Fall 2019

A broad introduction to the great works of Western culture from antiquity to 1800.

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 transformations of characters and themes from myth, legend or fairytale (Oedipus, Antigone, Faust, Don Juan, Cinderella, Comic and Tragic Twins, Hero and Monster).

Cinema from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam in local and global cultural contexts.

Examines conceptions of love, self, gender, and sexuality in Japanese literature and culture of the modern and pre-modern periods with comparisons to European and Chinese literature.

Examination of the modern realist novel with special focus on the representation of social change (revolution, class conflict, sexual politics).

A comparative study of Dada and Surrealism in literature in relation to painting, sculpture, photography and cinema.

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

Writing of an honors thesis under individual faculty supervision.

Introduces key debates regarding translingualism and translation in postcolonial, comparative, and cross-cultural literary and cinematic contexts

Practical principles for the long-term development of effective teaching within College disciplines. Intended for teaching assistants in Dornsife college.

Intensive study of a theoretical tradition or critical movement, or of an individual topic or thinker, in literary criticism or theory.