ENGLISH 346

African and Caribbean Literature

Please note: this is archived course information from 2019 for ENGLISH 346.

Description

The Caribbean, by virtue of its geography and history, embraces cultural elements of Africa, India, Europe and North America. The focus, however, will primarily be on Caribbean and African societies in order to address a range of issues connected to these variously hybrid cultures: slavery, black identity and sexuality, nation/narration, home and location/dislocation.

Availability 2019

Not offered in 2019; planned for 2020

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Dr Claudia Marquis

Reading/Texts

Grace Nichols, I Is a Long Memoried Woman

George Lamming, In the Castle of My Skin

Jamaica Kincaid, Annie John & A Small Place

Andrea Levy, Small Island

Chimamanda Adiche, Purple Hibiscus

Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart

Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness

Derek Walcott, Selected Poems (Provided)

Assessment

Coursework + exam

Points

ENGLISH 346: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points at Stage II in English or Transnational Cultures and Creative Practice, or approval of Academic Head or nominee