HENKF2206U English - Free topic F: Postcolonial Remains
Engelsk
This module is organised around four thematic clusters that trace developments in postcolonial writing (theoretical and literary) from its early phases in the 1950s-60s to contemporary times: nation and migration, recognition and misrecognition, the ambiguities of difference, transculturalism and the challenges of globalisation. These themes will be explored as part of an overall conversation about the complex legacy of humanism – humanism as Eurocentric and a European legacy but also the possibly utopian longing for a new humanism. What were the primary concerns in the formative years of postcolonialism, what happened to them and what new challenges are evident in the present moment? In connection with each thematic cluster, we will study a literary text from the postcolonial ‘canon’ in dialogue with a contemporary postcolonial text and relevant theory and criticism.
Authors studied will include Sam Selvon, Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, V.S. Naipaul, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Yvonne Uwuor, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Specific texts and course plan will be available autumn 2021.
Kurset kan også bruges Frit emne A (inkl. skriftlig sprogfærdighed) og Frit emne B (inkl. mundtlig sprogfærdighed) under Kandidatdelen af sidefaget i engelsk 2019, samt Frit emne (inkl. skriftlig og mundtlig sprogfærdighed) under Kandidatdelen af sidefaget i engelsk 2020.
- Category
- Hours
- Class Instruction
- 56
- Preparation
- 353,5
- Total
- 409,5
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Other
- Exam registration requirements
- This course only leads to exams Free Topic 4 with Written and Oral Proficiency in English.
Criteria for exam assesment
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Other
- Exam registration requirements
- Kurset kan bruges til Frit emne A (inkl. skriftlig sprogfærdighed) under Kandidatdelen af sidefaget i engelsk 2019.
Criteria for exam assesment
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Other
- Exam registration requirements
- Kurset kan bruges til Frit emne B (inkl. mundtlig sprogfærdighed) under Kandidatdelen af sidefaget i engelsk 2019.
Criteria for exam assesment
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Other
- Exam registration requirements
Kurset kan bruges til Frit emne (inkl. skriftlig og mundtlig sprogfærdighed) under Kandidatdelen af sidefaget i engelsk 2020.
Criteria for exam assesment
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- HENKF2206U
- Credit
- See exam description
- Level
- Full Degree MasterMaster’s minor subject
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Spring
- Schedule
- See schedule
- Course is also available as continuing and professional education
- Study board
- Study board of English, Germanic and Romance Studies
Contracting department
- Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Humanities
Course Coordinators
- Eva Rask Knudsen (5-6e7b6a7c7449717e7637747e376d74)
- Ulla Rahbek (4-7d74746948707d7536737d366c73)