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MEG-08 "New Literatures in English" is a postgraduate course designed to introduce learners to the rich and diverse literatures that emerged from formerly colonized regions, including Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Australia. The course offers a critical exploration of major literary works and authors such as Ngugi Wa Thiong’o, Wole Soyinka, Bapsi Sidhwa, V.S. Naipaul, Derek Walcott, and Margaret Laurence. It examines postcolonial themes like identity, trauma, displacement, hybridity and cultural memory within their historical and socio-political contexts. Through detailed study of novels, plays and poetry students would develop skills in critical reading, literary analysis and appreciation of the interactions between literature and society in postcolonial settings. The course fosters a deep understanding of how contemporary literatures negotiate colonial legacies while forging new cultural expressions.
