SAL721S - SOUTHERN AFRICAN LITERATURE - 2ND OPP - JANUARY 2023


SAL721S - SOUTHERN AFRICAN LITERATURE - 2ND OPP - JANUARY 2023



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n Am I BI A u n IVE RS ITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTYNAME:COMMERCE,HUMAN SCIENCES& EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT NAME: COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGES
QUALIFICATION:BACHELOR OF ENGLISH AND LINGUISTICS
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BAEN
LEVEL:7
COURSE:SOUTHERN AFRICAN LITERATURE COURSECODE:SAL721S
SESSION:JANUARY 2023
PAPER:THEORY
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 75
SECONDOPPORTUNITY/SUPPLEMENTARYEXAMINATION 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.
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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 classare 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 colonialencounter between Europeans and non-
Europeans. So is the term "postcolonial" literature just wrong? How postcolonial is postcolonial
literature?
Total marks [75]
End of Examination
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