Issues in Postcoloniality

FaculteitFaculty of Humanities

NiveauMaster

Studiejaar2026-2027

Beschrijving

Course goals

This course aims to allow students to:
A) develop knowledge of select postcolonial theories and debates in their historical and contemporary dimensions;
B) analyze and discuss representations of gender, race, and diaspora in colonial history, postcolonial literatures and films, as well as media and discourse;
C) formulate research questions, locate and interpret sources, and assess the significance of one’s own research within the framework of current debates;
D) gain confidence in reporting research findings in both oral and written forms.

Content

The course aims to broaden understandings of a selection of several ‘issues’ pertinent to postcolonial theory today. With reference to literary and visual works, theoretical fields and current events from the twentieth and twentieth-first centuries, the course will cover a range of themes and topics (e.g. the place of postcolonial critique today, postcolonial intellectuals, the question of Europe, the question of power, postcolonial reparations, postcolonial and postsocialist intersections). In doing so we will be especially attentive to how race, ethnicity, diaspora, gender and sexuality are represented and conveyed in the face of colonial history and how they continue to structure and inform understandings of postcolonialism today.

Additional information

The entrance requirements for Exchange Students will be checked by International Office and the Programme coordinator. You do not have to contact the Programme coordinator by yourself.

Career orientation
This course directly engages with political, social, cultural, and theoretical issues relevant to a wide array of professional fields. Students learn to apply concrete case studies that effectively bridge academia, activism, and current events, thereby developing skills that can be applied to future professional endeavors, such as work in NGOs, governmental bodies, or academic/research institutions.

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