南山大学

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期間
 秋学期
単位
 １
年次
 3〜4
担当者
 BRYER Philip
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副題 Approaches to the Postcolonial: Literature, Film, and Theory
講義内容 In this course, students will read literature written in English from previously or currently colonized countries, view recent international films, and explore the ideas of major scholars in the field of Postcolonial Studies (such as Gayatri Spivak, Edward Said, and Homi Bhabha). Discussion and group interaction are essential to the learning process. Students will also have opportunities to formulate their ideas about the works covered in the course by writing short papers.
講義計画 Week 1: Introduction
Week 2: Chinua Achebe (Nigeria), “Girls at War” (story)
Week 3: Ama Ata Aidoo (Ghana), “No Sweetness Here” (story)
Week 4: Agha Shahid Ali (Pakistan), “Snowmen” (poem), and Jean Arasanayagam (Sri Lanka), “I Have No Country” (poem), Salaam Bombay (film)
Week 5: Jack Davis (Australia), “White Fantasy-Black Fact” (story)
Week 6: Keri Hulme (New Zealand), “Hooks and Feelers” (story)
Week 7: Jamaica Kincaid (Antigua-USA), “My Mother” (story)
Week 8: Rohinton Mistry (India-Canada), “Swimming Lessons”
Week 9: Satendra Nandan (Fiji), “Return to a Certain Darkness” (essay), Powaqqatsi (film)
Week 10: V. S. Naipaul (Trinidad-UK) “B. Wordsworth” (story)
Week 11: Ngugi wa Thiong'o (Kenya), “Goodbye Africa” (story)
Week 12: Michael Ondaatje (Sri Lanka-Canada), “Light” (poem), Naqoyqatsi (film)

Relevant news stories and scholarly articles will be provided by the teacher.
評価方法 Attendance and participation: 25%
Three 2-3 page essays: 50%
Quizzes and Presentations: 25%
テキスト Concert of Voices: An Anthology of World Writing in English, by Victor J. Famraj (Editor)
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