ENGL 424           3 Credit Hours

NEW LITERATURES IN ENGLISH

Semester theme: Technology and Mediation in Postcolonial Contexts

This information is for second semester 2017/2018 academic year

Teacher responsible

Dr. Kwabena Opoku-Agyemang

Availability

This course is available open to all visiting students but only as a second semester course.

Course Content

The “New” Literatures in English is a term that refers to creative expression and imaginative writing from countries and cultures that experienced the political phenomenon known as colonialism. In this course, we will primarily focus on literature from Africa and its Diaspora, with a few gestures to other previously colonized spaces. We will engage with this literature through technological lenses, as we consider the role that technology - oral, print, and digital - plays in the production, engagement, and dissemination of literature.

Teaching

Wednesdays, 9:30-11:20

The course will be delivered mainly through lectures, discussions and power point presentations. Lectures will be interactive to engage students in order to achieve maximum students’ participation as possible.

The classroom space is a welcome place to students from all walks of life; we are all encouraged to confidently participate in class at all times.

Formative Coursework

Students should be prepared to participate in class discussions, make class presentations on given topics, and undertake a final exam project.

Indicative reading

1.      Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Americanah

2.      Various Articles and Pieces Available Online

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