| Credit |
6 points |
| Availability |
Semester 1 (see Timetable) |
| Old unit code |
020.207 |
| Outcomes |
Students are able to (1) understand the various ways in which the experience of European imperialism affected the colonised and the colonisers; (2) analyse the function of race, glass and gender in colonial and postcolonial narratives; (3) apply current scholarly theories drawn from the fields on postcolonial and cultural studies to the analysis of literary and other cultural texts; and (4) understand and apply the principles of analytical thinking, clear writing and correct documentation in short assignments and essays. |
| Content |
Many of the best-loved stories of European literature involve adventure, romance and discovery in colonial or postcolonial settings. In this unit students look into the literature of European imperialism, asking questions such as—How did the experience of European imperialism affect the colonised as well as the colonisers? How did colonialism help Europe define itself? What types of postcolonial identities emerged after the departure of the colonisers? In what ways do race, class and gender function in colonial and postcolonial stories? The unit approaches these issues through a close reading of literary works, films and other relevant documents of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as well as in theoretical and other material. The survey unit covers background on European imperialism; European travel and mapping of the world; empire building and colonial masculinities; colonial constructions of cultures; urbanisation and modernity in the colonies; and articulation of colonial/postcolonial subjectivities.
This unit is taught in English and is offered jointly by the disciplines of French and European Studies. |
| Assessment |
This comprises an assignment, two essays and tutorial participation.
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's pass degree student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete their course. |
| Unit Co-ordinator(s) |
Professor Srilata Ravi |
| Location |
UWA (Crawley) |
| Mode |
on-campus |
| Unit Rules |
| Prerequisites: 24 points of Level 1 units from any Arts discipline |
Contact hours—lectures: 16 hrs over 13 weeks (10 x 1 hr, 3 x 2 hrs); tutorials: 1 hr per week for 10 weeks
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| Unit Outline | http://www.arts.uwa.edu.au/students/outlines/languages |
| Texts | Lists of texts are available from http://www.european.uwa.edu.au/for/students.
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- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of going to press but may be subject to change.
- Assistance with study skills, including English language skills, is available free of charge from Student Services for all enrolled students (see http://www.studentservices.uwa.edu.au/ss/learning). Student Services location: Second Floor, South Wing, Guild Village; telephone: 6488 2423.
- Books and other materials wherever listed may be subject to change. Book lists relating to 'Preliminary Reading', 'Recommended Reading' and 'Textbooks' are, in most cases, available at the University Co-operative Bookshop (from early January) and appropriate administrative offices for students to consult. For first-year units the Bookshop will endeavour to make available photocopies of book lists for individual units. Books marked with an asterisk (*) are available in paperback.
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