CLT801 Methods of Comparative Literature

[3–0, 3 cr.]

Introduces fundamental concepts & 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 methods currently used in the profession. One example might consist of a course aimed at exploring the relationship between literature and its social context. Texts for this course may draw from the fields of cultural studies, feminism and Marxism. Another course may deal with question of meaning in texts and draw from the fields hermeneutics, semiotics and narratology.