WEST 4150 - “Going Native”: British and Spanish Narratives of the Colonized World

3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)

Approached from a historical and a literary perspective, this course introduces students to Spanish and British colonial and postcolonial history, literature, and theory. It focuses specifically on texts in which the colonizer “goes native.” i.e., expresses an appreciation of or sympathetic view of native culture, or actually assimilates into that culture. It will also feature postcolonial narratives that appropriate and thereby reinscribe this trope in order to establish their autonomy. Approved for LAS Global Awareness requirement. Meets with HIST 3900.