Postcolonial (Re)Visions: Heart of Darkness - Single View

This course is part of a series which closely looks at a classic of colonial literature, and investigates how it has been transformed in later re-writings. The classic at stake, here, is Joseph Conrads novel Heart of Darkness, first published in 1899, which we will discuss in detail. We will then turn to a number of very different postcolonial revisions: Chinua Achebes novel Things Fall Apart, Francis Ford Coppolas film Apocalypse Now, and Wilson Harriss novel Palace of the Peacock. Additinoal texts will be provided online. Postcolonial theory will help us to better understand and place these works.

Please buy and read:
Conrad, Heart of Darkness (the Norton critical edition is recommended)
Achebe, Things Fall Apart
Harris, Palace of the Peacock
Heart of Darkness must be read befor the beginning of term.

short written assignement / documentation for 3 CPs; (in most cases optional) additional 3 CPs for a term paper