1. English Language and Literature... Write down 5 words (names of authors, cultural objects from the English-speaking world, institutions, etc.) you associate with this subject

2. Consider these questions: Where is English Literature written? Who is an English speaking person? Where is the majority of English speaking people? Consider the following data:

3. Countries where English is a Major Language English is the primary language in Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, the British Indian Ocean Territory, the British Virgin Islands, Canada, the Cayman Islands, the Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guernsey, Guyana, Ireland, The Isle of Man, Jamaica, Jersey, Montserrat, New Zealand, Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Singapore, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, the Turks and Caicos Islands, the United Kingdom, and the United States.British Indian Ocean TerritoryCayman IslandsFalkland IslandsGibraltar Pitcairn IslandsSaint HelenaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands In some countries where English is not the most spoken language, it is an official language; these countries include Botswana, Cameroon, Dominica, the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malta, the Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, the Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, the Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.GambiaPalau >

4. It is also one of the 11 official languages that are given equal status in South Africa. English is also the official language in current dependent territories of Australia (Norfolk Island, Christmas Island and Cocos Island) and of the United States (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands),[50] and the former British colony of Hong Kong.dependent territoriesNorfolk IslandChristmas IslandCocos IslandAmerican SamoaGuamNorthern Mariana IslandsPuerto RicoU.S. Virgin Islands[50]Hong Kong English is not an official language in either the United States or the United Kingdom. Moreover, the United States federal government has no official languages, English has been given official status by 30 of the 50 state governments. Although falling short of official status, English is also an important language in several former colonies and protectorates of the United Kingdom, such as Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Malaysia, and the United Arab Emirates. English is not a de jure official language of Israel; however, the country has maintained official language use a de facto role for English since the British mandate.protectoratesde jure

5. “Where is English literature produced?” depends not only on the places where something in English is written, but also whether we accept them or not as part of what “English” culture is ● There is no “English” literature before we decide what it is ● There is no “English” culture before we decide what it is

6. [R.Walkowitz asks:] In what language does English literature circulate? Where is English literature read? Who counts as a producer (writers, but also editors, printers, designers, publishers, translators, reviewers)? And how has the global circulation of English literature shaped its strategies and forms of appearance? Given the premises these questions are relevant:

7. Global writing of books: “Books are no longer imagined to exist in a single literary system but may exist, now and in the future, in several literary systems, through various and uneven practices of world circulation.” Ex: Joseph Conrad – Samuel Beckett – T.S.Eliot – Doris Lessing – Salman Rushdie – Arundhati Roy ecc.

8. Let's consider “migrant literature” ● What if you don't belong neither here nor there? What if you write in a language that is not your parents'? What if you write in your own language and that is the same language of the “majority”, but you are discriminated for the color of your skin, your ethnic identity, your religion, your gender, your origins, etc.?

9. A critical reading of literary texts change if we consider: ● - relationship between margin/centre ● - relationship between citizens/non- citizens/aliens/discriminated, etc. ● - relationship between exile/migration/home ● - relationship between metropolis/provinces ● - relationship between peace/war/new conflicts/new frictions ● - relationship between men/women

10. M.Sarup writes... “It is usually assumed that a sense of place or belonging gives a person stability. But what makes a place home? Is it wherever your family is, where you have been brought up? The children of many migrants are not sure where they belong. Where is home? Is it where your parents are buried? Is home the place where you have been displaced, or where you are now? Is home where your mother lives? [...] How do places get produced?”

11. ● The House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros (Chicana) ● Breath, Eyes, Memory, by Edwige Danticat (Haitian- American) ● Interpreter of Maladies, by Jhumpa Lahiri (Bengali-Indian- British-American) Our course is about 3 books