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Paris, France - Course Descriptions - Writing from the Margins: Women Writers, Postcolonial IdentitiesCourse Information
Contact Hours and CreditsSemester Session: 45 contact hours, 3 semester credits, 4 quarter creditsAvailabilityChoose a session below to view the complete description of that session. SummaryIntroduces writings by women that feature literary and political border crossing, metissage (racial, ethnic, and generic), and non-canonical forms. Explores issues of subjectivity and subject formation; considers the relationship between traditional European literary theory and the "new writings in English" or hybrid forms of postcolonial writing. Introduces alternative definitions of literature and the artist in postcolonial contexts. Full DescriptionIntroduces writings by women that feature literary and political border crossing, metissage (racial, ethnic, and generic), and non-canonical forms. Explores issues of subjectivity and subject formation; considers the relationship between traditional European literary theory and the "new writings in English" or hybrid forms of postcolonial writing. Introduces alternative definitions of literature and the artist in postcolonial contexts.
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