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135055 PS Social History of Literature (PS): Empire, Nation, and Identity: Post-Colonial Approaches (2019S)

Post-Colonial Approaches to Post-Soviet Literature

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 13 - Europäische und Vergleichende Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
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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

Information

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%

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 – 128

Noordenbos, 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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