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Semester:
Summer term
2024
3.02.200 S Postcolonialism and Literature in ELT contexts -
Event date(s) | room
- Montag, 8.4.2024 10:00 - 12:00 | A14 1-112
- Montag, 15.4.2024 10:00 - 12:00 | A14 1-112
- Montag, 22.4.2024 10:00 - 12:00 | A14 1-112
- Montag, 29.4.2024 10:00 - 12:00 | A14 1-112
- Montag, 6.5.2024 10:00 - 12:00 | A14 1-112
- Montag, 13.5.2024 10:00 - 12:00 | A14 1-112
- Montag, 27.5.2024 10:00 - 12:00 | A14 1-112
- Montag, 3.6.2024 10:00 - 12:00 | A14 1-112
- Montag, 10.6.2024 10:00 - 12:00 | A14 1-112
- Montag, 17.6.2024 10:00 - 12:00 | A14 1-112
- Montag, 24.6.2024 10:00 - 12:00 | A14 1-112
- Montag, 1.7.2024 10:00 - 12:00 | A14 1-112
Description
The seminar provides an overview of postcolonial storytelling and the concept of multiculturalism followed by an analysis of a variety of literary products ranging from the early 90s to the present. Questions of national identity will be covered as well as cultural, political and religious issues. Excerpts from novels but also chapters from textbooks, e.g. Year 7 will be analysed.
London as a hub of the British multicultural experience will be explored in greater detail. Excerpts from selected texts comprise works by e.g.
Recent discussions on Britains colonial past and the "black-lives-matter" discussion will also be taken into account. Relevant reading in this field comprises e.g.
-Akala, Natives. Race & Class in the Ruins of the Empire (2018)
-Eddo-Lodge, R. Why I`m No Longer Talking to White People About Race (2018)
-Hirsch, A., British. On Race, Identity and Belonging (2018)
-Shukla, N. (Ed.) The Good Immigrant (2016)
A special focus will be put on the experience of displacement and seeking refuge from the perspective of children (picture book “My Name is not Refugee”) respectively teenagers (“Refugee Boy”).
Please note that details on the structure and focus of each class can be found at files.
-On successful completion of this module, students should
-be able to explain the role of English in post-colonial storytelling
-be able to analyse narrative texts reflecting the multicultural experience
-be familiar with the content and interpretation of the texts dealt with in class
-be able to assess the viability of select texts for classroom use
-be aware of the rules and regulations the Core Curriculum in Lower Saxony stipulates for the topic
-be able to critically assess literary products for teaching purposes and, if necessary, modify and edit them
- provide tasks accompanying literary texts reflecting the multicultural experience
Participants are expected to:
-pass a test at the end of term.
London as a hub of the British multicultural experience will be explored in greater detail. Excerpts from selected texts comprise works by e.g.
- Hanif Kureishi, The Buddha of Suburbia, 1990
- Hanif Kureishi, The Black Album, 1995
- Monica Ali, Brick Lane, 2000
Recent discussions on Britains colonial past and the "black-lives-matter" discussion will also be taken into account. Relevant reading in this field comprises e.g.
-Akala, Natives. Race & Class in the Ruins of the Empire (2018)
-Eddo-Lodge, R. Why I`m No Longer Talking to White People About Race (2018)
-Hirsch, A., British. On Race, Identity and Belonging (2018)
-Shukla, N. (Ed.) The Good Immigrant (2016)
A special focus will be put on the experience of displacement and seeking refuge from the perspective of children (picture book “My Name is not Refugee”) respectively teenagers (“Refugee Boy”).
Please note that details on the structure and focus of each class can be found at files.
-On successful completion of this module, students should
- be familiar with the British Empire and the literature emerging from the post-colonial experience
-be able to explain the role of English in post-colonial storytelling
-be able to analyse narrative texts reflecting the multicultural experience
-be familiar with the content and interpretation of the texts dealt with in class
-be able to assess the viability of select texts for classroom use
-be aware of the rules and regulations the Core Curriculum in Lower Saxony stipulates for the topic
-be able to critically assess literary products for teaching purposes and, if necessary, modify and edit them
- provide tasks accompanying literary texts reflecting the multicultural experience
Participants are expected to:
- provide commentaries on topics discussed in class (“Aktive Teilnahme”)
-pass a test at the end of term.
lecturer
Study fields
- Anglistik
SWS
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Lehrsprache
englisch