Considers closely three moments when the practice of writing changed radically in response to historical and cultural processes, from Ancient Greece to 1800 (specific contents change each year). Investigates the forces that inform creative imagination and cultural production. Places those moments and those forces within a geographical and historical map of literary production, and introduces the tools of literary analysis.
Code
CL1025
Name
THE WORLD, THE TEXT, AND THE CRITIC I
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
CL (Comparative Literature)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
CCI
CAMS ID
4564
Last update with CAMS
Introduction to the study of the disciplines of Comparative Literature and Literary Studies.
Acquire a map of the history of literary and related works from the beginnings to the present.
Learn essential facts about authors and works of these time periods.
Become acquainted with elementary terminology, questions, practices and methods of the study of literature.
Local and Global Perspectives: Students will enhance their intercultural understanding of languages, cultures, and histories of local societies and the global issues to which these relate. (CCI LO1)
Aesthetic Inquiry and Creative Expression: Students will engage with artistic or creative objects (e.g., visual art, theatrical works, film) in different media and from a range of cultural traditions. (CCI LO2)
Exploring and Engaging Difference: Students will think critically about cultural and social difference; they will identify and understand power structures that determine hierarchies and inequalities that can relate to race, ethnicity, gender, nationhood, religion, or class. (CCI LO3)
| Term | Code | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2020 | CL1025 | THE WORLD, THE TEXT, AND THE CRITIC I |
| Fall 2021 | CL1025 | THE WORLD, THE TEXT, AND THE CRITIC I |