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May 18, 2024
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ENGL 36600 - Postcolonial Lit
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Learning Outcomes: 1.  Develop an appreciation and analytical understanding of non-Western literature and culture from the formerly colonized world. 2.  Develop a foundational knowledge of historical contexts, scholarly approaches, and theoretical perspectives to literary text formulate significant critical questions about language, gender, sexuality, race, and/or ethnicity and how identity shapes our lives, experiences, institutions, and cultures, particularly in the context of imperialism / colonialism. 3.  Gain a complex understanding of global cultures. 4.  Gain an introductory knowledge of postcolonial literary theory. 5.  Improve close reading and textual analysis skills. 6.  Improve critical thinking skills: improve formal writing skills: use textual evidence to support their views, effectively incorporating (and correctly citing) primary and scholarly secondary sources in their writing and class discussion.
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