Comparative Literature Courses

CLT801 Methodologies of Comparative Literature

[3–0, 3 cr.]

This course introduces fundamental concepts and approaches of comparative practice. Its objective is to expose students to key debates in literary and cultural studies today, and to provide an overview of some of the methods currently used in the profession.

CLT803 Literary Theory I

[3–0, 3 cr.]

This course examines the theories of literature, and the representation from classical Greece and Rome, the Medieval Mediterranean, and the European Renaissance. It is organized according to major questions that have traditionally generated debate, and that continue to resonate in contemporary literary and cultural studies.

CLT804 Literary Theory II

[3–0, 3 cr.]

This course examines the theories of literature, and representation, from the Enlightenment to the present. The course is designed to provide an intellectual background for current theoretical debates in the profession.

CLT820 Periods

[3–0, 3 cr.]

This course explores the fundamental critical concepts related to periods, through the close attention to primary texts supplemented with theoretical readings. The aim of the course is to kindle awareness and interests in the histo­ry of literature.

CLT840 Genre

[3–0, 3 cr.]

This course explores the fundamental critical concepts related to genre, through the close attention to primary texts, supplemented with theoretical readings. Rather than attempting to provide a synoptic view of the range of generic forms, the course is conceived with a priority on flexibility, so as to respond to the needs and interests of the instructor, and students alike.

CLT880 Graduate Seminar

[3–0, 3 cr.]

899 Thesis

[6 cr.]

This course entails producing an original and extensive research project under the supervision of an advisor, and defended before a committee. It may include field research, be qualitative or quantitative, descriptive or experimental, and in the form of a case study, document analysis, or action research.