UnitLevel 2Undergraduate

AMU2832 Postcolonial and diasporic literature

Faculty of Arts

AMU2832 Postcolonial and diasporic literature is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2021 in Semester 1 at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2021
Semester 1
Malaysia
Assessment
No exam
3 tasks
Workload
144 hours
per semester

The 2027 handbook has no page for AMU2832. This is its 2021 entry, the latest one.

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Requisites

Before AMU2832

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After AMU2832

No unit lists AMU2832 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prohibition: ATS2814

Prerequisite: Twelve credit points of first-year Arts units.

Overview

This unit introduces contemporary debates surrounding the concept of post-colonialism and its attending notions including orientalism, diaspora, hybridity, cosmopolitanism, nationalism and third-world sexuality. This unit is introduced in line with the aim of globalising of the University's curriculum and in making learning relevant to the learners. The objectives, apart from creating an awareness among students with regards to their postcolonial subjectivities, also opens up a critical space with which they can engage, debate, interpret and realign. Through interaction with literature, it is hoped that students will translate what they read to how they experience their subjectivities.

Offerings in 2021

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterMalaysiaOn campus

Assessment

  • Novel/Conceptual PresentationPresentation
    15%
  • Major EssayEssay
    35%
  • Take-Home TestIn class test
    50%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Critically appreciate their post-colonial subjectivities through an involved interaction with literature and contemporary theories of post-colonialism; this will be evidenced from their participation during tutorial sessions;

  2. 2

    Understand and critically interrogate vital concepts of subjectivity such as hybridity, diaspora, exile, orientalism and post-colonialism through their engagement with text and theory so as to vitalise their awareness of the contemporary and globalised world within which they live;

  3. 3

    Make informed notions of, and debate on the vicissitudes of post-colonialism and its complementary concepts in both their tutorial interactions and their assignments and exams.

Workload and teaching

  • Teaching approachActive learning

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Reading, discussions, presentations and lectures.

Learning resources

Required resources

Nora Okja Keller - Comfort Woman ,
Patrick Chamoiseau – Texaco

Shani Mootoo – Cereus Blooms at Night

Shyam Selvadurai – Funny Boy ,
Niaz Zaman, Shirley Lim, Fanny Ilego – Prize Winning Asian Fiction (Short Stories) Ed. Leon Comber

Where it fits

AMU2832 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2021 handbook.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Mr Ron Jeyathurai
Chief Examiners
Associate Professor Hock Soon Ng

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for AMU2832?

AMU2832 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is AMU2832 offered?

In 2021, AMU2832 runs in Semester 1 at Malaysia.

How much work is AMU2832?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does AMU2832 have an exam?

No. AMU2832 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.

Which majors and minors include AMU2832?

AMU2832 is part of Global Asia.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
2
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit
Malaysia School of Arts and Social Sciences
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
20202021