Fall 2024

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

Survey of literary and other cultural texts from the 19th to the 21st centuries, with emphasis on the individual and social change.

Introduction to general forms of reflection on literary discourse.

Introduction to African cultural history by way of a comparative study of major literary works and intellectual thought from representative regions and countries in Africa.

Study of mass-reproduced verbal and visual art forms, such as graphic novels, comics, animation, popular music, video, graffiti, advertising.

Examines literature and film as distinct modes of representation, narration, and structuring of time, language, memory, and visuality.

Studies of the presence and influence of Zen Buddhism and Daoism in Asian literature, with a focus on China and Japan.

Representative works from the "fantastic" and related currents within the European, U.S., and Spanish American traditions; reading of texts by authors such as Borges, Cortazar, Kafka, and Poe. Discussion of relevant theoretical concepts and critical works.

Exploration of multilingual encounters in literary works, films, and theoretical texts. Topics may include immigrant languages, dialects, jargons, imaginary or hybrid languages, theories of translation.

Analysis of the Divina Commedia and other works. Conducted in English. (Duplicates credit in former ITAL 450)

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

Writing of an honors thesis under individual faculty supervision.

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

Varying focus on social and political thought, psychoanalysis, and philosophy in relation to literary and cultural analysis.