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世界英文文學與電影 2006 暑期班 劉紀雯 About the Course 本課目的在藉由閱讀以童年、成長、家庭關係為主題的故事（短篇、長篇小說和電影）訓練學生: 了解和分析有不同文化、歷史背景的後殖民文學和電影； 對性別、種族、和個人成長之關係等問題深刻思考； 培養認識文化和彈性建構知識的能力。 修畢本課程之學生應能： (1) 了解印度次大陸、南非和加勒比海地區的文化與歷史；(2) 了解殖民主義和種族、性別認同中間錯綜複雜的關係；(3) 了解如何閱讀國際英文；(4) 獲得由書本、網路和大眾文化認識其他英文文化的方法。 說明： 英文文學就是英國文學嗎？美利堅(America)就一定指的是美國嗎？在台灣外片為什麼多半是好萊塢片，外國人常常會被誤認為美國人？ 後殖民英語世界不只包括英美，還有非洲、澳洲、加勒比海地區、南亞、東南亞、加拿大等等地區。這些地區的文學和電影一方面在台灣比較少接觸到，但另一方面它們所處理的主題卻往往和我們自身息息相關，可以幫助我們了解廣闊的國際英語世界和並和自身的處境接軌。學習認識文化。 As English majors, we need to know that English is not always British, and American--not necessarily the U.S.? Also, just as English Literatures include a lot more than British and U.S. literature, foreign films can never be represented by the dream factory of Hollywood. English literatures include not only those of the U.S. and U.K., but also those written in the English-speaking countries in areas ranging from Africa,? South Asia, South-East Asia, East Asia (e.g. Hong Kong), South Pacific area (e.g. Australia New Zealand), the Caribbean area, to North America (e.g. Canada).?? (See Map above.)? To distinguish the latter from the former, we call the latter -- postcolonial (Third World) literature in English, or world literatures written in English, or New English literatures.? ? ????? This course approaches the vast field of postcolonial literature and culture through short stories, (excerpts of) novels and films written and shot in the areas of Indian subcontinent, the Caribbean area and South Africa. ????? Centering on the themes of gender, race and childhood, we will ask the following questions:? ? How are gender and race relations complicated by colonization? ? What gets involved in immigration?? Identity crisis or cultural exchange/transformation, social mobility/climbing or different forms of racism? ???? We will read and watch a selection of short stories, novels, and films in order to be fully engaged in discussing the above questions. On the other hand, some documentaries on these areas hist