ZC-C05.02
ANN-322.09, AN-322.09, AKN-322.09, ANN-378.25, AKN-378.25, ZAN-BS02.28
Stangers at Home: Some Examples of Postcolonial Literatures () in spring 2006
Kató Eszter, Tue 16:00–17:30, EC 23, host: DES (R338)
description & set texts
The aim of this course is to get familiar with some of the writings mainly from the postcolonial era looking at examples of all genres from the British Commonwealth by African, Indian and, Native American and African American authors. Through the selected works unifying themes are the presence of travelling or coloniser Englishmen/women as well as the reaction and attitudes of the local peoples towards the colonisers' and their own country and culture. Aspects of change in culture, language, religion and general attitude will be examined through the selected literary works (but also some historical data). Moments to be considered with special focus are those of communication breakdown, change in attitude, the possibility of adaptation and the concepts of the unknown...

E. M. Forster, Where Angels Fear to Tread; A Passage to India Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things Ferdinand Oyono, Houseboy Athol Fugard, The Island; Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act; Sizwe Bansi is Dead J. M. Coetzee, Age of Iron Zora Nealle Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God Toni Morrison, Beloved Selected Native American Poems (in handouts) Sherman Alexie, The Toughest Indian in the World (Bearing in mind that some of the works I have selected may not be available in Hungarian libraries I included shorter dramas and poetry in the reading list and plan to consider excerpts from the longer novels all of which can be photocopied and distributed to all students of the class.)

requirements & assessment
in-class participation and activity, at least one oral presentation of a chosen reading, one written assignment (can be the elaboration of the topic of the presentation)

based on performance in class, the oral presentation and the written assignment