Current Course Offerings
Summer 2009
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Survey of literary and other cultural texts from the 19th to the 21st centuries, with emphasis on the individual and social change. (Duplicates credit in former 151xg.)
Upcoming Course Offerings
Fall 2009
For the Fall 2009 Schedule of Classes, click here. For a more detailed description of a given course being offered this semester, click the course title.
A broad introduction to the great works of Western culture from antiquity to 1800. (Duplicates credit in former COLT 150gx.)
Comparative study of Latin American cultures, especially vis-a-vis those of Europe and the U.S. Materials drawn from literature, but also film, opera, history, cultural theory.
Introduction to general forms of reflection on literary discourse.
Study of the relationship between literary modes and other arts since 1900, focusing on particular avant-garde movements.
Survey of cultural critique focused on Latin America as a cultural region and on Latin Americanism as a transnational academic practice.
Literary representations and theories of gender difference. Examines questions of gendered voice in writing and the cultural construction of gender in various periods and cultures.
A critical analysis, in their historical contexts, of representative literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works created by or about the victims of the Shoah (Holocaust).
Major developments in twentieth-century literary criticism, with special attention to theoretical work of the past three decades.
Familiarizes students with the process of seeking an academic position, from assembling a dossier to interviews and on-campus visits. Open to graduate students only. Graded CR/NC. Prerequisite: admission to candidacy.
Inquiry into relationships among literature, social and political ideologies, principles of political systems, and social or intellectual theory.
