ENGL 2310 University of the Incarnate Post Colonialism Analysis Paper Summary: Provide a summary of postcolonial theory. What is it? What is it concerned w

ENGL 2310 University of the Incarnate Post Colonialism Analysis Paper Summary: Provide a summary of postcolonial theory. What is it? What is it concerned with? How is it a tool for looking at the world today? Why is it important? Consider when and how it emerged as a school of thought and give concrete examples to anchor your explanations. The goal of this section is to demonstrate your command of the theory and reflect on its intended purpose.

Reflection: Choose the postcolonial theme that has most resonated with you this term. Discuss yourself and your experiences in relation to that theme. Be specific, taking your reflection beyond general observations. The goal of this section is to demonstrate in what ways the theories have been relevant to your life or have caused you to reflect on your experiences. In this course we covered:

The Epic of Gilgamesh

The Tempest

Heart of Darkness

Application: Locate two (2) 21st-century texts that you find promising for postcolonial analysis, and perform a succinct analysis of each. Remember that a text is any cultural artifact (see the list on the earlier page). What themes emerge, and what are the messages about those themes? How does the theory illuminate your experience of the text? The goal of this section is to take the theory beyond the texts to identify how the concepts apply to the world around us. ENGL2310: Final Project Assignment
due Wednesday, April 29, 23:59 Central
PoCo Contempo
UIW Online World Lit Studies
http://uiwworldlitstudies.edublogs.org
For this final project, you will be contributing to PoCo Contempo, the UIW Online University’s
ethnographic blog on the topic of postcolonial analysis in the 21st century. Initially, “postcolonial”
was applied to literature originating in the waves of independence from previously colonized
regions of the world (1950s-1990s). Nonetheless, the effects of those colonial relationships are
ongoing. This blog is dedicated to collecting examples of current texts (1990-present) that could
benefit from postcolonial analysis. These might be instances of film, television, advertising (i.e.
branding), social media, music, video games, and physical spaces, as well as more traditional forms
of literature.
A blog (short for weblog) is a hybrid form of writing originally used by journalists, but more
recently adopted by academics to “test drive” some of their theories and experiences. It is a blend
of personal reflection and analysis. Blogs act as digital portfolios that showcase work and mastery
of concepts and participation in a community of practice. Because of their public nature, they can be
shared as writing samples for future career steps as well.
An ethnography is a study of people and cultures. So, for this project, we will be studying the
people of our 21st-century world. As a multimodal form of social media, a blog incorporates
elements of visual design, sound, video, and interactivity to invite audience participation and
engagement. Think of it as an opportunity to display your acquired knowledge and push the ideas
past our discussions of the literature. You’ll find descriptions for the three required components on
the following page.
Some Blog Resources and Samples:
Take advantage of the links below to get a better idea of how the project could look and what blogs
are meant to accomplish. If you’re new to blogs as a form of writing, join the blog early so that you
have time to play around with the different possibilities. I’m available to give tips on how to make
your project interactive and visually appealing. Don’t wait until the night before to reach out!
Jenna Morgan‘s Final Project
Kathleen Colon’s Final Project
Ricardo Esquivel’s Final Project
Karyn’s Example Analysis of a Text
Ethnographic Blogging
Why I Blog
A Brief History of Postcolonial Literature
Postcolonial Digital Humanities
There are three parts that you must include in your Final Project submission:
Summary:
Provide a summary of postcolonial theory. What is it? What is it concerned with?
How is it a tool for looking at the world today? Why is it important? Consider when and how it
emerged as a school of thought and give concrete examples to anchor your explanations. The goal
of this section is to demonstrate your command of the theory and reflect on its intended purpose.
Reflection:
Choose the postcolonial theme that has most resonated with you this term. Discuss yourself and
your experiences in relation to that theme. Be specific, taking your reflection beyond general
observations. The goal of this section is to demonstrate in what ways the theories have been
relevant to your life or have caused you to reflect on your experiences.
Application:
Locate two (2) 21st-century texts that you find promising for postcolonial analysis, and perform
a succinct analysis of each. Remember that a text is any cultural artifact (see the list on the earlier
page). What themes emerge, and what are the messages about those themes? How does the
theory illuminate your experience of the text? The goal of this section is to take the theory
beyond the texts to identify how the concepts apply to the world around us.
Assessment Rubric (200 points total)
Summary
Reflection
Application
Visual Rhetoric
Originality
Interactivity
Documentation
25
40
60 (30 per example)
20
20
20
15
Joining the blog:
I’ll add students to the blog manually at the start of Week 7, but you can also reach out to
be given access earlier. You’re encouraged to start putting drafts together and exploring
the blog capabilities at any time, but please don’t publish posts way before the due date
without checking with me. Save them as unpublished drafts to help avoid confusion.
You can find a great visual tutorial on how to create a blog post here.
Summary
Final Project Assessment Rubric
Exemplary
Proficient
Posts present a clear, concise, and
thorough explanation of
postcolonial theory, providing useful
context and vivid illustrations.
Posts present a solid understanding of
postcolonial theory, providing some
context and illustrations, though minor
thought gaps are apparent.
Documentation
Interactivity
Originality
Visual Rhetoric
Application
Reflection
25 22 20
Posts demonstrate deep
engagement with the theme via
concrete textual examples,
in-depth analysis, and thorough
explanations.
19 16 13
Engagement with the theme is
demonstrated through thorough
concrete textual examples, though
analysis and explanations remain
superficial
Needs Improvement
Posts show rudimentary
understanding of postcolonial
theory. Key information is explained
in vague terms and/or major thought
gaps are apparent.
12 11 9
A theme is discussed quite generally
and/ or with very limited concrete
examples. There are some thought
gaps or misunderstandings of
postcolonial theory.
40 37 34
31 28 25 22
19 16 13
Posts offer clear and systematic
analysis of two selected texts,
including specific support for
interpretations. Each example is
presented with thorough
development and analysis.
Posts offer limited textual support for
the interpretations, but thoroughly
cover the relevant theme. There may
be minor lapses in development for
one work.
Posts include general references to
texts with some lapses in
development for more than one work.
One work may be missing.
60 55 50
45 42 39 36
Posts are well-written with careful
attention to stylistic conventions for
online and mobile reading. Posts
demonstrate careful consideration
Posts are well-written with attention to
stylistic conventions for online and
mobile reading. Posts demonstrate
consideration for visual appeal
including purposeful use of layout,
color, images, and text
for visual appeal including purposeful
use of layout, color, images, and text.
20 19 18
17 16 15
30 27 24 21
Posts are written with some attention
to stylistic conventions for online and
mobile reading. Posts attempt visual
appeal but are not entirely successful.
14 13 12 11
Posts are creative and unexpected, Posts display some originality, in
demonstrating remarkable
thought and/or presentation but it
innovation in thought and
may not be consistent.
presentation.
Posts display little originality in
thought and/or presentation.
Ideas are trite, cliché and/or
regurgitate typical postcolonial tropes.
20 19 18
17 16 15
14 13 12 11
Posts are multimodal and highly
engaging, taking advantage of
interactive tools like hyperlinks,
keywords, tags, widgets, add-ons,
and invitations for audience
response. Navigational features are
appropriately incorporated for ease
of use.
Posts are multimodal and engaging,
taking advantage of some interactive
tools like hyperlinks, keywords, tags,
and invitations for audience response.
Navigational features are appropriately
incorporated for ease of use.
Posts are somewhat multimodal, taking
advantage of interactive tools like
hyperlinks and invitations for audience
response. Navigational features are
attempted for ease of use.
20 19 18
17 16 15
14 13 12 11
Proper citation format and
conventions are consistently upheld
throughout posts. All media are
appropriately and consistently
documented. No evidence of
plagiarism and/or copyright issues.
Proper citation format and conventions Citation format and conventions are
are largely upheld throughout posts.
somewhat upheld throughout posts,
Most media are appropriately documented. albeit inconsistently. Some media are
No evidence of plagiarism and/or
appropriately documented. Evidence of
copyright issues.
plagiarism and/or copyright issues.
15 14
13 12 11
10 9 8
Deficient
Posts demonstrate a weak
understanding of postcolonial
theory. Explanations are extremely
vague and/or include
misunderstandings of key concepts.
7 5 3 1
There is no attempt to take the
theme beyond general and
superficial observations. There
are thoughts are disjointed and/
or a complete
misunderstandings of theory.
11 9
7
5
3
Posts do not make reference to
contemporary texts and/or no
explanation is given.
20 17 14 11 9
Posts are written with little attention
to stylistic conventions for online
and mobile reading. Posts
demonstrate no consideration for
visual appeal.
8 6 4 2
Posts reflect limited
inventiveness, rarely pushing the
ideas and/or presentation beyond
traditional postcolonial tropes.
8 6 4 2
Posts are monomodal (completely
text-based) and not at all engaging.
Navigational features are not used.
Audience is not invited to
participate.
8 6 4 2
No citation format and
conventions in posts. Media are not
appropriately documented. Evidence
of plagiarism and/or copyright
issues.
6 4 2

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