African Studies
2009-2010 Undergraduate Bulletin
   

AFST 43 - (LT, CC) Decolonizing the Mind: Contemporary Literature from Africa to Southeast Asia

Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
Examination of literary voices from Francophone countries including Senegal, Algeria, Tunisia. Topics include decolonization and the African identity, the search for self, the contradictions of life in the colonies and racism. Readings include works by Memmi, Ben Jelloun, Snow-Fall, Senghor. All works are read and discussed in English.

Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Same as FRLT 43.




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