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COMPARATIVE LITERATURE (L16)  (Dept. Info)Arts & Sciences  (Policies)FL2017

L16 Comp Lit 211World Literature3.0 Units
Description:"World Literature" examines and draws connections between literary texts originally produced in various parts of the world (Europe, Africa, the Caribbean, Asia, Latin America) from the early 20th century to the contemporary period. Throughout the semester, we will move across different Western and Eastern cultures, and across different literary genres (mostly fiction and poetry, but also movie adaptations and graphic novels). A particular sub-theme connecting the various works that we will read in this course examines how the development of World Literature reflects the global expansion of Western colonialism during the 20th century. Some of the texts that we will read include: Kafka's "Description of a Struggle;" Lorca's POET IN NEW YORK; Akutagawa's "Rashomon" and "In a grove," Tanizaki's THE KEY; Cortázar's BLOW-UP; Borges' "THE ALEPH," Lispector's THE HOUR OF THE STAR; Tutuola's "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts;" Brathwaite's THE ARRIVANTS; Christopher Nolan's MEMENTO; Al Aswany's THE YACOUBIAN BUILDING; and Marjane Satrapi's PERSEPOLIS. "World Literature" provides an introduction to the concept and practice of comparative literature for undergraduates majoring and minoring in Comparative Literature, Comparative Arts, IPH, or with related interests in literature and global culture. No prerequisites; freshmen are welcome.
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Course Type:HomeSame As:N/AFrequency:Annually / History
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