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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Required first
HL1001Introduction To The Study Of LiteratureIntroduction To Singapore Literature
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| 1030 | COMMON LEC (LEC1) 1030-1220 Tue LT26 | 17215 TUT (T3) 1030-1120 Wed LHS-TR+49 Wk2-13 | 17219 TUT (T7) 1030-1120 Wed LHS-TR+45 Wk2-13 | |||
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| 1430 | 17220 TUT (T8) 1430-1520 Tue LHS-TR+48 Wk2-13 | |||||
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| 1530 | 17221 TUT (T9) 1530-1620 Tue LHS-TR+48 Wk2-13 | |||||
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