This schedule is subject to change as we work our way through the course. We may wish to spend more time on some texts, and less on others. "TBA" indicates areas where we may wish to add texts.
It is your responsibility to be prepared for the week's readings by having the entire novel read.
| Date/Week | Subject of Discussion |
| September 8 | Introduction/Syllabus |
| 8-10 | Introduction to Postcolonialism Visit the websites and look around |
| 13 | What do the with the "n--word?" Read or watch as much as you wish |
| 15-24 | The Canon and Its Legacy Conrad, Heart of Darkness (Intro pages 9-27) The Empire Writes Back (Chapt 1) cannibal, centre/margin, colonial discourse, commonwealth literature, imperialism, Other, postcolonial IS: Sept 22 |
| 24 | Heart of Darkness (Intro pages 35-46) Achebe's "An Image of Africa" Said on Conrad (see Other Resources) |
| 24-October 6 | Colonial Responses to Christianity Achebe, Things Fall Apart Kincaid, A Small Place (on reserve) |
| Monday, October 11 | Thanksgiving Day: no class |
| 13-22 | The Caribbean Experience Levy, The Long Song Kincaid, A Small Place mimicry, caribbean, creole, creolization, ambivalence Braithwaite, Lamming, Walcott (handouts) Walcott, The Caribbean; Culture or Mimicry? Essay #1 due October 22 |
| 25 - November 5 | Jewel in the Crown Said, Orientalism Key Concepts: Orientalism (138), subaltern (177) Ashcroft, Edward Said (chapt 4, pp47-64) Film: Bend it Like Beckham (Nov 10) Guest Speaker Nov 3 |
| 5-15 | Tradition, Gender, and Faith Key Concepts: gender, tradition Not Wanted on the Voyage Library Assignment due November 19 |
| Thur, Nov 11 | Remembrance Day: no class |
| 15-24 | Commonwealth, Postcolonial, or Transnational/Transcultural? Key Concepts: agency, nation, transcultural, hybridity, transnationalism Topics: Aboriginal Issues King, The Back of the Turtle What is a Nation? King, Godzilla vs the Post-colonial Essay #2 due Nov 29 |
| 26 - Dec 6 | Noah, Born a Crime |
| 8-10 | Review |
| Dec 14 | Final Exam: 1-3pm in N120 |