Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course begins with a short introduction to the historical and sociological background to Caribbean literature. The rest of the course is devoted to the discussion of selected poems, short stories and novels, most of them written by contemporary writers around the theme "Jewishness and the Holocaust in Caribbean literature"
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Introduction to anglophone Caribbean Literature and trauma studies with a discussion of representative literary works.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Very good knowledge of English.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
First term, 2 hours a week.
Recommended or required readings
Poems, short stories and critical essays will be available from the beginning of the course.
Novels to be discussed in class:
Michelle Cliff, Abeng (Plume)
David Dabydeen, A Harlot's Progress (Vintage)
Caryl Phillips, The Nature of Blood (Vintage)
Assessment methods and criteria
Written essay and oral examination.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
The course is taught in English.
Contacts
Bénédicte LEDENT Place Cockerill, 3-5 B-4000 Liège Tel: 04 366 54 39 Fax: 04 366 57 21 Email: B.Ledent@uliege.be