ENGL-202 - The Cultural Politics of Indigenous Literature - 3.00 Credits
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Course Details
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In this course, students will conduct a thematic study of the literary works of at least three contemporary First Nations authors. Experimenting with some of the paradigms of literary critical analysis (e.g., feminism, post-colonialism), students will write three essays on short stories, a novel, and poems to identify and analyze what they discern to be the recurring social and political themes of the writers in question.
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Part of the:UNIVERSITY TRANSFER Department
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Prerequisites : ENGL 110, or permission of instructor
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Course Outline
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Instructors Qualifications:
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Relevant Master's Degree.
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Office Hours:
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1.5 per week
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Contact Hours:
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45
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Student Evaluation
Procedure:
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Assignments 50 - 70%, Final 30 - 50%, Total 100 %.
Grading procedures follow NVIT policy.
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Learning Outcomes:
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Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:
understand how literary culture can serve to define an indigenous “identity politics”;
participate in an informed and articulate manner in classroom discussions;
read Indigenous texts to identify and write about the central themes – i.e., the recurring social, cultural and political concerns;
understand and practically apply some of the perspectives of literary analysis
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write sophisticated literary analyses in plain, coherent, and persuasive English academic prose.
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Text and Materials:
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Alexie, Sherman. The Toughest Indian in the World. New York: Grove Press, 2000.
Dobie, Ann B. Theory into Practice: An Introduction to Literary Criticism. Thomson: Boston, 2002.
King, Thomas. Green Grass, Running Water. HarperCollinsPublishersLtd: Toronto, 1993.
Maracle, Lee. Bent Box. Penticton: Theytus Books, 2000.
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Other Resources:
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Transfer Credits:
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For more information visit: www.bctransferguide.ca
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Other Information:
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Subject to Education Council/Board approval.
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