239887 West-African Anglophone Fiction (S) (SoSe 2013)

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Ghana was the first African state to gain political independence in 1957 with Nigeria (and others) soon following suit. In this political context a new species of African fiction emerged which functioned as both an imaginary reclamation of the pre-colonial past and a critical reflection of the colonial and post-colonial present.
The class will focus on two historically crucial periods: the immediate beginnings of the new fiction in the 1950s and 1960s with an example from Nigeria (Chinua Achebe, "Things Fall Apart") and one from Ghana (Ayi Kwei Armah, "The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born") and two contemporary varieties of an increasingly globalized African fiction with an example from 21st century Nigeria (Chris Abani, "Graceland") and a novel featuring the experiences of an eleven-year-old Ghanean immigrant to the UK (Stephen Kelman, "Pigeon English").

This class is designed to complement the course "Language Contact in West Africa" by Prof. Dr. Anne Schröder (Friday 10 - 12).

Bibliography

Chinua Achebe, "Things Fall Apart": London (Heinemann) 1957
Ayi Kwei Armah, "The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born": London (Heinemann) 1968
Chris Abani, "Graceland": New York (Picador) 2004
Stephen Kelman, "Pigeon English": London (Bloomsbury) 2011

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wöchentlich Fr 12-14 C4-241 08.04.-19.07.2013

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23-ANG-M-AngGM2 Grundmodul 2: Contact Zones and Intercultural Studies GM 2.2 Cultural and Literary Contact in Great Britain and the Post-Colonial World Study requirement
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23-ANG-M-HM2 Hauptmodul 2: British Literature and the Processes of Culture HM 2.1 British Literature in Context Study requirement
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British and American Studies / Master (Einschreibung bis SoSe 2012) MaAngHM2.2; MaAngHM2; MaAngGM2 Pflicht 4  
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