21L.007 World Literatures: Contact Zone, Fall 2006

World Literatures will focus on the concept of the contact zone. What happens when cultures with different ideologies and norms come into contact with each other through exploration and colonization? We will examine how the complex issues surrounding race, gender, language and power are represented...

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Main Author: Braithwaite, Alisa Kim
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Literature Section
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Language:en-US
Published: 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/49811
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description World Literatures will focus on the concept of the contact zone. What happens when cultures with different ideologies and norms come into contact with each other through exploration and colonization? We will examine how the complex issues surrounding race, gender, language and power are represented in both poetry and prose from African, Caribbean and South Asian perspectives. Our discussions will focus on not only the historical situations that these texts represent, but also the literary conventions these writers use to express these unique stories.
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spelling mit-1721.1/498112025-02-21T15:47:51Z 21L.007 World Literatures: Contact Zone, Fall 2006 World Literatures: Contact Zone Braithwaite, Alisa Kim Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Literature Section contact zone exploration colonization race gender language power poetry prose Africa Caribbean South Asia literary conventions World Literatures will focus on the concept of the contact zone. What happens when cultures with different ideologies and norms come into contact with each other through exploration and colonization? We will examine how the complex issues surrounding race, gender, language and power are represented in both poetry and prose from African, Caribbean and South Asian perspectives. Our discussions will focus on not only the historical situations that these texts represent, but also the literary conventions these writers use to express these unique stories. 2006-12 Learning Object 21L.007-Fall2006 local: 21L.007 local: IMSCP-MD5-485a47c070e2a524ca6ddb34645e7da8 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/49811 en-US Usage Restrictions: This site (c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2003. Content within individual courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is providing this Work (as defined below) under the terms of this Creative Commons public license ("CCPL" or "license"). The Work is protected by copyright and/or other applicable law. Any use of the work other than as authorized under this license is prohibited. By exercising any of the rights to the Work provided here, You (as defined below) accept and agree to be bound by the terms of this license. The Licensor, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, grants You the rights contained here in consideration of Your acceptance of such terms and conditions. text/html Fall 2006
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South Asia
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21L.007 World Literatures: Contact Zone, Fall 2006
title 21L.007 World Literatures: Contact Zone, Fall 2006
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colonization
race
gender
language
power
poetry
prose
Africa
Caribbean
South Asia
literary conventions
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