Introduction to postcolonial studies (4)

13 Fevereiro 2017, 13:00 • Ângela Fernandes

Indian writing in English. Gandhian Literature. The founding fathers (Narayan, Anand, Rao). Partition novels. Female fiction (Hosain, Saghal, Desai).
"Midnight's Children" by Salman Rushdie (1981). History and fantasy. Magical realism.
The poetics of the crowd. Rushdie's novel and subaltern studies. Analysis of the first page of the book. Rushdie's language.
Screening of the documentary film: "A Tall Tale. How Salman Rushdie Pickled All India".
Discussion.