The Literatures of Decolonisation
Course, Master's level, 5EN537
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Autumn 2026 Autumn 2026, Uppsala, 50%, On-campus, English
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 50%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 31 August 2026–1 November 2026
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
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120 credits. English A1, B1 and C1, or 90 credits in a language subject or in literary studies.
- Selection
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All qualified applicants will be admitted.
- Fees
- If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 14,250
- Total tuition fee: SEK 14,250
- Application deadline
- 15 April 2026
- Application code
- UU-55044
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 3 August 2026–30 August 2026
- Information on registration from the department
Autumn 2026 Autumn 2026, Uppsala, 50%, On-campus, English For exchange students
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 50%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 31 August 2026–1 November 2026
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
120 credits. English A1, B1 and C1, or 90 credits in a language subject or in literary studies.
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 3 August 2026–30 August 2026
- Information on registration from the department
About the course
This course examines twentieth and twenty-first century literature in English which records and represents distinct periods of decolonisation. Earlier works reflect on decolonisation as the process and work of resistance and transformation at the ends of Empire and the achievement of liberation and independence. Later writing shows how the work of resistance and transformation persists and continues. You will learn about theories of postcolonialism and decolonisation and about the histories of particular regions, for instance the Caribbean and south Asia, and about instances of indigenous decolonization within settler colonial histories. You will learn about works of thinkers like Franz Fanon, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Gloria Anzaldúa and Walter Mignolo.