IMCS1019 Text, Identity and Multiculturalism (5 cr)

Grading scale
0-5
Teaching languages
English

Learning outcomes

On completion of this course the student
- understands how cultural identities are articulated in literature and how literature contributes to the construction of collective identities
- is able to analyse literary texts and trace the complexities and intersections of identities in multicultural contexts
- understands the role of English as a world language in the construction of literatures worldwide.

Study methods

Lectures, discussions, learning assignments

Content

Postcolonial and migration theory, intersectionality and identity, literary analysis, colonial and postcolonial literatures and contemporary urban literature

Further information

Timing: 1st year

Literature:

ISBN-number Author, year of publication, title, publisher
Ashcroft, Bill et al.: Postcolonial Studies. The Key Concepts. 2013.
Boehmer, Elleke: Colonial and Postcolonial Literature. Migrant Metaphors. 2005. (parts)
Young, Robert J. C.: Postcolonialism: A Very Short Introduction. 2003.
Other literature as specified by the teacher