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Lesson 1 (from Section 1: "Postcolonial Love Poem" through "From the Desire Field")

Objective

Students will become familiar with the basics of postcolonial theory.

Natalie Diaz's Postcolonial Love Song is grounded in her experience as an indigenous and Latinx person living in a postcolonial America. In order to thoroughly understand the collection, students should at least know the basics of postcolonial theory. This lesson offers them that background in preparation for their reading.

Lesson

Viewing Activity: Show students Tom Nicholas’s video “Postcolonialism: WTF? An Intro to Postcolonial Theory” (available online).

Class Discussion: What does "postcolonial" mean? When we read literature through a postcolonial lens, what are some questions we should keep in mind? In what ways does the term "postcolonial" apply to the United States?

Written Assignment: We are about to read a book by American author Natalie Diaz called Postcolonial Love Poem. Based on what you learned today and on the book’s title, write a list of...

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