V.S. Naipaul once stated that "nothing was created in the West Indies". In this course we will explore why the Caribbean has always enticed the Western imagination from the tradition of the Paradise islands to carnival, calypso and reggae. Caribbean writers have always challenged such representations and share a special concern with questions of identity, ethnicity, and language that emerge from the Caribbean historical experience. Through the lens of literature, we will explore topics such as anti-colonial resistance, nationalism, the search for a pan-Caribbean identity.
Course materials will either be placed in the Semesterapparat (IB) or, if otherwise inaccessible, be made available in CLIX.
Course requirements: Regular attendance, active participation, reading and writing assignments
For those who want to take the course as a "Proseminar", requirements include a short oral presentation and a term paper.
For those who want to take the course as a "Culture Studies Übung", an oral presentation will suffice.
If you have any questions, please contact me at n.fuss@mx.uni-saarland.de
Session Times:
Fr, 26.10.2012: 08.30 - 10:00h room 4.08 / C 5.3
Fr, 16.11.2012: 08:30 - 12:00h room U2 / C 5.2
Sa, 17.11.2012: 10:00 - 14:00h room 1.20 / C 5.3
Fr, 23.11.2012: 08:30 - 12:00h room U2 / C 5.2
Sa, 24.11.2012: 10:00 - 14:00h room 1.20 / C 5.3
Fr, 30.11.2012: 08:30 - 12:00h room U2 / C 5.2
Sa, 01.12.2012: 10:00 - 14:00h room 1.20 / C 5.3
Fr, 07.12.2012: 08:30 - 12:00h room U2 / C 5.2
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