The main purpose of the course is to introduce post-graduate students to the theory of postcolonialism through the prism of literary discourse. The discipline Literary Discourse and Postcolonial Theory involves an integrative approach to the studies of discourse both from postcolonial and postmodern perspectives. The discipline includes studies based on systemic principle.

The course focuses on the literary production of African writers in French, Portuguese and Spanish. Based mainly on the works by postcolonial authors, it uncovers the mechanisms and strategies behind the creation of ethno-specific narrative and makes a special emphasis on the functioning of Romance languages in the francophone and lusophone countries as well as Spanish-speaking Equatorial Guinea.