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Sociology Of Literature Question Paper

Sociology Of Literature

Course:Bachelor Of Arts In Literature

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF ARTS AND BACHELOR OF EDUCATION

ALT 207: SOCIOLOGY OF LITERATURE

DATE: Monday 28th December 2009

TIME: 2.00pm - 4.00pm

INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer three questions in total
Question one is COMPULSORY

1.
With specific reference to texts studied in class, illustrate how a sociological approach sheds peculiar light on a text.
2.
A Sense of Shame and Crossmatch are both concerned with inter-racial relationships. In each case, whose ideology is privileged and what does this tell us about the society?
3.
Literature guides us to accept certain values, support given activities while making some choices unacceptable.? How true is this in your reading of Country of the one-eye God and The boy who loved ice cream?
4.
Literature is a creative process conditioned by historical forces and pressures. Selecting either Things Fall Apart or The Lemon Orchard, discuss how this statement relates to your text.
5.
Using either Magic or Getting through the Night as reference, discuss how the struggle of individuals is closely tied to the larger class relations and structures of power.