CWL 441

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Themes in Narrative

Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Analysis of literary themes and types in narratives of Western and non-Western literature (e.g., the hero, east and west, dream visions), emphasizing comparative perspectives.

3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 undergraduate hours or 12 graduate hours. Prerequisite: One year of college literature or consent of instructor.

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CWL 441 class schedule data for fall 2011
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
51341	Lecture	EB3	2:00PM -3:20PM	MW	313 Davenport Hall	Beckman, E	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/22/11-12/07/11 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Narco-Narratives Section Info: Topic title: "Narco-Narratives: Stories from the Hemispheric Drug Wars" This course will focus on the ways in which recent cultural production from Latin America and the United States have represented the rise of the hemispheric drug trade. Some of the questions we will ask throughout the course include: How have different authors 'mapped' the circulation of drugs, money and people between the U.S. and Latin America? How have texts and films envisioned connections between legal and illegal economies? And which narrative resolutions and/or visions of the future are possible in light of the incredible violence generated by transnational drug wars? Course program includes novels by Cormac McCarthy, Leslie Marmon Silko, Roberto Bolano and Laura Restrepo, and films by Steven Soderbergh and Luis Estrada. Meets with SPAN 490. This section for Undergraduate Students.
51342	Lecture	EB4	2:00PM -3:20PM	MW	313 Davenport Hall	Beckman, E	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/22/11-12/07/11 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Narco-Narratives Section Info: Topic title: "Narco-Narratives: Stories from the Hemispheric Drug Wars" This course will focus on the ways in which recent cultural production from Latin America and the United States have represented the rise of the hemispheric drug trade. Some of the questions we will ask throughout the course include: How have different authors 'mapped' the circulation of drugs, money and people between the U.S. and Latin America? How have texts and films envisioned connections between legal and illegal economies? And which narrative resolutions and/or visions of the future are possible in light of the incredible violence generated by transnational drug wars? Course program includes novels by Cormac McCarthy, Leslie Marmon Silko, Roberto Bolano and Laura Restrepo, and films by Steven Soderbergh and Luis Estrada. Meets with SPAN 490. . Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
41215	Lecture-Discussion	G4	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	G30 Foreign Languages Building	Mehta, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/22/11-12/07/11 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Deceit Desire and the Novel Section Info: The subject of this course is the genre of the novel and its concordance with the political and cultural worlds of the bourgeoisie in the 19th and the early 20th century. How did the novel in different stages and ages of capitalist development interact with the reading public? How was sexuality in its normative or deviant forms explored in this genre? What was the relation between public and private spheres? How did the shadow of the lands/colonies//empires far away figure in the narratives? What new elements or rules, if any, were introduced into the scene by the bourgeoisie of colonized societies? These are some of the issues that will be explored in this course. Meets with ENGL 462. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
31504	Lecture-Discussion	U3	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	G30 Foreign Languages Building	Mehta, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/22/11-12/07/11 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Deceit Desire and the Novel Section Info: This section for Undergrads for 3 credit hours. The subject of this course is the genre of the novel and its concordance with the political and cultural worlds of the bourgeoisie in the 19th and the early 20th century. How did the novel in different stages and ages of capitalist development interact with the reading public? How was sexuality in its normative or deviant forms explored in this genre? What was the relation between public and private spheres? How did the shadow of the lands/colonies//empires far away figure in the narratives? What new elements or rules, if any, were introduced into the scene by the bourgeoisie of colonized societies? These are some of the issues that will be explored in this course. Meets with ENGL 462.