ENG 272 Postcolonial Literature
In this course, we will examine texts from a variety of national, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds that are historically linked through their experiences of colonization. Reading both critical and creative texts, we will ask questions like: How did empire work on a global scale? Did colonialism actually end with formal independence? How are the historical facts of colonialism expressed through creative mediums like the novel and the short story? Some of the authors we will read are Jean Rhys, Edward Said, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Derek Walcott.