This course explores the enduring legacies of colonialism and imperialism and how writers from formerly colonized and diasporic communities use narrative to contest silence, reimagine identity, and reclaim cultural authority. Through fiction, theory, and cross-disciplinary response, we will engage postcolonial and global anglophone texts that fragment linear time, rework canonical forms, and experiment with voice. Blending close reading with artistic inquiry and critical reflection, texts may include works by J.M. Coetzee, Chang-Rae Lee, Cathy Park Hong, Ocean Vuong, and Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, alongside foundational theorists such as Frantz Fanon, Gayatri Spivak, and Edward Said.
