we shall explore then feel free to click on to the following sites:
Do you want to know more about the short stories
that we are going to study? The following site will provide you with a rationale for specific selections in A Concert of Voices.
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