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Non-Western Literature is a broad, generic, and sometimes problematic categorization. The contents of this website are to help the students of COD's Non-Western Literature course to apply theoretical and contextual knowledge to the texts we read.
On this site, you will find an outline of literary texts, the theoretical foundation (which includes my original definitions) for understanding select Non-Western literary works, and the complementary theoretical resources (which mainly include OER scholarship). These resources pertain but are not limited to historical contexts, scholarship, and ethical issues.
This website is limited to select areas of the world that have been impacted by European colonization. The theoretical framework that helps us study literary works from these cultures is postcolonialism. Our course will read texts from other parts of the Non-Western world, such as Asia, that do not demonstrate postcolonial concepts. Those readings will not be included or discussed on this site; in other words, this website complements the course but is not the only resource or text you will use over the course of the semester.
Some of the links to literary texts will be accessible only as PDFs in Blackboard. Other links will be accessed through the COD Library. And the novels you will read in the course will be purchased from the book retailer of your choice.