ENGL 4502

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ENGL 4502
African Novels: The Bildungsroman and Other Stories of Education and Development

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

How does formal and informal education shape selves and communities in contemporary Africa? What does it mean for writers to be forced to learn the language and literature of conquerors and colonizers? What happens to local traditions and knowledge in the face of colonialism and globalization? Does migrating across borders teach you something about home? We will have time to consider just a small sample of brilliant works, but we will range as broadly across the continent as we can, including novels, short stories, music, and a few films from Kenya, Cameroon, Nigeria, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Uganda, Senegal, Tanzania, and Mozambique. You will be expected to delve deeply into one local context in your semester-long research project.

When Offered Fall, Spring.

Distribution Category (ALC-AS, GLC-AS)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19026 ENGL 4502   SEM 101

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    • T To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Levine, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19170 ENGL 4502   IND 601

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    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Levine, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies