Postcolonial Studies

The courses are offered by 3 departments from the Faculty of Humanities: 

• Study period 1: Department of Languages, Literature and Communication
• Study periods 2 and 3: Department of Media and Culture Studies
• Study period 4: Department of History and Art History

Are you a student in the BA Literary Studies/Literatuurwetenschap doing the Literature across Borders Specialisation? In that case, you must take Historiography of Feminist Ideas (VR2V14001) instead of Postcolonial Texts (LI3V19002) in study period 1. This needs to be approved by the Board of Examiners, check the Approval and exemption page of your programme. 

Students in the BA Media en cultuur/Media and Culture, or TCS/LAS students following the Hoofdrichting Gender and Postcolonial Studies can write their thesis in Gender Studies or Postcolonial Studies by taking the following seminars:

•    Research Seminar Gender & Postcolonial Studies VR3V16001 (and not Onderzoeksseminar Media en Cultuur MC3V14001 / Research Seminar Media and Culture MC3V20001)
•    Thesis: Gender & Postcolonial Studies VR3V16002 (and not Eindwerkstuk Media en Cultuur ME3V15026 / Bachelor Thesis Media and Culture ME3V20001) 

The minor Postcolonial Studies is a kernpakket for students TCS and LAS.

• At least 45 EC for category 1 (Bachelor Introduction)
• Postcolonial Studies is an advanced level minor. All courses are at level 3 and require some previous study in the basic methods of academic research in your own field of study.
• You may prepare for this minor by following one of these courses*:
  • Introduction to Gender Studies (VR2V14002)
  • Gender, en cultuurkritiek (MC2V24001)
  • Gender, and Cultural Critique (MC2V24002)

* obligatory for TCS/LAS students in preparation of their Hoofdrichting Gender/Postcolonial Studies

• Students who do not have any previous knowledge in the field of postcolonial studies can consult the edited volume Doing Gender in Media, Art and Culture: A Comprehensive Guide to Gender Studies (2018), edited by Rosemarie Buikema, Liedeke Plate and Kathrin Thiele

• First, you register via Osiris for the entire minor. You only need to do this once, you do not need to re-register for each study period.
  • Does your minor start in study period 1 or 2? You can register from 1 May until the end of the course registration period in June.
  • Does your minor start in study period 3 or 4? You can register from 1 October until the end of the course registration period in November.
• Then you also register via Osiris for the individual courses of your minor:
  • For the courses in study period 1 and 2 during the registration period in June.
  • For the courses in study period 3 and 4 in November.
• If a Minor includes a course with priority rules, this order of registration is particularly important: first for the minor, then for the course. If you register for the course first, you will be put on the waiting list and may be excluded.  

Deviate from curriculum

If you wish to deviate from the Minor curriculum, you must first ask the Board of Examiners of the programme that offers the Minor for approval or exemption. 

You can register for the minor and each course module using the digital registration form. You do this during the Faculty of Humanities course registration period. After we have processed the registration form, we will notify you.