CMLT-C 305 COMPARATIVE APPROACHES TO LITERATURE: THEORY AND METHOD (3 CR.)
Introduction to modern critical theory based on the study of literary texts and of critical and theoretical works.
1 classes found
Spring 2025
| Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEC | 3 | 11863 | Open | 2:20 p.m.–3:35 p.m. | MW | BH 342 | Colmenares Gil C |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
LEC 11863: Total Seats: 30 / Available: 21 / Waitlisted: 0
Lecture (LEC)
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inq
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
- Above class meets with ENG-L 378
In this course we will read two magnificent writers: the British Virginia Woolf (1882-1941), and the Brazilian Clarice Lispector (1920-1977). The resonances and antagonisms of both authors¿ work will guide us to reflect on the heterogeneous experience of being a female writer in the 20th century, as well as women¿s confrontation with city life in different corners of the world (London and Rio). While we examine Woolf and Lispector, we will get acquainted with the history and methods of comparative literature as a discipline, and will reflect on what it means to talk, write, and think about literature and literary theory. The question of how to compare different texts, especially those that seem (and perhaps are, after all, in every sense of the word) incomparable, will be at the center of our discussion. The course dynamic will be a combination of lecture and discussion, and the major assignments are: a weekly class journal (1 page each), a paper proposal, and a final comparative paper (7-8 pages), plus participation and attendance.
The College of Arts