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Post-Colonial Literature: Africa & the Caribbean

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
1/27/25 - 5/14/25
TuTh 11a.m. – 12:15p.m.
McCormack M01-0420 3 $1984 (guest students)
Date
1/27/25 - 5/14/25
Time
TuTh 11a.m. – 12:15p.m.
Location
McCormack M01-0420
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$1984 (guest students)

Description

This course examines contemporary African and Caribbean literature in its historical, cultural, and intellectual context. Emphasis is on the ways different writers have attempted to develop new literary forms in order to create authentic images of their cultures and communities. The course also looks at the continuing influence of colonialism on the literary and social life of these communities.

This course is closed for registration.

Course Details