E23G REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED TEXTS
R indicates that the book in question is on reserve in the library. 

PRIMARY SOURCES

Western Theory:

• Adams, Hazard, ed. Critical Theory Since Plato (Adams) * R
• Leitch, Vincent, et al., eds. The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism (Leitch) R

• Rivkin, Julie, and Michael Ryan, eds. Literary Theory: an Anthology (Rivkin and Ryan) R

Feminist Theory:

• Shelley Saguaro, ed. Psychoanalysis and Woman: a Reader R

• Warhol, Robyn, and Diane Herndl, eds. Feminisms (Warhol and Herndl) R

Anti-colonial Theory:

• Ashcroft, Bill, Gareth Griffiths, and Helen Tiffin, eds. The Post-colonial Studies Reader (Ashcroft et al.) R
• Williams, Patrick, and Laura Chrisman, eds. Colonial Discourse and Post-colonial Theory: a Reader (Williams and Chrisman) R

Any required readings not found in the anthologies listed above may be found in the E23G folder in the library or in the original sources indicated.

The following are all extremely useful introductions to or surveys of philosophy / cultural theory and critical theory that clarify and explain the often difficult theories encountered in the required readings:

Western Theory:

• Eagleton, Terry Literary Theory: an Introduction * R

• Hogan, Patrick Colm Philosophical Approaches to the Study of Literature R

• Jefferson, Ann, and David Robey, eds. Modern Literary Theory: a Comparative Introduction R
• Selden, Raman, ed. The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism: from Formalism to Poststructuralism Vol. 8 R
• Tyson, Lois Critical Theory Today * R

Feminist Theory:

• Humm, Maggie Feminist Criticism: Women as Contemporary Critics R
• Tong, Rosemary Feminist Thought: a Comprehensive Introduction R

Anti-colonial / Post-colonial Theory:

• Ashcroft, Bill, Gareth Griffiths, and Helen Tiffin, eds. The Empire Writes Back * R
• Osterhammel, Jurgen Colonialism: a Theoretical Overview R

Students should note that they are not required to purchase any / all these texts, although they can if they wish to do so.  The texts listed with an asterisk should be in the bookstore--lecturers have no control over whether or not the bookstore orders what we request.  However, they are all available from on-line bookstores such as Amazon.com.

Where do I find the required and recommended readings listed in the Reading Schedule?

Most of the required / primary readings and the recommended / secondary readings listed in the Reading Schedule may be found in the books listed below.  Those texts marked with an asterisk (*) ought to be in the campus bookshop.  (However, please note that lecturers have no control over whether or not the bookstore orders what we request or even when these arrive.)  The books listed below may also be purchased on-line from www.amazon.com.  Of course, the primary readings are also often found in a variety of sources which you can locate if you diligently search the library catalogue and / or the web.  As I find electronic versions on the web of the readings listed, I will add the relevant hyperlinks to the Reading Schedule.  Please note that only those essays not found in one of the primary sources below suggested for purchase and on reserve in the library will be placed in the folder in the library.

Do I have to purchase all the books listed below?

You are not required to purchase all the items listed below.  However, the texts marked with a plus sign (+) are the ones that I would particularly advise you to purchase.  If you are unable or unwilling to own a copy of the required texts, you may wish to photocopy the relevant selections and keep them for future use. 

Are any of these books in the library?  Won't the other students grab them before I get there?

R indicates that a single copy of the book in question has been placed on reserve (overnight loan) in the library.  Additional copies may in most cases also be found in the stacks.  If you make use of the copies on reserve, you should photocopy the essay(s) in question and return them as soon as possible, rather than keep them overnight, in order to allow as many students as possible to access the limited number of texts available in the library.