ENGL 275
Fall 2005
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01
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| Course Cluster: Southern Asia Studies |
This course will introduce literary texts from a variety of formerly colonized nations in what is sometimes called the Third World, such as India, Nigeria, Martinique, Trinidad, and Brazil. Among the issues we will discuss: are we justified in discussing a literary genre called Third World or Postcolonial? What are its attributes if we are so justified? What happens to a text from the Third World when it is read within the First World? |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Lecture/Discussion | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Selected readings may include authors such as Naipaul, Kureishi, Zadie Smith, and others.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Two 5-page essays, midterm and final. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Regular attendance and participation in class discussions. |
| Instructor(s): Karamcheti,Indira Times: .M.W... 11:00AM-12:20PM; Location: PAC002; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: -3 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 5 | JR non-major: 5 | SO: 10 | FR: 5 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 2 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 1 |
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