REL 237
Religion in Postcolonial Literature

Professor
Dr. Maha Marouan
mmarouan@bama.ua.edu

Office: Manly 205
Phone: 348-8685
Office Hours: TBA
Course Number: 17440
Class: TR, 12:30-1:45
Location: Manly 207

About Online Readings

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Description

This course explores literary works of authors who come mostly from previously colonized countries as well as theoretical works that formulate the post-colonial discourse. We will use religion as a way of exploring a variety of issues manifested in these works such as identity, nationalism, the writing of history, gender, and race. The emphasis will be on reading contemporary literary works within the historical cultural, and political context of European colonialism and anti- and postcolonial resistance.

Syllabus

Spring 2009 Syllabus (PDF)

Books

Conrad, Joseph
Heart of Darkness
ISBN: 1580495753
Publisher: Prestwick House, Inc 9/04

Achebe, Chinua
Things Fall Apart
ISBN: 0435913506
Publisher: Heinemann; New edition 9/08

Ba, Mariama
So Long a Letter
ISBN: 0435913522
Publisher: Heinemann, new ed 9/08

Maaloof, Amin
On Identity
ISBN: 1860467296
Publisher: Random House UK 7/1/00

Kay, Jackie
Trumpet
ISBN: 0375704639
Publisher: Vintage 7/11/00

Readings

Conrad-Universality & Difference (PDF)

Achebe-textual representation of Africa (PDF)