| Title: | South African Literature |
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| Course Section Number: | ENG-497-01 |
| Department: | English |
| Description: | ENG-497-01 = BLS-300-02 : South African Literature. In this course, we will focus on South African authors writing in the context of colonization, Apartheid, and the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. How did the writers and poets describe conflicts between assimilation and resistance in the colonial and postcolonial setting? How were the tribal, national, cultural, and individual identities affected by decades of foreign imperial presence and the Apartheid regime? Can we trace any intersections between South African writers' response to Apartheid and North American writers' response to Jim Crow and, more recently, to Ferguson? To understand and enjoy the texts, we will also study the historical and political contexts of Dutch and British imperialism and the anti-Apartheid resistance. The authors we will read include Sol Plaatje, Steve Biko, Nadine Gordimer, Bessie Head, Richard Rive, Zoë Wicomb, JM Coetzee, Zakes Mda, Thando Mgqolozana, Koleka Putuma, and others. |
| Credits: | 1.00 |
| Start Date: | August 22, 2019 |
| End Date: | December 15, 2019 |
| Meeting Information: |
08/22/2019-12/05/2019 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 01:10PM - 02:25PM, Center Hall, Room 304
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| Faculty: | Szczeszak-Brewer, Agata |
Course Status & Cross-Listings
| Cross-list Group Capacity: | 15 |
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| Cross-list Group Student Count: | 10 |
| Calculated Course Status: | OPEN |
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