IMCS1019 Text, Identity and Multiculturalism (5 cr)
Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Department of Language and Communication Studies
Curriculum periods:
2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Description
Content
Postcolonial and migration theory, intersectionality and identity, literary analysis, colonial and postcolonial literatures and contemporary urban literature
Completion methods
Lectures, discussions, learning assignments
Learning outcomes
On completion of this course the student
- understands how cultural identities are articulated in literature and how literature contributes to the construction of collective identities
- is able to analyse literary texts and trace the complexities and intersections of identities in multicultural contexts
- understands the role of English as a world language in the construction of literatures worldwide.
- understands how cultural identities are articulated in literature and how literature contributes to the construction of collective identities
- is able to analyse literary texts and trace the complexities and intersections of identities in multicultural contexts
- understands the role of English as a world language in the construction of literatures worldwide.
Additional information
Timing: 1st year
Literature
- Other literature as specified by the teacher
- Boehmer, Elleke: Colonial and Postcolonial Literature. Migrant Metaphors. 2005. (parts)
- Young, Robert J. C.: Postcolonialism: A Very Short Introduction. 2003.
- Ashcroft, Bill et al.: Postcolonial Studies. The Key Concepts. 2013.
Completion methods
Method 1
Select all marked parts
Parts of the completion methods
x
Unpublished assessment item