Survey of Literature: Great Books from World at Large

COM LIT 2DW - Survey of Literature: Great Books from World at Large

Great Books from World at Large

COM LIT 1D - Great Books from World at Large

<p>Seminar, four hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 1D or 2DW. Study and discussion of major literary texts usually overlooked in courses that focus only on canon of Western literature, with emphasis on literary analysis and expository writing. Texts from at least three of following areas read in any given term: African, Caribbean, East Asian, Latin American, and Middle Eastern literature. Texts may include works by authors such as Achebe, Can Xue, Desai, Emecheta, Kincaid, Neruda, Ngugi, Pak, Rushdie, and El Saadawi. Analysis of texts includes focus on structures, processes, and practices that generate inter-group inequities or conflicts as well as those that support fairness and inclusiveness. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading.</p>

Comparative Literature

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The department is committed to continuing its pioneering work in defining new literary paradigms and fostering new directions for exploration in literary studies.

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General Education — Literacy & Cultural Analysis (Arts & Humanities)

General Catalog

Literature and Writing: Great Books from World at Large

COM LIT 4DW

5 units