Depictions of migrant experiences in British and Canadian texts of culture 2500-OG-EN-DME

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The lecture offers an overview of contemporary postcolonial texts of culture depicting migrant and diasporic experiences in British and Canadian societies. It provides students with the theoretical and historical background necessary for understanding such experiences and discusses the portrayal of such aspects contributing to those experiences as race, sexuality and gender, and the sense of belonging in literary fiction and film.

Content distribution
- colonialism, postcolonialism and their consequences
- migration, diaspora and the sense of belonging
- the history of immigration to Canada and the United Kingdom
- race, racism and migrant experience
- sexuality, gender and migrant experience
- Otherness, hybridity and migrant experience
- migrant experience and the question of home
- the role of media in shaping migrant experience
- being a migrant at the turn of the twenty-first century (the impact of 9/11, 7/7, the migration crisis and Brexit on migrant experience)

W cyklu 2024/25Z:

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W cyklu 2025/26Z:

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Całkowity nakład pracy studenta

Contact hours: - participation in the lectures: 30 hours - consultations: 5 hours Individual work: - test preparation: 10 hours - reading texts: 10 hours - preparing for class discussion: 5 hours

Efekty uczenia się - wiedza

The student W1: has basic knowledge of contemporary British and Canadian literature and of such aspects as genres and forms as well as works by selected authors. (K_W04) W2: has basic knowledge of selected historical, social, religious, philosophical and political issues determining the development of British and Canadian literature in the twentieth and twenty-first century. (K_W07) W3: has basic knowledge of British and Canadian culture, with a focus on texts of culture discussing diasporic and migrant experience. (K_W09)

Efekty uczenia się - umiejętności

The student: U1: is able to read and comprehend texts in English. (K_U02) U2: is able to communicate in English, using various communication channels and techniques on issues pertaining to the study of literature and culture. (K_U05) U3: is able to use basic theoretical perspectives and paradigms used in literary and cultural studies. (K_U06) U4: is able to use English to effectively speak in public, present arguments, and draw conclusions. (K_U15)

Efekty uczenia się - kompetencje społeczne

The student: K1: is aware of the traditions and cultural heritage of British and Canadian cultures as well as their diversity. (K_K03)

Metody dydaktyczne

- discussion - presentation - partcipatory lecture

Wymagania wstępne

Intermediate knowledge of English (B2).

Koordynatorzy przedmiotu

Joanna Antoniak

Kryteria oceniania

1) test – W1, W2, W3, U1, U2, U3, U4, K1 (60%)
2) participation in discussion - W1, W2, W3, U1, U2, U3, U4, K1 (40%)

Assessment criteria:
fail – 0-59%
satisfactory – 60-69%
satisfactory plus – 70-75%
good – 76-85%
good plus – 86-90%
very good – 91-100%

Number of unexcused absences per semester: 1

If the number of unexcused absences exceeds the allowed number, the student can make up the missed classes. In order to do so, the student should consult the supervisor.

Praktyki zawodowe

N/A

Literatura

Materials presented and discussed during the class (compulsory):

Filmography
- Small Island (BBC, 2009) (fragments)
- London River (2009), dir. Rachid Bouchareb
- selected short films and documentaries from the National Film Board of Canada’s collection

Literature
selected essays from The Good Immigrant (2016) by Nikesh Shukla (ed.)
selected poems by Warsan Shire, Grace Lau, Kai Cheng Thom, Mercedes Eng, Patience Agbabi and Sarah Howe
“Fences: A Brexit Diary” (2016) by Zadie Smith
We Are All Birds Of Uganda (2021) by Hafsa Zayyan (fragments)
Home Fire (2017) by Kamila Shamsie (fragments)
Floating City (2018) and The Electrical Field (1998) by Kerri Sakamoto (fragments)
Disappearing Moon Café (1990) by SKY Lee (fragments)
Maps for Lost Lovers (2004) by Nadeem Aslam (fragments)
selected press articles

Further reading (non-compulsory):
1. Assmann, Corina. 2018. Doing Family in Second-Generation British Migration Literature. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter GmbH.
2. Bauböck, Rainer and Thomas Faist. 2010. Diaspora and Transnationalism: Concept, Theories and Methods. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.
3. Berghahn, Daniela. 2013. Far-Flung Families in Film. The Diasporic Family in Contemporary European Cinema. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
4. Davis, Rocio G., and Rosalia Baena (eds.). 2000. Tricks with a Glass: Writing Ethnicity in Canada. Amsterdam and Atlanta: Rodopi.
5. Dobson, Kit. 2009. Transnational Canadas. Anglo-Canadian Literature and Globalization. Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press.
6. Hussain, Yasmin. 2016. Writing Diaspora. South Asian Women, Culture and Ethnicity. London and New York: Routledge.
7. McLeod, John. 2000. Beginning Postcolonialism. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
8. Morra, Linda M. 2023. The Routledge Introduction to Gender and Sexuality in Literature in Canada. London and New York: Routledge.
9. Mullaney, Julie. 2010. Postcolonial Literature in Context. London and New York: Continuum International Publishing Group.
10. Nordin, Irene, Julie Hansen, and Carmen Zamorano Llena (eds.). 2013. Transcultural Identities in Contemporary Literature. Amsterdam and New York: Rodopi.
11. Sarkowsky, Katja. 2018. Narrating Citizenship and Belonging in Anglophone Canadian Literature. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan.
12. Spencer, Stephen. 2006. Race and Ethnicity. Culture, Identity and Representation. London and New York: Routledge.
13. Steiner, Niklaus, Robert Mason and Anna Hayes (eds.). 2013. Migration and Insecurity. Citizenship and Social Inclusion in a Transnational Era. London and New York: Routledge.
14. Wong, Jennifer. 2023. Identity, Home and Writing Elsewhere in Contemporary Chinese Diaspora Poetry. London: Bloomsbury Academic.

W cyklu 2024/25Z:

As above

W cyklu 2025/26Z:

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