Seminar on Postcolonial Literature

Prerequisite: HUM 3900 and two upper-division ENG or WRI courses; or department approval.

The study of literature written in English by authors from countries or territories that have experienced colonization and the application of various postcolonial theories to the analysis of selected postcolonial texts. This literature often addresses situations encountered by indigenous people and their relationship to colonizing forces, how they adapt to encroaching cultures, how they will pursue their own rule after independence, and how postmodern global society affects the development of culture.

Capstone Course.

Credit: 3