POST-COLONIAL STUDIES                          

Aims and Objective:

This course aims to introduce students to a selection of literature and criticism generated by the colonizers and the colonized. Students will be able to participate meaningfully in the debate inaugurated by Post-Colonial literary studies. They will be able to identify the common thematic concerns and stylistic features in the cross continental voices of the empire. They will also be able to recognize post-colonial literature and criticism as a distinct and significant addition to English literary studies.

Learning Outcomes:

After studying this course, the students would be able to understand the key concepts in post-colonial studies. Mreover, the course would broaden the understanding of the students about post-colonial theory and research trends. 

The course is also intended to make the students familiar with post-colonial narratives, treatment of the subject matter and colonial and colonizers's perspective about the real life issues created in under the colonial rule or once colonial territories.

Course Contents:

1. Chinua Achebe:                  Things Fall Apart

2. V.S.Naipaul:                       A House for Mr.Biswas & Guerrillas

3. Bapsi Sidhwa:                     An American Brat

4. Arundhati Roy:                   The God of Small Things

5. Hanif Kureishi:                   My Son the Fanatic

6. Edward Said:                      Orientalism

7. Kamila Shamsie                  Burnt Shadow

Asessment

Mid Term: (Term Paper: 30 Marks)

Sessionals: Presentation+ Attendance+ Classroom Participation (10+5+5= 20)

Final Term: Written Exam (50 Marks)