CWL 151

Fall 2009 All Classes

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Cross-Cultural Thematics

Credit: 3 hours.

Explores a combination of western and non-western literature through the focus on a shared theme, exploring differences in treatment both within and among different cultures. Two such thematic focuses are offered in rotation; one on concepts of love and one on ways of writing about death. Both themes introduce students to a wide array of famous texts from different cultures and also offer some varied perspectives for their own inevitable thoughts on these major topics.

May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours if topics vary. Students may register in more than one section per term.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Humanities – Lit & Arts

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CWL 151 class schedule data for fall 2009
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	51283	Lecture	CRW	10:00AM -10:50AM	MWF	G30 Foreign Languages Building	Stein, F	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Degree Notes: Literature and the Arts course. Credit: 3 hours Section Info: TOPIC: "DEVIANT CHARACTERS: LITERARY ROGUES AND THE RISE OF MODERNITY" This course focuses on novels, short stories, poetry, and drama from several literary and historical traditions in order to analyze the role of the anti-hero - the rogue, the vagabond, the Byronic hero, the superfluous man, the fraudster, the gambler. We will examine the rise of modernity through the schema of these subversive types, looking at the changing conditions in social mores, economics, gender relations, nationalism, and aesthetics. Reading works from England, Spain, France, Germany, Russia, China, and Japan from the Early Modern period up to the 20th century, as well as watching examples from film and television, we will question how and why these deviant characters retain their readers' sympathy, alienate their respective societies, and construct their identities as outside the norm.
	51281	Lecture	ED	12:00PM -12:50PM	MWF	313 Davenport Hall	Dalle, E	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Degree Notes: Literature and the Arts course. Credit: 3 hours Section Info: TOPIC: ECOLOGY OF NARRATIVE �Art is the counter-compliment to science.� This statement made by writer Han Shaogong explains the importance of understanding environmental issues from the perspective of the humanities as well as scientific approaches. What if we were to rephrase the question �how have humans impacted the environment� to �how has environmental damage affected our understanding of literature�? This course examines the relationship between changing environmental phenomena and the way in which they are narrated. We will ask ourselves several questions. How does environment affect narrative? For example, how do contemporary writers portray perceived changes in spaces? Furthermore, how have our interpretations of previous works changed in regards to changes in environment? In order to address this question, we will read poetry, fiction, and film from a variety of literary and historical traditions.