ENGL 206
We Aren't the World: Global Anglophone Literature in the 20th Century Fall 2014
Division I Writing Skills Exploring Diversity Initiative
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An eighteenth-century diplomat once referred to the British colonies as a “vast empire on which the sun never set,” and at the time, he was right: the British controlled an enormous portion of the globe for nearly three centuries, from the Caribbean to South Asia, from Oceania to Africa. One outcome of this vast empire was the creation of a rich and diverse literary tradition in the English language–now called Anglophone literature–from far-flung places around the globe. This course will introduce students to select works of global Anglophone literature in the twentieth century, and consider the ways in which writers from around the world have used a variety of literary forms, such as the bildungsroman, national allegory, and testimony, to participate in and reshape conversations about culture, globalization, aesthetics, and politics. Readings will include novels, poetry, short stories, and film by writers including Joyce, Kincaid, Achebe, Rushdie, Conrad, Coetzee, and Roy, among others. The course will expose students to a variety of global English idioms, as well as literary traditions from, or in conversation with, non-Western countries, and will participate in the College’s Exploring Diversity Initiative.
The Class: Format: seminar
Limit: 19
Expected: 19
Class#: 1463
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: class participation and three papers totaling 20 pages
Prerequisites: a 100-level ENGL course, or a score of 5 on the AP English Literature exam, or a score of 6 or 7 on the Higher Level IB English exam
Enrollment Preferences: sophomores who are considering the English Major and to English Majors who have not yet taken a Gateway Course
Distributions: Division I Writing Skills Exploring Diversity Initiative
Attributes: ASAM Related Courses
ENGL 200-level Gateway Courses
ENGL Literary Histories C

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