[litv] Whose Salad Bowl? The African and South Asian Diasporas of North America (Transcultural Anglophone Studies / Nordamerikanische Literaturen und Kulturen) - Einzelansicht

This introductory lecture series provides an overview of migration processes by focussing on two major groups in North America: the African (/-American) and South Asian. What are their histories, what the conditions of their diasporic existence? How does the US "melting pot" policy compare with Canada's "cultural mosaic"? Taking Lawrence Hill's The Book of Negroes (2007) alongside Bharati Mukherjee's Jasmine (1989) as examples of diasporic texts, we will also focus on visual representation, in particular on Spike Lee's Malcolm X (1992) and Deepa Mehta's Hollywood Bollywood (2002). The question finally is: what features do these two different ethnic groups share, and what distinguishes them from another?

Participation

Please familiarize yourselves with the primary texts for this lecture series; regular attendance of the full lecture series; end of term written test.
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NB: The lecture series this term is open to both NamLitCult and TAS students.

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