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Knowledge of important representatives and concepts of postcolonial studies (orientalism, contrapuntal reading, cultural difference, subalternity, etc.)

Ability to apply these concepts in concrete text analyses

presentation of important concepts of postcolonial studies (orientalism, contrapuntal reading, cultural difference, subalternity)

reading and discussion of selected texts (extracts) from Orientalism and Culture and Imperialism by Edward Said

Reading and discussion of interviews with Homi K. Bhabha and Gayatri Spivak on their concepts of cultural difference and subalternity.

Reading and discussion of literary texts that are interesting from a postcolonial perspective.

Lecture, joint reading and discussion of theoretical texts, readings and possibly impulse lecture of the students

Presence and active participation

Reading of theoretical texts and text excerpts (Said, Bhabha, Spivak)

Reading of primary texts

possibly impulse presentation

will be announced at the beginning of the course