| Course Title: Topics in English: 'Global Anglophone Literature: Who Writes the World?' |
| Start Date: 09/04/2019 End Date: 12/17/2019 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2019 |
| Description: This course introduces the literature of the former British colonies (South Asia, Anglophone Africa, Caribbean, and Canada). Some topics under consideration are colonialism and society, postcolonial disillusionment, neoliberalism, human rights storytelling, and ecocriticism. Readings include Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys, Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta, Maps by Nuruddin Farah, Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga, Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat, The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy, Anil's Ghost by Michael Ondaatje, The Cry of Winnie Mandela by Njabulo Ndebele, and Animal's People by Indra Sinha. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , MP - Multicultural Perspectives , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Jerrine Tan | tan@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/04/2019 - 12/17/2019 | Discussion | Tuesday and Thursday | 11:30AM - 12:45PM | SHTK - Shattuck Hall | 318 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 13 | Available: 5 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: The Grass is Singing Author: Lessing, Doris Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780061673740 Publisher: |
Required | 11.36 |
| Title: A Pale View of Hills Author: Ishiguro, Kazuo Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 067972267X Publisher: First Vintage International |
Required | 12.25 |
| Title: The Namesake Author: Lahiri, Jhumpa Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0006551807 Publisher: |
Required | 12.83 |
| Title: Atonement Author: McEwan, Ian Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 038572179X Publisher: |
Required | 19.13 |
| Title: A Gesture Life Author: Lee, Chang-Rae Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 1862074011 Publisher: |
Required | 13.45 |
| Title: Ghostwritten Author: Mitchell, David Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 1473639093 Publisher: |
Required | 14.00 |
| Title: The Harmony Silk Factory Author: Aw, Tash Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0007232284 Publisher: |
Required | 12.56 |
| Title: Waiting Author: Jin, Ha Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0099287595 Publisher: |
Required | 11.92 |
| Title: A Tale for the Time Being Author: Ozeki, Ruth Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0857867970 Publisher: |
Required | 17.14 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |