SAL721S - SOUTHERN AFRICAN LITERATURE - 2ND OPP - JAN 2020


SAL721S - SOUTHERN AFRICAN LITERATURE - 2ND OPP - JAN 2020



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NAMIBIA UNIVERSITY
OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY NAME: HUMAN SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT NAME: COMMUNICATION
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF ENGLISH
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BAEN
LEVEL: 7
COURSE: SOUTHERN AFRICAN LITERATURE | COURSE CODE: SAL721S
SESSION: JANUARY 2020
PAPER: THEORY
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 75
SECOND OPPORTUNITY/SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER
Ms. A. Nghikembua
MODERATOR
Dr. L. Namaseb
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Write clearly and neatly.
3. Number the answers clearly.
THIS EXAMINATION PAPER CONSISTS OF 2 PAGES
(Including this front page)

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Question 1
2.1) Distinguish between the following postcolonial terms.
a) Subaltern and hybridity
b) Racial discrimination and apartheid
c) Postcolonial literature and postcolonialism
d) Identity and orientalism
Question 2
3.) Briefly discuss the following trends of Southern African literature.
3.1) The colonial period
3.2) The independence period
3.3) The post-independence period
Total marks [20]
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Total Marks [15]
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Question 3
Total Marks [15]
4.1) Race, gender and social class are important factors to consider when analysing postcolonial condition.
With reference to any one postcolonial novel prescribed for this course, discuss these factors.
Question 4
Total Marks [25]
3.1) A lot of postcolonial literature deals with the colonial encounter between Europeans and non-
Europeans. So is the term "postcolonial" literature just wrong? How postcolonial is postcolonial
literature?
Total marks [75]
End of Examination