123046 PS Literary Studies / Proseminar Literature (2021W)

This course is going to look at the rise of colonialism in the early modern period, the heydays of British imperialism in the 18th century, the decline and fall of the European Empires in the first half of the 20th century, and the postcolonial world in the second half of the 20th century. We will read and discuss a selection of seminal literary texts, travel reports, and articles which reflect important approaches to (post)colonial discourse.