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LIT147 HM - Writers From Africa and the Caribbean

Credit(s): 3

Instructor(s): Balseiro

Description: An examination of the themes of nation, exile, race, and gender in works by Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, Ayi Jwei Armah, Yusuf Idriss, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Nadine Gordimer, George Lamming, Jean Rhys, and Rosario Ferre, among others. Theoretical background on postcolonial literature will also be covered.

HSA Course Area(s): Africana Studies; Latin American Studies; Literature
HSA Writing Intensive: Yes