ENG32820

Learning Outcomes:

At the conclusion of this module students should be able to demonstrate:
• A critical understanding of South African literature and the ways it reflects changing social, cultural, economic, and political
contexts
• A familiarity with a range of South African literary genres and forms
• An ability to apply a range of critical and theoretical perspectives, such as ecocriticism and decolonial theory, to South African
literary texts
• An increased understanding of the impact that settler colonialism, extractivist violence, and democratic transition had on the
formation of the national literary culture and foundation myths of South Africa
• An ability to write critically about a range of texts from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century

Indicative Module Content:

The module will study the literary representation and critique of events such as: the gold and diamond rush, Apartheid, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the Marikana Massacre, the HIV/AIDS Epidemic, the Soweto Uprising, and contemporary decolonial protests such as the Rhodes Must Fall campaign.

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Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Assessment Strategy

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Self-assessment activities

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