In any event, no-one could have predicted what did happen, except perhaps those who had been holding secret discussions and negotiating with Nelson Mandela and his lieutenants in prison. We will at the same time study a number of texts written during the years of apartheid, books by both blacks and whites, men and women. The second half of the course will involve an examination of those works published since 1994, with a view to establishing whether the dramatic social, demographic, and political changes in South Africa produced transformations in literary themes, substance, styles, etc. The term paper may grow out of the class presentation if the topic lends itself to expanded treatment. Late papers will be accepted without penalty under exceptional circumstances.
Attendance is required.
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