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Language, Empire and Colonialism (India)
Language, Empire and Colonialism – exemplified by India
This unit will explore the ideas of language, identity empire and colonialism by focusing on India as an example.
We will start by doing research to create an overview of the British Empire (when did it start and end? what is an empire?...) and on India from colonization to modernization (focusing on the impact of the British).
The unit will focus on English as a global language, English as a lingua franca and the connection between language and identity. These topics will be studied especially in connection with the movie "Lion".
We will study different types of texts (e.g. short story, article, movie) and focus on aspects such as the relationship between language and identity, gender, and the relationship between colonizer and colonized.
In the unit, you will also read about and try out different analytical methods: gender criticism, postcolonial criticism and new criticism.
At the end of the unit, you should be able to:
-have an introductory understanding of the British Empire
-have an introductory understanding of India from colonization to modernization
-explain the difference between new criticism, gender criticism and postcolonial criticism
-explain what Barry's four characteristics of Postcolonialism are
-be able to apply different analytical approaches to texts you read
-explain terms used in the unit (agency, subaltern, Orientalism, the Other/Othering, double identities, heteronormative)
-explain what English as a lingua franca is
-explain what is meant by English as a global language
-comment on how language and identity are related
Background material:
Global English with David Crystal (David Crystal, David Crystal and Macmillan education, educational video, 2009)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZI1EjxxXKw
Language and identity (Dr. Dianne Tyers, educational video for Advance Consulting for Education, 2019)
(the section from 21.56 onwards) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8G26UmbvqQ
English in the European Union – Worlds of English 2/4 - OpenLearn from The Open University (documentary video, 2011)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKAeFi1IT54&fbclid=IwAR14U33p5Xq_3gv5YepewkXliflW2F3ySHBb5pTK4C3VEjxWaBW2iJxKKcQ
From “Narrating India” Katrine Brøndsted (text book, 2016):
pp. 315-317 about Edward Said’s “Orientalism”
pp. 320-21 The family group of the Katrarrinen (drawing)
pp. 329 New Criticism
pp. 334-335 Gender Criticism
pp. 336-337 Postcolonial Criticism
“Postcolonialism: WTF? An Intro to Postcolonial Theory “ Tom Nicholas (explanatory youtube video, 2018)
Primary material:
Does the English Language Still Borrow Words From Other Languages? (article, Philip Durkin, 2014) https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26014925
John Agard: Reporting from the Fronline of the great Dictionary Disaster (poem, 2006) (Everyone is Here p. 56)
"Lion" Garth Davis, (movie, 2016)
“An ABC for Baby Patriots” Mrs Earnest Eames (abc, 1899)
“A Passage to India” E.M. Forster (excerpt from novel, 1924) -excerpts 1+2 from Narrating India pp. 78-95
“The Village Girl” Shashi Tharoor (short story, 1972)
“Ring the Bell” Campaign against domestic violence: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47Wjw-DRmzY)
Additional material:
From “Narrating India” Katrine Brøndsted (text book, 2016):
pp. 16-19 Indian Independence and partition
pp. 66-69 The East India Company and the British raj
c. 90 pages
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