ENG 208 - Introduction to Global Anglophone Literature (3)

This course will introduce students to literature from South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Caribbean. In this course, students will: 1) Gain an introduction to the idea of postcolonial theory and issues pertaining to colonialism, national independence, and national politics, as well as the ways in which gender, class, religion, ethnicity, and race shape identity; 2) Recognize the ways in which literature communicates cultural and experiential differences; 3) Learn to approach literature through a postcolonial lens, in which they consider the aesthetic work within the context of the social, political, historical, and economic frameworks.

Note: Credit toward the degree may be earned in only one of: ENG 330 or ENG-208.