The following courses in Comparative Caribbean
Literature are offered jointly by the Departments of Modern
Languages and Literatures and Literatures in English.
LEVEL I
HUMN 1102 (AR11B):
INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE CARIBBEAN LITERATURE II: WOMEN’S
WRITING (3 credits, Semester 1)
Lecturer in charge: Dr. Anthea Morrison
Rm. 20 (Old Arts Block)
In this course the major concerns of women writers in the
region will be examined through a survey of writing from the
English, French and Spanish-speaking Caribbean (in English
translation). The current emphasis is on prose fiction --
novel and short story. In addition to extracts from the prescribed
anthologies, two novels will be studied in detail.
PRE-REQUISITE: None
PRESCRIBED TEXTS:
Green Cane and Juicy Flotsam: Stories by Caribbean Women:
Paravisini & Esteves (eds.) (Rutgers
pb)
Windward Heights. Conde Maryse (Soho pb)
Dreaming in Cuban. Garcia, Cristina. (Ballantine
pb)
INSTRUCTION: 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial
EVALUATION: 2 in-course
assignments 30%
1 tutorial presentation 10%
Written exam (2 hours) 60%
LEVEL II
HUMN 2201 (AR22A)
LITERATURE AND IDEAS IN THE CARIBBEAN I
(Semester I)
Lecturer in charge: Dr. Anthea Morrrison
[Room 20- Old Arts Block]
This course examines selected issues in writing from across
the Caribbean, including the following topics (with emphases which may vary from time to time):
the treatment of history, nationalism, gender concerns, neo-colonialism, anti-imperialism and Marxism,
religeon, choice of language, narrative technique, orature, magic realism, Caribbean literature
as counter-discourse.
PRE-REQUISITE: A' Level English Literature
or one literature course from Department of Modern Languages and Literatures or
Literatures in English
TEXTS:
Breath Eyes Memory: Danticat, Edwige. Vintage
The Agüero Sisters. Garcia, Cristina. Ballantine
Masters of the Dew. Roumain, Jacques. Heinemann
INSTRUCTION: 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial
EVALUATION: 1 Seminar-type
Presentation 10%
1 Term Paper (4000 words) 40%
1 Two-hour Exam 50%
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