KISW 414 — Contemporary Kiswahili Literature
Modern Languages · University of Ghana
This course involves the study of contemporary Swahili Poetry, Prose and Drama. The course will examine and discuss various aspects such as theme and styles exhibited in the work of various writers such as Shaaban Robert, Ibrahim Hussein, Peninah Muhando, M.S. Abdalla and Euphrase Kezilahabi. It will also include the study of the 20th-century novel and its development from the 1930s to the present through a representative number of authors. While special attention will be paid to the individual works in the last half century, individual works will be analyzed for their value as the expression of social and historical reality.
- Credits
- 2
- Level
- Level 400
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- ARAB 400 — Long Essay
- ARAB 401 — Advanced Arabic Proficiency I
- ARAB 402 — Advanced Arabic Proficiency II
- ARAB 403 — Oral for Academic and Professional Purposes
- ARAB 404 — Advanced Oral Expression
- ARAB 405 — Advanced Translation Skills I
- ARAB 406 — Advanced Translation Skills II
- ARAB 407 — Selected Topics I
- ARAB 408 — Selected Topics II
- ARAB 409 — Gender and Identity in Modern Arabic Literature
- ARAB 410 — Language Immersion II
- ARAB 411 — Aspects of Islamic and Umayyad Poetry
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).