English 522-001
Studies in World Literature Written in English:Postcolonial Fiction
Instr: Banerjee, Sukanya
Office: CRT 497; 229-5454
e-mail: banerjee@uwm.edu
Office hours: TBA
Course Information: T; 4:30-7:10pm; AUP 189
Course Description
This course provides an opportunity to read a range of novels and short stories - science fiction, autobiography, immigrant narrative, fantasy, bildungsroman - written in different parts of the world, such as Egypt, India, South Africa, Zimbabwe. The writers we will be reading include Leila Ahmed, J.M. Coetzee, Tsitsi Dangarembga, and Salman Rushdie among others.
Course requirements will consist of class presentations, short papers, and a final paper.
Please note: For Spring 2007, this course will meet the Minority Literature requirements for Plan A.
