CMPL 265 - Anglophone Literatures of the Third World

Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 4 Hours
Attribute: 4 HU, CD, WR

Through theoretical essays and novels, we will examine the problems of definition and evaluation that attend our interpretation of works from the ‘“Third World.” We will consider whether or not: 1) “Third World” or “Post-colonial” are appropriate designations; 2) notions of “marginality,” “difference,” and “alterity,” so often deployed to characterize these works, are useful interpretive tools; 3) the perception that these works are always enactments of resistance against dominant ideologies is effective. Enrollment Limit: 30.
Instructor: A. Needham
Cross Reference/Cross Listing Information
Cross-listed with ENGL 265.