Waiyee Loh
Associate Professor of World Literature

Week 1. Introduction

Why study Literature?

What is World Literature?

Lecture slides: W1. Introduction.pptx

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COLONIAL TEXTS

Week 2. Historical context

The 1886 Colonial and Indian Exhibition

Lecture slides: W2. Historical context (for students).pptx

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Week 3. Understanding the poem

Reading: Tennyson, "Opening of the Indian and Colonial Exhibition by the Queen" 

Lecture slides: W3. Understanding the poem (for students).pptx

PDF: Tennyson. Opening of the Indian and Colonial Exhibition.pdf

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Week 4. "Britain's myriad voices call": Polyphonic empire

Reading: Tennyson, "Opening of the Indian and Colonial Exhibition by the Queen"

Lecture slides: W4. Polyphonic empire (for students).pptx

PDF: Trevelyan. An Indian Railway.pdf

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Week 5. Natives and Sahibs

Reading: Trevelyan, "An Indian Railway"

Lecture slides: W5. Natives and Sahibs.pptx

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Week 6. The "civilizing mission"

Reading: Trevelyan, "The Gulf Between Us"

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PDF: Trevelyan. The Gulf Between Us.pdf

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POSTCOLONIAL RESPONSES

Week 7. The postcolonial politics of language

Lecture slides: W7. Postcolonial politics of language.pptx

Assignment instructions: Take home written assignment instructions.pdf

Sample paragraph: Sample paragraph.pdf

Take-home written assignment due

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Week 8. Historical context

Indian independence movements

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Week 9. Assignment feedback and writing workshop

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Peer review evaluation worksheet: ​

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Week 10. History, nation, and narration: National allegory

Reading: extracts from Rushdie, Midnight's Children (Extracts 1 and 2)

Lecture slides: 

PDF: Rushdie. Midnight's Children extract 1.pdf

PDF: Rushdie. Midnight's Children extract 2.pdf

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Week 11. History, nation, and narration: Polyphonic empire

Reading: extracts from Rushdie, Midnight's Children (Extract 3)

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PDF: Rushdie. Midnight's Children extract 3.pdf

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Week 12. 1947 Partition of India

Reading: extracts from Rushdie, Midnight's Children (Extract 3)

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Week 13. Conclusion

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In-class writing test

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Week 14. In-class writing test feedback

Student consultation sessions

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