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Oct 10, 2025
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AFS 169 - Caribbean Literature
Description
What is Caribbean literature? Some writers and scholars question the identity of a region of so many diverse languages, races, ethnicities, religions, and nations. At the same time, others argue for the coherence of a region marked by a history of European colonization and slavery. This course will focus on anglophone (English-language) Caribbean literature of the twentieth century, a rich and varied body of work that has recently produced two Nobel Prize winners, Derek Walcott and V.S. Naipaul. In this course, we will explore how this literature grapples with issues of race, gender, nationalism, independence, decolonization, the ethics of violence, the importance of vernacular expression, and the formation of a literary tradition. Same as ENG169.
Credits: 1
Course Attribute(s):
HUMA Gen Ed: Humanities Requirement
WRLD Gen Ed: World Perspectives Req
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