135055 PS Social History of Literature (PS): Empire, Nation, and Identity: Post-Colonial Approaches (2019S)
Post-Colonial Approaches to Post-Soviet Literature
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Fr 01.02.2019 00:01 to Th 21.02.2019 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Su 31.03.2019 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Monday
04.03.
13:30 - 15:00
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Monday
11.03.
13:30 - 15:00
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Monday
18.03.
13:30 - 15:00
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Monday
25.03.
13:30 - 15:00
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Monday
01.04.
13:30 - 15:00
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Monday
08.04.
13:30 - 15:00
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Monday
29.04.
13:30 - 15:00
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Monday
06.05.
13:30 - 15:00
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Monday
13.05.
13:30 - 15:00
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Monday
20.05.
13:30 - 15:00
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Monday
27.05.
13:30 - 15:00
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Monday
03.06.
13:30 - 15:00
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Monday
17.06.
13:30 - 15:00
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Monday
24.06.
13:30 - 15:00
Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Following the break-up of the Soviet Union, various assertions of nations and identities have [re]emerged. This seminar explores the extent to which post-colonial approaches to literature can be utilised in an analysis of literary works produced in the post-Soviet space. We will introduce, discuss, and critique key concepts from post-colonial theory, while drawing on contemporary cultural theory to critically examine the term identity and to problematise commonly deployed identity categories (eg. ‘East’/’West’, ‘Self/Other’, ‘Centre/Periphery’). Alongside an exploration of texts produced in the major urban centers of Russia, our comparative approach will also cover works from geopolitically contested or “peripheral” areas (eg. Ukraine, Caucuses, central Asia).
Assessment and permitted materials
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Active Class Participation: 10%
In-class Presentation: 30%
Term Paper Plan: 10%
Term Paper (max. 15 pages): 50%
In-class Presentation: 30%
Term Paper Plan: 10%
Term Paper (max. 15 pages): 50%
Examination topics
Reading list
All selected texts covered in this seminar are available in English translation: a reading knowledge of Russian/Ukrainian is not required.Ashcroft, Bill, Griffiths, Gareth, and Tiffin, Helen. 2006. The Post-Colonial Studies Reader 2nd Edition (New York, Routledge)Chioni, Moore. 2001. ‘Is the Post- in Postcolonial the Post- in Post-Soviet? Toward a Global Postcolonial Critique’, PMLA, 116, 111 – 128Noordenbos, Boris. 2016. Post-Soviet Literature and the Search for Russian Identity (Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan)Rewakowicz, Maria. 2018. Ukraine’s Quest for Identity: Embracing Cultural Hybridity in Literary Imagination, (Lanham, Lexington Books)Woodward, Kathryn. 1997. ‘Concepts of Identity and Difference’, in Identity and Difference, ed. by Kathryn Woodward (London, Sage), pp. 7 – 61
Association in the course directory
BA M5
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