Masterlist of relevant work

This is a list of books, short stories, film, etc. that is relevant to the "Border Fictions" theme. Feel free to suggest things in the comments; this will be updated frequently at least until the end of the course




Literature


Barroux and Bessora. Alpha: Abidjan to Gare Du Nord (2014)

Bhatia, Gautam. The Wall (2020)

Borges, Jorge Luis. “On Exactitude in Science” (1946)

Butalia, Urvashi (ed.). The Other Side of Silence: Voices from the Partition of India (1998)

Clarke, Susanna. Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (2004)

Cho, Zen. Sorcerer to the Crown (2015)

Ghosh, Amitav. The Shadow Lines (1988)

Hamid, Mohsin. Exit West (2017)

Hardinge, Frances. Twilight Robbery (2011)

James, C.L.R. Beyond a Boundary (1963)

Kanafani, Ghassan. “Returning to Haifa” (1969)

Kincaid, Jamaica. A Small Place (1988)

Manickavel, Kuzhali. "The Perimeter" (2008)

Miéville, China. The City & the City (2009)

Mirrlees, Hope. Lud-in-the-Mist (1923)

Samatar, Sofia. "Cities of Emerald, Deserts of Gold" (2016)

Unnikrishnan, Deepak. Temporary People (2017)




Film and Television


Border (dir. Ali Abbasi, 2018)

District 9 (dir. Neill Blomkamp, 2009)

Earth (dir. Deepa Mehta, 1999)

Fences (dir. Denzel Washington, 2016)

No Man’s Land (dir. Danis Tanović, 2001)

Sorry to Bother You (dir. Boots Riley, 2018)

The Yellow Wallpaper (dir. Amandla Stenberg, 2014)


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