Course Description & Objectives:
- The course introduces the student to Uganda Literature as a body of creative expression emerging from and reflecting Uganda's identity as a modern nation.
- The representative samples of the literature are treated within an historical perspective.
- The main concerns, characteristics and techniques of the literature are explored.
- Particular attention is paid to the contexts within which the literature is produced.
- National and global factors influencing Uganda's literary productivity are
- examined and used in assessing the existing literature and predicting future trends.
- The Entity and Identity of Ugandan Literature
- The Evolution and Growth of Ugandan Literature
- Major Genres of Ugandan Literature and Their Representatives
- Ugandan Literature in Indigenous Languages
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