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1 19–25 Jan

Monday: no class
Wednesday: What does “Postcolonial” mean, anyway?
Friday: pp. 1–31 of Routledge Companion, + handouts “Introduction” to EWB (Ashcroft et al.) and “Situating Colonial and Postcolonial Studies,” pp. 1–19 ( Loomba)

 
2 26 Jan–1 Feb

The Caribbean
Monday: The Mimic Men, Part I + “The Caribbean” (pp. 95–107 of Routledge)
Wednesday: The Mimic Men, Part II
Friday: Fanon, Memmi

Prep paper due Monday (on Naipaul)
3 2–8 Feb

Monday: The Mimic Men, Part III
Wednesday: In the Castle of My Skin, chapters 1–5
Friday: CLR James

Prep paper due Wednesday (on Lamming)

 
4 9–15 Feb


Monday: In the Castle of My Skin, chapters 6–11
Wednesday: In the Castle of My Skin, to end
Friday: Said, “Introduction”to Orientalism

Prep paper due Friday (on Said)
5 16–22 Feb

India
Monday: Midnight’s Children + “South and East Asia ” (pp. 139–150 of Routledge)
Wednesday: Midnight’s Children
Friday: Essay 4

Prep paper due Monday (on Rushdie)
6 23 Feb–1 March


Monday: Midnight’s Children
Wednesday: Midnight’s Children
Friday: screening of Fire

Prep paper due Monday (on Rushdie)

Film screening in Library 321; film will also be on reserve for those who cannot stay past 1:10 (film is 104 mins long).
7 2–8 March


Monday: Discussion of Fire
Wednesday:The God of Small Things
Friday: Essay 5

Prep paper due Monday (on Mehta)
8 9–13 March


Monday: The God of Small Things
Wednesday: The God of Small Things
Friday: Catch-up

Prep paper due Monday (on Roy)

 
    Spring Break!  
9 23–29 March

Australia
Monday: Home? + “Australasia” (pp. 72–82 of Routledge)
Wednesday: Home?
Friday: film screening: Rabbit-Proof Fence

 Prep paper due Monday (on Behrendt)

Film screening in Library 321; film will also be on reserve for those who cannot stay past 1:10 (film is 94 mins long).
10 30 Mar–5 April


Monday: film screening: Picnic at Hanging Rock
Wednesday: film discussion: Rabbits & Picnics
Friday: Essay 6

Film screening in Library 321; film will also be on reserve for those who cannot stay past 1:10 (film is 115 mins long)

Prep paper due Wednesday (on one or both films)
11 6–12 April


Monday: The True History of the Kelly Gang, Parcels 1–5 (to p. 135)
Wednesday: The True History…, Parcels 6 & 7 (to p. 190)
Friday: Essay 7

 Prep paper due Monday (on Carey)
12 13–19 April

New Zealand
Monday: The True History …, to end
Wednesday: Dogside Story to p.
Friday: Essay 8

Prep paper due Wednesday (on Hulme)

Draft of term paper due Saturday (18 April)
13 20–26 April


Monday: Dogside Story to p.
Wednesday: Dogside Story to end
Friday:The Piano discussion

Prep paper due Friday (on Campion)

Film screening at 8:00 p.m. Thursday in Library 321 (film is 121 mins long)
14 27 Apr–3 May


Monday: To the Is-Land , chapters 1–10
Wednesday: To the Is-Land, chapters 11–22
Friday:To the Is-Land, to end

 Prep paper due Wednesday (on Frame)
15 Thursday, 7 May Final exam—2:00–4:15 p.m. Revised term paper due at the final exam
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