| UNIT TITLE |
Postcolonial Literature and Language |
| UNIT CODE |
CCC3107 |
| CREDIT POINTS |
15 |
| FULL YEAR UNIT |
No |
| PRE-REQUISITES |
Two level one units
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| MODE OF DELIVERY |
On-campus
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DESCRIPTION
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This unit encourages students to examine their own speaking positions through engaging with the often conflicting theoretical positions provided by postcolonial discourses. It will draw upon a range of mostly contemporary texts written in or translated into English.
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- demonstrate an awareness of the ambiguities and complexities of post-colonial discourse and the need to clarify their own speaking positions;
- apply selected theoretical models and assumptions to texts drawn from diverse cultures, but written in or translated into English; and
- identify and discuss issues related to post-colonial theory, including language, gender, appropriation, globalisation, nationalism, hybridity and diaspora.
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| UNIT CONTENT |
- Introduction to historical and social background relevant to the development of selected postcolonial literatures.
- Study of selected works from different regions representative of particular cultural features, as well as reflective of thematic and technical development and variation.
- Study of works from a single region, as well as between regions.
- Application of appropriate theoretical models to selected texts and discussions of relevant issues in post-colonial literary theory.
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| TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESSES |
Lectures, tutorials, workshops, audio-visual presentations.
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| GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES |
Ability to communicate
Ability to work in teams
Critical appraisal skills
Ability to generate ideas
Cross-cultural and international outlook |
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| ASSESSMENT |
| Grading Schema 1 |
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| Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners. |
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Item
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On-Campus Assessment
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Value
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Essay
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Research essay
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40%
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Presentation
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Group project and presentation
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30%
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Assignment
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Discussion paper
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30%
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| TEXTS |
| Baldwin, D. & Quinn, P. J. (2007). An anthology of colonial and postcolonial short fiction. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. |
| Heiss, A. & Minter, P. (2008). Macquarie Pen anthology of Aboriginal literature. Crows Nest, NSW: Allen and Unwin. |
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Recommended text:
Ashcroft, B., Griffiths, G., & Tiffin, H. (2002). The empire writes back: Theory and practice in post-colonial literature. [2nd edition]. London: Routledge. |
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| SIGNIFICANT REFERENCES |
| Ashcroft, B. (2001). Post-colonial transformation. London: Routledge. |
| Ashcroft, B., Griffiths, G., & Tiffin, H. (1998) Key concepts in post-colonial studies. London: Routledge. |
| Bhabha, H. (1990). Nation and narration. New York - London: Routledge. |
| Boehmer, E. (1995). Colonial and postcolonial literature. Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
| Brewster, A. (1995). Literary formations: Post-colonialism, nationalism, globalism. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. |
| Gandhi, L. (1998). Postcolonial theory: A critical introduction. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. |
| Goldberg, D. & Quayson, A. (Eds.) (2002). Relocating postcolonialism. Malden: Blackwell. |
| Hallward, P. (2001). Absolutely postcolonial: Writing between the singular and the specific. Manchester: Manchester University Press. |
| Huggan, G. (2001). The postcolonial exotic: Marketing the margins. London: Routledge. |
| Loomba, A. (1998). Colonialism/postcolonialism. London: Routledge. |
| McLeod, J. (2000). Beginning postcolonialism. Manchester: MUP. |
| Moreton-Robinson, A. (2000). Talkin’ up to the white woman: Indigenous women and feminism. St Lucia: UQP. |
| Punter, D. (2000). Postcolonial imaginings: Fictions of a new world order. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University. |
| Said, E. (1979). Orientalism. New York: Vintage Books. |
| Talib, I. (2002). The language of postcolonial literatures: An introduction. London: Routledge. |
| Thieme, J. (2001). Postcolonial con-texts: Writing back to the canon. London: Continuum. |
| Whisker, G. (2000). Post-colonial and African American women’s writing: A critical introduction. Houndmills: Macmillan. |
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| JOURNALS |
| Meanjin |
| SPAN |
| Kunapipi |
| World literature written in English |
| Journal of Commonwealth literature |
| World literature today |
| African literature today |
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| Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005) | |
| For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website: |
| http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity |
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Academic Misconduct
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
- plagiarism;
- unauthorised collaboration;
- cheating in examinations;
- theft of other students’ work.
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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