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Paris, France - Course Descriptions - Writing from the Margins: Women Writers, Postcolonial Identities

Course Information

Subject: Gender Studies (GS), Comparative Literature (CL)
Number: 384
Language of Instruction: English

Contact Hours and Credits

Semester Session: 60 contact hours, 4 semester credits, 6 quarter credits

Availability

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Summary

Introduces 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 Description

Introduces 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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Writing from the Margins: Women Writers, Postcolonial Identities

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