ENGL 371 - South Asian Diasporas

An introduction to literatures, films, and critical theory from the South Asian diasporas in North America, England, and South Africa. Student understandings of the fields of Ethnic and Diaspora Studies are enhanced. Focused on participants in the diasporas, emphasizing their different histories of arrival, their place as hyphenated identities, and their shared struggles with other oppressed groups within a framework of segregation at home and empire abroad. Readings focus on texts from the early colonial periods, Jim Crow/apartheid, the Post-WWII reconstruction of England, and the War on Terror. Authors/film-makers may include, Sam Selvon, Mira Nair, Rayda Jacobs, Imraan Coorvadia, Salman Rushdie, Achmat Dangor, Hanif Kureishi, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Amitav Ghosh, Jumpa Lahiri, and H.M. Naqvi.

Credits: 1.0
Corequisite: None
Prerequisites: None
Major/Minor Restrictions: None
Class Restriction: None
Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression
Core Component: None

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