UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS

FACULTY OF SOCIAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH STUDIES ACADEMIC YEAR 2013-2014 Tutor: Mo u!" Co ": Mo u!" T#t!": L"$"!: Pro%r&''"()*: Cr" #t r&t#+%: Cor" or E!",t#$": Dur&t#o+: AIMS: 'he "irst semester (ro&ided st$dents #ith the o((ort$nit) to dis%o&er a range o" short (ostmodern "i%tion* #ritten in a &ariet) o" registers* and (ro&iding s%o(e "or de+ate, 'his semester* ho#e&er* ta-es $( "o$r #e .-no#n (ostmodern no&e s in an attem(t to#ards readings that are arge ) (ost.str$%t$ra ist in /$a it), 0hi e this might +e oo-ed $(on as a "o%$s on neo. (ostmodern* minima ist (rose1"i%tion that "o%$ses on margina i2ed &oi%es in the 0est* this semester3s dire%tion remains &er) m$%h te%hni%a , E4(erimenta "orm* a +rea-do#n +et#een high and o# %$ t$re* and h)(er+o i% se ".re"erentia it) are 5$st a "e# o" the ha mar-s o" (ostmodernism* a notorio$s ) s i((er) %on%e(t that is the "o%$s in this semester, B$t #hat e se is (ostmodernism6 7s it a iterar) mo&ement6 A moment in histor)6 An e%onomi% %ondition6 A state o" mind6 0e ma) not arri&e at a de"initi&e ans#er to these /$estions* +$t the no&e s $nder st$d) ma) s$ggest that (ostmodernism is mar-ed +) a "$ndamenta shi"t in o$r re ationshi( to te%hno og)* mass media* and (o( %$ t$re, Mrs Sonia Kotiah ENG 3012 (5) Postmodernism Yr 3 BA (Hons) Eng ish ! "or #ho e mod$ e E e%ti&e Semester 2

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Sin%e this semester re/$ires % ose readings o" the te4t* st$dents are e4(e%ted to ha&e a &er) thoro$gh $nderstanding o" the te%hni%a %om( e4ities that s$rro$nd (ostmodernism as a %on%e(t, Engaging #ith these (arti%$ ar te4ts %ontin$es the aims set $( "or Sm 1* in that the /$estion o" #hether (ostmodernism might (ro&ide $se"$ means o" engaging %riti%a ) #ith %ontem(orar) iterat$re is raised, St$dents are there"ore e4(e%ted to $se the (ra%ti%a s-i s a%/$ired in Sm 1 so that the) %an "orm their o#n res(onses to the te4t,

SET TE-TS: 1, 2, 3, :, Pa$ o 8oe ho* The Zahir. 7ta o 8a &ino* If on a Winter`s Night, A Traveler, Sa man 9$shdie* Midnight`s Children, Margaret At#ood* The Robber Bride,

COURSE SYLLA.US: /""0 1 To1#,: Pa$ o 8oe ho* The Zahir R"& #+%: 7ta o Mori%oni and Mar- Streeter* ;<oes =iterat$re sti Matter6 (0or-ing Notes on the States o" the Art o" Bra2i ian =iterat$re)> To1#,: Pa$ o 8oe ho* The Zahir R"& #+%: G a$%o ?rto ano and Pa$ o 8oe ho* ;An 7nter&ie# #ith Pa$ o 8oe ho>, To1#,: Pa$ o 8oe ho* The Zahir Pr")"+t&t#o+) 23 Grou1) 142 C!&)) D#),u))#o+ To1#,: 7ta o 8a &ino* If on a Winter`s Night, a Traveler R"& #+%: 7nge @in-* ;'he Po#er Behind the Prono$nA Narrati&e Games in 8a &ino3s If on a Winter`s Night, a Traveler>, To1#,: 7ta o 8a &ino* If on a Winter`s Night, a Traveler R"& #+%: Gregor) =, =$%ente and 7ta o 8a &ino * ;An 7nter&ie# #ith 7ta o 8a &ino>, To1#,: 7ta o 8a &ino* If on a Winter`s Night, a Traveler Pr")"+t&t#o+) 23 Grou1) 344 C!&)) D#),u))#o+

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To1#,: Sa man 9$shdie* Midnight`s Children R"& #+%: 'eresa He""ernan* ;A(o%a )(ti% Narrati&esA 'he Nation in Sa man 9$shdieBs Midnight's Children. To1#,: Sa man 9$shdie* Midnight`s Children R"& #+%: Sara C(stone, <omesti%it) in Magi%a .9ea ist Post%o onia @i%tionA 9e&ersa s o" 9e(resentation in Sa man 9$shdieBs Midnight`s Children. ASSIGNMENT DUE To1#,: Sa man 9$shdie* Midnight`s Children Pr")"+t&t#o+) 23 Grou1) 546 C!&)) D#),u))#o+ To1#,: Margaret At#ood* The Robber Bride R"& #+%: <onna =, Potts* ;'he ? d Ma(s Are <isso &ingDA 7nterte4t$a it) and 7dentit) in At#oodBs The Robber Bride

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To1#,: Margaret At#ood* The Robber Bride R"& #+%: Eean 0)att* ;7 0ant to Be Yo$A En&)* the =a%anian <o$+ e* and @eminist 8omm$nit) in Margaret At#oodBs The Robber Bride. To1#,: Margaret At#ood* The Robber Bride Pr")"+t&t#o+) 23 Grou1) 748 C!&)) D#),u))#o+ R"& #+% /""0 CLASS TEST

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ASSESSMENT:
@or this )ear ) mod$ e* the ratio o" %o$rse#or- to e4ams is 30FAG0F, Ea%h semester the st$dents #i +e assessed on the "o o#ingA 1) 1 % ass test (15F) 2) 1 ta-e.home (a(er (10F) 2) 1 % ass (resentation (5F) 'here #i +e a "ina )ear ) e4am (G0F)

COURSE RE:UIREMENTS: Att"+ &+,": Attendan%e is mandator), READING: St$dents #i +e assigned #ee- ) readings, 'he) are re/$ired to %om( ete these readings and to (arti%i(ate a%ti&e ) in % ass,

INDICATIVE READING LIST: .Primar) theoreti%a materia as indi%ated in the Sm 1 M7S .9e e&ant arti% es to +e oo-ed $( in the on ine data+ase a&ai a+ e (ES'?9 and EBS8?)