GS 362: Global Literatures
Examines intercultural communications through a global/historical lens that encompasses encounters in colonial, post-colonial, and global contexts. A series of novels, essays, and short stories are read in which the authors project their sense of individual and collective identities formed through the diverse experiences of globalization. Examines relationships between author/audience and student/text in a cross-cultural dialog.
Instructor: Ajit Abraham
Instructor: Ajit Abraham
Course Narrative
I chose to take this course because I felt that it would give me perspective as to how Spanish Literature fit in to other cultures around the world. The focus of the course was global literature in a post-colonial context. This course fulfills the Graduate Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) under Area A4: Oral & Written Communication, Critical Thinking, & Ethics.
As part of the GWAR, this course required the following outcomes:
The goal of this course was to understand global literature in a post-colonial context. Post-colonialism is defined as an academic discipline featuring methods of intellectual discourse that analyze, explain, and respond to the cultural legacies of colonialism and imperialism. By reading novels from various parts of the world, I was able to understand the importance of perspective. We covered novels from, Nigeria, Egypt, and the US-Mexico border among many others.
The most important assignment of this course was the final project. We were required to write about a post-colonial issue that affected the local Monterey Bay Area and discuss it in a presentation with our classmates. I took this opportunity to study the lives of immigrants in the east side of Salinas and explore some of the reasons why they came to this part of the country.
All in all, this course was not meant to prove that you could write a paper but rather help with the research and crafting process. I learned the importance of considering different perspectives and the value of being able to justify your own positions on social issues and how to express them in writing.
As part of the GWAR, this course required the following outcomes:
- Comprehend and Interpret Multiple Perspectives: Students demonstrate the ability to understand information, ideas, and insights presented by diverse authors through written, oral, visual, and electronic means of communication and explain its significance at an advanced collegiate level.
- Analyze Multiple Perspectives: Students demonstrate the ability to effectively and ethically analyze multiple perspectives in pursuit of sound decision making.
- Evaluate Multiple Perspectives: Students demonstrate the ability to effectively and ethically evaluate multiple perspectives in pursuit of sound decision making.
- Make and Justify Decisions: Students demonstrate the ability to integrate reason and communication in pursuit of sound decisions.
- Communicate Orally and in Writing: Students demonstrate the ability to use written and oral communication ethically and effectively at an advanced collegiate level.
The goal of this course was to understand global literature in a post-colonial context. Post-colonialism is defined as an academic discipline featuring methods of intellectual discourse that analyze, explain, and respond to the cultural legacies of colonialism and imperialism. By reading novels from various parts of the world, I was able to understand the importance of perspective. We covered novels from, Nigeria, Egypt, and the US-Mexico border among many others.
The most important assignment of this course was the final project. We were required to write about a post-colonial issue that affected the local Monterey Bay Area and discuss it in a presentation with our classmates. I took this opportunity to study the lives of immigrants in the east side of Salinas and explore some of the reasons why they came to this part of the country.
All in all, this course was not meant to prove that you could write a paper but rather help with the research and crafting process. I learned the importance of considering different perspectives and the value of being able to justify your own positions on social issues and how to express them in writing.
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