| Kommentar |
Literary texts are infused with references to food—as sensuous experience, feast, excessive or cannibalistic transgression, creative outlet, as much as (religious) self-discipline, necessity, painful absence, as destructive or sustaining, as ethical or palatal choice. Food is also related to questions of power and identity in terms of race, class, and gender. Literary food studies have increasingly become of interest in animal studies, critical race theory, ecocriticism, postcolonial studies, gender studies, to name but a few.
Our readings will include Toni Morrison’s novel Tar Baby (1981). According to Allison Carruth, Toni Morrison’s novel presents a ”narrative of hunger, consumerism, and environmental exploitation” in a fictional Caribbean setting. Further announcements on readings will be made in due time.
Readings: Please buy the following edition:
Morrison, Toni. Tar Baby. Random House UK, 1997. ISBN 978-0-09-976021-4
Shorter readings will be provided on Moodle.
Course requirements: readings, active participation, presentation of paper project, research paper (10-12 pages) |
