Universidad de Jaén

1.- Introduction to postcolonial theory

1.1. Basic concepts.

1.2. Postcolonial theory and critical models of analysis

1.3.Postcolonial literature in the context of literary studies. 

2.- African literature in English

2.1. Historical conditions and general context.

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

3. Asian literature in English

3.1. The complexity of the Asian frame

3.2. Major countries: India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan.

4.- The literature of Australia and New Zealand

4.1. Historical aspects and general context

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

5.- Canadian and Caribbean literature

5.1. Canadian literature

5.2. Caribbean literature written in English

6.- Other American literatures: Chicano and Native American

6.1. Historical context

6.2. Main elements and themes

6.3. Main writers

Sessions will be a theoretical-practical combination of the contents of the course. Both theoretical and practical texts will be presented in order to analyse them according to the principles of postcolonial theory.

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

The structure of the work, the quality of the documentation and the originality of the content will be assessed in all the activities. Aspects related to presentation, spelling and use of the English language will also be taken into account.

In the case of oral presentations, fluency and an instrumental command of the English language will be assessed.

Plagiarised work or presentations will not be assessed or evaluated.

The correspondence with the competences and learning outcomes is as follows:

S1: E23, E28, G04, G05, G07, CB2, CB3, CB4, CB5, R03, R04, R05, R07, R21.

S2: E11, E12, E13, E16, CB1, CB2, CB3, CB4, CB5, R04.

S3: E17, CB2, CB3, CB4, CB5, R24.

Face-to-face up to 50 %
       
       
        

Assessment

synchronous and asynchronous classes
       
       
       
        

Assessment

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