This course introduces you to canonical texts in Singapore literature from the twentieth and twenty- first centuries. You will develop knowledge and understanding of a variety of forms including poems, novels, memoirs, films, and plays. Themes include: the formation of Singapore as a nation- state and the development of national identity; tensions in the usage of "standard" and colloquial English; multiculturalism and the negotiation of social constraints within different communities.
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HL1001Introduction to the Study of LiteratureIntroduction to Singapore Literature
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| 1030 | COMMON LEC (LEC1) 1030-1220 Tue LT26 | 17213 TUT (T5) 1030-1120 Wed TR+87 | 17216 TUT (T8) 1030-1120 Wed TR+109 | ||||
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