BAE22.1F/PE

Dear students,
This module looks at a variety of literary texts from, what can be described as, the colonial period (the early seventeenth to early twentieth century). The aim of this module is to consider the importance of literary texts in forming, supporting, or challenging the ideology of colonialism, looking in particular at how the colonised subject was constructed as ‘Other’.
Learning Outcomes of the Course
On successful completion of this module, the student should be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the term colonialism and its various manifestations.
2. Articulate an awareness of how the colonial ‘Other’ is constructed in a range of texts.
3. Use in writing the key theoretical concepts relating to colonialism.
4. Engage critically with primary and secondary material, producing a piece of writing which coherently articulates an analytical response to works