Literature and migration

15 credits

What does it mean to write from the perspective of the migrant, exile or refugee? What values and perspectives can be found in texts that document migration histories? This course draws on important concepts from postcolonial theory and cultural studies to analyze representations of global migration in works of literature: from postcolonial diasporas and refugee histories to contemporary globalization and walled borders.

Spring 2025

Växjö, Half-time, Campus

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4EN002 Master’s level English Syllabus Half-time, Campus English Växjö 20 Jan, 2025 - 08 Jun, 2025 August 15 Some courses and programmes will accept late applications. LNU-F2621

1–90 credits in English or Comparative Literature including an independent project of at least 15 credits or the equivalent,

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1-90 credits including an independent project of at least 15 credits in another subject within the Humanities or Social Sciences or the equivalent, as well as English course 6.

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27,500 SEK 27,500 SEK

Department of Languages

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This course is an elective course within the master's programme in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies. The programme is designed to meet the societal and academic need for a discerning and critical analysis of the impact and consequences of colonialism in history and today. A special focus lies on how the modern world has been shaped through the colonial exercise of power, discourse, networks, and knowledge, and how these factors continue to impact economic, social, cultural, and political relations in postcolonial contemporary society. There is a close collaboration with the international research centre Concurrences.

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