Literary Studies in the University

Abstract

Most problems facing literary studies in South Africa are not remediable by ideological or theoretical means. This polemic focuses on underlying structural problems: the canon; the linguistic bases of literature studies; postgraduate studies and career tracks; particular problems caused by our South African situation; and concludes with several practical recommendations for literary studies in South Africa.

Opsomming

Die meeste probleme waarmee literatuurstudie in Suid-Afrika te kampe het, kan nie in terme van ideologiese of teoretiese middele aangespreek word nie. Hierdie polemiek konsentreer op onderliggende strukturele probleme: die kanon; die linguistiese basis van literatuurstudie; nagraadse studie en riglyne vir loopbane; besondere probleme wat veroorsaak word deur ons Suid-Afrikaanse situasie. Dit sluit af met verskeie praktiese aanbevelings vir literatuurstudie in Suid-Afrika.