AST 167: Postcolonial Literature and Criticism in Southeast Asia and South Asia

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours

Catalog page 137

Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor

Description: Explores how the theoretical concepts of postcolonial criticism inform and challenge the literature of Southeast Asia and South Asia, as the literature itself pushes the limits of the criticism. Addresses themes of nation, identity, space, gender, home, diaspora, alterity, history, sexuality, transnationalism, neocolonialism, tourism, and education.

Cross-listing: Cross-listed with CPLT 167, and SEAS 167.

Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Combined: AST 167 / CPLT 167 / SEAS 167
Year F W S Su Total
2018-19 35/40 35/40
2017-18 17/40 17/40