English 190

Book List

Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi: Americanah; Kincaid, Jamaica: Lucy; Larsen, Nella: Passing; Lovelace, Earl: The Dragon Can't Dance; Miller, Kei: Augustown; Selvon, Sam: The Lonely Londoners; Smith, Zadie: NW

Other Readings and Media

Course Reader with historical, theoretical, and fictional texts by writers including: Walter Benjamin, Frantz Fanon, Edward Said, Gayatri Spivak, Paul Gilroy, Hazel Carby, Saidiya Hartman. 

Films will include Lagos/Koolhaas and Black Panther.

Description

An intensive research seminar exploring the relationship between urban landscapes and postcolonial literary cultures. Readings in theories of postcoloniality and diaspora as well as studies in city planning and architecture will accompany close examination of novels, films, and music. Weekly written responses and in-class workshopping will build incrementally to a final independent research paper on a city of your choice.

Please contact instructor before purchasing texts, which will be available at University Press Books (Bancroft Avenue) at the start of the semester.

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