<p>Seminar, three hours. Preparation: satisfaction of Entry-Level Writing and College writing requirements. Requisites: two courses from Comparative Literature 1 or 2 series or English 10 series or Spanish 60 series. Recommended: course 100. Exploration of history of comparative literature discipline and variety of central methodological past and present debates concerning nature of discipline. Introduction to several key theoretical texts from early 20th century to present, addressing these and other related questions: what does it mean to read comparatively? What is significance of reading literature across existing national and linguistic borders? What are criteria for conducting such comparative readings? Is comparative reading more concerned with finding similarities or differences? P/NP or letter grading.</p>

Comparative Literature

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Histories and Methodologies of Comparative Literature

COM LIT 111

5 units