Παρουσίαση/Προβολή

(63ΛΕ180) -  Ισαβέλλα Βούζα

Περιγραφή Μαθήματος

The course explores how race informs the aesthetic, historical, and political contours of contemporary Anglophone literature. It examines the ways in which racial issues are represented across different literary genres, and considers the socio-political contexts that have shaped these works, ranging from global decolonization initiatives and movements such as #Black Lives Matter to the enduring legacies of racial trauma associated with slavery and colonialism. Placing particular emphasis on the intersection of race with gender, class, and ethnicity, the course also introduces key theoretical frameworks in race studies, drawing from critical race theory, feminism, gender theory, and theories of diaspora. Students will engage with diverse literary genres such as novels, autofiction, (dub) poetry, memoirs, and essays, written and performed by authors from various national and ethnic backgrounds, including Jamaican, Trinidadian, Bajan, Nigerian, Kenyan, Indian, British Pakistani, African-American, Latinx, Asian-American, and British-Nigerian authors. Students will also reflect on the following questions: Does race help enhance the literary canon? In what ways are political movements such as #RhodesMustFall related to literature and the creation of a different canon? How do initiatives such as “Decolonising the Curriculum” shape contemporary ways of teaching as well as writing about race in literature?

 

The course aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to analyse racial issues in Anglophone literature. By the end of this course, students will be able to:

 

1) Demonstrate an understanding of the main critical theories and key terminology in race studies.

2) Identify and analyse diverse racial issues in a literary text, using theory and criticism drawn from race, gender and diaspora studies.

3) Evaluate the role of literary aesthetics in the articulation and representation of racial concerns. 

4) Assess how race shapes and redefines concepts such as home, belonging, national identity, collectivity, and stereotypes, especially within the context of a globalizing, postcolonial and intercultural world.

Ημερομηνία δημιουργίας

Πέμπτη 6 Μαρτίου 2025