ENG5515 - Postcolonial Literature

Objectives:

Assessment tasks are designed to enable students to demonstrate the Learning and Employability outcomes for the relevant level of study. Level Learning Outcomes are embedded in the assessment task(s) at that level. This enables a more integrated view of overall student performance at each level.

Content:

In this module, students will develop an understanding of postcolonialism as a political, critical, theoretical and literary concept. They will examine a range of literature from postcolonial countries after WW2 in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Students will engage with topics such as: cultural identity and nationhood, political resistance, hybridity, liminality, diaspora, migration and exile, intertextuality.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Seminars
Hours: 25
Intended Group Size: 25

Guided Independent Study Hours: 125

Further details relating to assessment
Essay: students will write about at least two texts from the module. Students will be encouraged to create their own essay question, with guidance from the tutor. Assessment support will be provided, including assessment unpacking exercises, and formative feedback on essay plans.

Assessment:

001 Essay; 3,000 words; end of semester 1 100%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Juliette Taylor-Batty
Level - 5
Credit Value - 15
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 5S1

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