英語圏文学特殊研究１

科目名	英語圏文学特殊研究１
教員名	チルトンマイルズ
単位数	2	課程	前期課程	開講区分	文理学部
科目群	英文学専攻
学期	前期	履修区分	選択必修

授業概要	The subtitle of this course is 'An Introduction to Postcolonial African Literature.' This course introduces students to the idea of postcolonial Anglophone literature by reading and discussing one of postcolonial fiction’s most influential novels, Chinua Achebe’s masterpiece Things Fall Apart, one of the world’s most widely read novels. Students will also be introduced to key issues in African literature, history, culture, and identity in essays by African writers.
授業のねらい・到達目標	Students who successfully compete the course will be able to, in English, • recognize how postcolonial literature can blend literary styles and genres • understand the conflicts, themes, and structure of Things Fall Apart • discuss critical and interpretive responses to the above • understand how Things Fall Apart represents postcolonial cultural evolution • understand how Things Fall Apart represents the effects of historical changes on both a community and an individual • understand more generally how postcolonial literature represents these changes • understand how African writers can make the English language their own • understand why African writers challenge English’s supremacy • understand how African literature struggles to define itself • read fiction and essays with minimal recourse to a dictionary • give a short presentation on content, context, and interpretation • write a thesis-based essay using textual evidence to support claims, and analyze quotations
授業の方法	In the first part of the course, each week we will read and discuss a section of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart. To prepare for each class, in addition to the assigned reading, students will write answers and responses to questions and prompts. Some of these questions will aid in reading comprehension. Other prompts will require students to formulate critical and interpretive responses relating to literary, historical, cultural, and theoretical concerns raised by the reading. Each class’s discussion will therefore focus on students’ preparation: students should be ready to advance their ideas in both structured (i.e. question and answer) and more free-flowing, spontaneous discussions. The second part of the course will feature readings of essays by prominent African writers, Achebe (again), Ngugi wa Thiong’o, and Buchi Emecheta. As with the first part of the class, in addition to the assigned reading, students will write answers and responses to questions and prompts. Again, the preparation will focus on reading comprehension and critical responses, which will form the basis for the following class discussion. In addition to readings and discussions, students will prepare short presentations, and write a final essay. Topics and prompts for these will be given in the ninth week of class.

授業計画
1	Introduction; what is colonialism, postcolonialism? The first part of the class will introduce the syllabus, assignments, and expectations of the class. The second part will feature a brief overview of colonialism, introduce the idea and history of postcolonialism in literature, then introduce Chinua Achebe.
2	Things Fall Apart; read pages 3-25, complete study tasks/questions In this class the first pages of the novel will be read closely for details. Students will participate by offering answers from their homework and discussing the reading in class. We will also review the history of Nigerian colonialism and how it affects present-day Nigeria.
3	Things Fall Apart; read pages 26-45, complete study tasks/questions This class will feature more discussion of details in the novel, but also interpretive questions and discussions. Students will participate by offering answers from their homework and discussing the reading in class.
4	Things Fall Apart; read pages 46-74, complete study tasks/questions This class will feature more discussion of details in the novel, but also interpretive questions and discussions, particularly about gender. Students will participate by offering answers from their homework and discussing the reading in class.
5	Things Fall Apart; read pages 75-109, complete study tasks/questions This class will feature more discussion of details in the novel, but also interpretive questions and discussions, particularly about religious customs and myths. Students will participate by offering answers from their homework and discussing the reading in class.
6	Things Fall Apart; read pages 110-135, complete study tasks/questions This class will have students work in pairs to discuss their close readings of two key passages from this week’s reading.
7	Things Fall Apart; read pages 136-161, complete study tasks/questions In addition to discussion of homework questions and study tasks, this class will focus on questions surrounding cultural changes in the context of colonialism, and how they are represented in the novel.
8	Things Fall Apart; read pages 162-183, complete study tasks/questions This class continues the discussion focus of the previous class. Student groups will analyze key aspects of British colonization and give a brief presentation.
9	Things Fall Apart; read pages 184-209, complete study tasks/questions First, essay and presentation topics will be distributed and the assignment details will be explained. The presentations will be given in the 7/16 class. The final essay will be 9-10 pages, based on the presentation topic, also due 7/16. Then the class will discuss details in the novel, but also interpretive questions and discussions.
10	“The African Writer and the English Language,” Achebe, complete study tasks/questions After a brief lecture about linguistic imperialism, the class will discuss the study questions, then present their views on the use of English.
11	“The Language of African Literature,” Ngugi wa Thiong’o, complete study tasks/questions This class continues the discussion of English linguistic imperialism. The class will discuss responses to the study tasks; then in short presentations, students will decide whether they support Achebe or Ngugi, explaining their reasons.
12	“Crossing Boundaries,” Buchi Emecheta, complete study tasks/questions After a brief lecture on postcolonial migration to Britain, students will discuss their responses to the study tasks, focusing on how postcolonial migrants adapt to the dominant culture. The final moments of the class will be given to presentation preparation.
13	Presentation and final essay workshop Peer-review of both presentations and final essays. Students will bring both the scripts for their presentations, which they will practice with fellow students, and a first draft of their final essay, which they will exchange with another student and the instructor for critique.
14	Presentations and final essays due Each student will give a three-minute presentation on the topic they have chosen. After each presentation there will be a short question and answer session, as time permits. After all the presentations, the final essays will be submitted.
15	Review, return final essays Final essays will be returned, with general commentary and some individual critique, as time allows. The final part of the class will be spent in review and reflection on the novel and on postcolonialism as it can be seen in the world at present.
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教科書	Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart, Anchor Books, 1994 Other materials will be supplied by the instructor.
参考書	使用しない
成績評価の方法及び基準	レポート(40%)、授業参画度(30%)、presentation(30%)
オフィスアワー	Monday 16:30-17:30, or by appointment.
備考	The class schedule is subject to change.