Universidad de Jaén

1. Introduction to Postcolonial Theory.

1.1. Coming to terms with Postcolonial Theoretical Issues.

1.2. Postcolonial Theory and Critical Models of Analysis.

1.3. Postcolonial Literatures and Literary History.

2. African Literature Written in English

2.1. General context and historical conditions.

2.2. Main areas: Eastern Africa, Western Africa and Southern Africa.

3. Asian Literatura written in English

3.1. The complexity of the Asian frame.

3.2. Main areas: India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan.

4. Australiasian Literature written in English.

4.1. General context and historical conditions.

4.2. Main areas: Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific Islands.

5. Canadian and Caribbean Literatures written in English.

5.1. Canadian Writing: 

5.2. Caribbean Writing.

6. Chicano and Native-American Literatures:

6.1. Historical context

6.2. Main elements and topics.

6.3. Main writers.

Sessions will combine theoretical and practical issues to develop the contents explained in the syllabus. There will be as much theoretical as practical texts to analyse them following the Postcolonial frame of analysis. 

Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support

Structure, academic excellency and originality will be evaluated in essays, exams and theoretical questions. It will be necessary to have a good command of the English Language in terms of oral and written fluency. 

Correspondence between assessment procedures, competences and learning outcomes: 

S1: E23, E28, G04, G05, G07, R05, R07, R21.

S2: E11, E12, E13, E16, R04

S3: E17, R24.

Plagiarism will invalidate any essay or oral presentation. 

Face-to-face up to 50 %
       
       
        

Assessment

synchronous and asynchronous classes
       
       
       
        

Assessment

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