English 277 - Postcolonial Women Writers

Postcolonial Women Writers

Spring
2025
01
4.00
Ambreen Hai

TU TH 1:20 PM - 2:35 PM

Smith College
ENG-277-01-202503
Seelye 109
ahai@smith.edu
A study of 20th-21st century women writers in English from Africa, South Asia and the Caribbean. Students read a variety of genres in their historical, cultural and political contexts, to address questions such as: how have women writers addressed the challenges of contesting sexism and patriarchy from within their home cultures as well as the impacts of western imperialism? How have they combined feminism with anti-colonialism, and addressed issues of race, class, gender, sexuality or nationhood, war, migration and diaspora? How have they deployed the act of writing as cultural work? Writers include Adichie, Aidoo, Cliff, Desai, Emecheta, Hosain, Kincaid, Satrapi and Zadie Smith. Prerequisite: one WI course.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.
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