EN 787 Ireland: The Colonial Context (Fall: 3)
As Seamus Deane asserts, "Ireland is the only Western European country that
has had both an early and a late colonial experience." This course spans
the major cultural and historical moments and surveys the associated literary
production connecting these experiences: from the Elizabethan plantations
to post-independent Ireland's decolonization. The main objective is to evaluate
how Irish culture manifests and/or resists the colonial encounter. Particular
attention is paid to the issues of language and authority, and to representations
of place, gender, and identity. Students engage with a wide variety of
writers and cultural critics.
James Smith
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