ENGL 341 Race, Law, and Literature

This course interrogates the crucial role of the law in British imperial governance by reading colonial legislation and court proceedings alongside works of nineteenth and early twentieth century literature. Doing this allows us to examine how dominant legal paradigms were disseminated in the era's cultural production and in turn how cultural ideals reflected in literature were materially implemented through the law. In addition we will look at how literature often provided a viable means of contesting the normative terms of the law. Major requirement met: Group II/IV.