5089 - 後殖民文學與理論 英授 Taught in English
Post-Colonial Literature and Theory
教育目標 Course Target
This course examines colonial discourse and postcolonial theory in relation to literature, culture, and politics. We will trace the historical formation of postcolonial studies, from anticolonial thought to more recent concerns with globalization, diaspora, settler colonialism, ecology, and indigeneity. Readings will cover major theorists and literary works that exemplify the conflicts of identity, race, gender, nationalism, and migration. Students will engage critically with concepts such as orientalism, hybridity, mimicry, subalternity, postcolonial feminism, transnationalism, world literature, and decoloniality.
This course examines colonial discourse and postcolonial theory in relation to literature, culture, and politics. We will trace the historical formation of postcolonial studies, from anticolonial thought to more recent concerns with globalization, diaspora, settler colonialism, ecology, and indigeneity. Readings will cover major theorists and literary works that exemplify the conflicts of identity, race, gender, nationalism, and migration. Students will engage critically with concepts such as orientalism, hybridity, mimicry, subalternity, postcolonial feminism, transnationalism, world literature, and decoloniality.
參考書目 Reference Books
Required Readings:
Achebe, Chinua. Things Fall Apart. Anchor, 1994.
---. “An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad’s Heart of Darkness.” The Massachusetts Review, vol. 18, no. 4, 1977, pp. 782–94.
Apter, Emily. Against World Literature: On the Politics of Untranslatability. Verso, 2013.
Ashcroft, Bill, Gareth Griffiths, and Helen Tiffin. The Empire Writes Back: Theory and Practice in Postcolonial Literatures. 2nd ed., Routledge, 2002.
Bhabha, Homi. The Location of Culture. Routledge, 1994.
Cha, Theresa Hak Kyung. Dictee. University of California Press, 2001.
Chakrabarty, Dipesh. Provincializing Europe: Postcolonial Thought and Historical Difference. Princeton UP, 2000.
Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness. Norton Critical Edition, edited by Paul B. Armstrong, 4th ed., Norton, 2006.
Fanon, Frantz. The Wretched of the Earth. Grove, 1963.
Gilroy, Paul. The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness. Harvard UP, 1993.
Hartman, Saidiya. Lose Your Mother: A Journey along the Atlantic Slave Route. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007.
Huang, Chun-ming. “Sayonara / Zaijian.” In The Taste of Apples. Columbia UP, 2001.
Loomba, Ania. Colonialism/Postcolonialism. 3rd ed., Routledge, 2015.
Mbembe, Achille. On the Postcolony. University of California Press, 2001.
Memmi, Albert. The Colonizer and the Colonized. Beacon Press, 1991.
Mignolo, Walter D. The Darker Side of Western Modernity. Duke UP, 2011.
Mishra, Vijay. The Literature of the Indian Diaspora: Theorizing the Diasporic Imaginary. Routledge, 2007.
Mohanty, Chandra Talpade. “Under Western Eyes.” Feminist Review, no. 30, 1988, pp. 61–88.
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o. A Grain of Wheat. Heinemann, 1967.
Nixon, Rob. Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor. Harvard UP, 2011.
Said, Edward. Orientalism. Vintage, 1978.
---. Culture and Imperialism. Vintage, 1993.
Simpson, Leanne Betasamosake. As We Have Always Done: Indigenous Freedom through Radical Resistance. University of Minnesota Press, 2017.
Spivak,
Required Readings:
Achebe, Chinua. Things Fall Apart. Anchor, 1994.
---. “An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad’s Heart of Darkness.” The Massachusetts Review, vol. 18, no. 4, 1977, pp. 782–94.
Apter, Emily. Against World Literature: On the Politics of Untranslatability. Verso, 2013.
Ashcroft, Bill, Gareth Griffiths, and Helen Tiffin. The Empire Writes Back: Theory and Practice in Postcolonial Literatures. 2nd ed., Routledge, 2002.
Bhabha, Homi. The Location of Culture. Routledge, 1994.
Cha, Theresa Hak Kyung. Dictee. University of California Press, 2001.
Chakrabarty, Dipesh. Provincializing Europe: Postcolonial Thought and Historical Difference. Princeton UP, 2000.
Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness. Norton Critical Edition, edited by Paul B. Armstrong, 4th ed., Norton, 2006.
Fanon, Frantz. The Wretched of the Earth. Grove, 1963.
Gilroy, Paul. The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness. Harvard UP, 1993.
Hartman, Saidiya. Lose Your Mother: A Journey along the Atlantic Slave Route. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007.
Huang, Chun-ming. “Sayonara / Zaijian.” In The Taste of Apples. Columbia UP, 2001.
Loomba, Ania. Colonialism/Postcolonialism. 3rd ed., Routledge, 2015.
Mbembe, Achille. On the Postcolony. University of California Press, 2001.
Memmi, Albert. The Colonizer and the Colonized. Beacon Press, 1991.
Mignolo, Walter D. The Darker Side of Western Modernity. Duke UP, 2011.
Mishra, Vijay. The Literature of the Indian Diaspora: Theorizing the Diasporic Imaginary. Routledge, 2007.
Mohanty, Chandra Talpade. “Under Western Eyes.” Feminist Review, no. 30, 1988, pp. 61–88.
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o. A Grain of Wheat. Heinemann, 1967.
Nixon, Rob. Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor. Harvard UP, 2011.
Said, Edward. Orientalism. Vintage, 1978.
---. Culture and Imperialism. Vintage, 1993.
Simpson, Leanne Betasamosake. As We Have Always Done: Indigenous Freedom through Radical Resistance. University of Minnesota Press, 2017.
Spivak,
評分方式 Grading
| 評分項目 Grading Method |
配分比例 Percentage |
說明 Description |
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4 response papers 4 response papers |
20 | Students are required to submit four short response papers over the course of the semester. These papers should demonstrate close engagement with the assigned readings or screenings and reflect the student’s ability to summarize key ideas, raise critical questions, and articulate informed personal responses. |
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Class Participation and Discussion Class Participation and Discussion |
20 | Students are expected to come to class prepared, having completed the assigned readings, and to contribute meaningfully to class discussions. Participation will be evaluated based on the quality of contributions, attentiveness, respect for others’ viewpoints, and willingness to engage in collaborative inquiry rather than on the frequency of speaking alone. |
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Midterm Paper and In-Class Presentation Midterm Paper and In-Class Presentation |
30 | The midterm assignment consists of a short analytical paper accompanied by an in-class presentation. The paper should demonstrate the student’s ability to apply key concepts or theoretical frameworks discussed in the course to a specific text, film, or cultural issue. The presentation allows students to share their ideas with the class, practice academic oral communication, and receive feedback that may be useful for the final research project. |
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Final Research Paper and Oral Presentation (12–15 pages) Final Research Paper and Oral Presentation (12–15 pages) |
40 | Students are expected to develop a clear research question, construct a well-organized argument, and incorporate relevant secondary sources following appropriate academic conventions (MLA format). The accompanying oral presentation provides an opportunity to present the research findings concisely and to situate the project within the broader themes of the course. |
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基本資料 Basic Information
- 課程代碼 Course Code: 5089
- 學分 Credit: 0-3
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上課時間 Course Time:Monday/6,7,8[LAN212-2]
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授課教師 Teacher:吳萼洲
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修課班級 Class:外文碩1,2
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選課備註 Memo:英語文學組LAN212-2
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