| Title: | Modernity in African Fiction |
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| Course Section Number: | ENG-300-01 |
| Department: | English |
| Description: | Cross List: ENG-300-01 = BLS-280-02 = FRE-313-01 This course will investigate how modernity is lived in contemporary Africa. Taking cues from works like Wole Soyinka's The Road, Mariama Bâ's Une si longue lettre (So Long a Letter), Ousmane Sembene's "Mandabi" and Cyprien's Ekwensi's Jagua Nana, we will examine what modernity becomes when it reaches Africa. We will acknowledge the particularity of each narrative selected for this course, and closely study how each depicts the local reception of key metaphors of modernity such as capitalism, the city, individualism, the nuclear family, secular education and the automobile. The goal of a close reading of the visual and written texts selected for this course is to acquire a deeper understanding of how communities found in Africa react to modernity, to unearth dimensions of modernity that we may be unaware of, and to find value in incorporating fictional accounts dealing with modern thought into broader conversations about modernity. Class is open to all students. Students taking it for a French credit will read, discuss, and write about the texts in French. |
| Credits: | 1.00 |
| Start Date: | January 20, 2020 |
| End Date: | May 9, 2020 |
| Meeting Information: |
01/21/2020-05/07/2020 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 01:10PM - 02:25PM, Detchon, Room 128
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| Faculty: | Pouille, Adrien |
| Requisite Courses: | 1 credit from ENG Wabash. |
Course Status & Cross-Listings
| Cross-list Group Capacity: | 15 |
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| Cross-list Group Student Count: | 5 |
| Calculated Course Status: | OPEN |
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