<p>Seminar, three hours. Requisite: course 200A. Exploration of current theory, questions, methods, debates, and interpretive approaches in comparative literature. S/U or letter grading.</p>

Comparative Literature

College of Letters and Science

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COM LIT 200B -  Proseminar in Comparative Literature II: Current Debates 

 Proseminar in Comparative Literature II: Current Debates 

Identify and engage with the key theoretical concerns of foundational texts from various literary and critical schools and movements, including postcolonialism, translation theory, gender and queer studies, race and ethnic studies, and formalism.

Analyze and revise their own writing with an eye to effective argument structuring and citational practices

Build a daily writing habit by keeping a research journal throughout the quarter

Analyze the structure of academic writing, with attention to effectively constructed arguments, effective citation practices, and authorial voice 

Critically engage with their own praxis as translators, situating their approach within the broader landscape of translation theory

Begin to develop their own scholarly voice

Understand how to access and approach basic archival materials at the UCLA Special Collections

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Proseminar in Comparative Literature II: Current Debates

COM LIT 200B

6 units