ENGL 500

Fall 2019

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Intro to Criticism & Research
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Credit: 4 hours.

Introductory course in methods and techniques in research and literary criticism.

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CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
30190
Lecture-Discussion
E
1:00PM -3:50PM
W
1068 Lincoln Hall
Gaedtke, A
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/26/19-12/11/19
Section Info:
This course will provide graduate students with an introduction to the major theoretical and methodological approaches to literary and cultural studies that have evolved over the last few decades. No prior knowledge of theory will be assumed. Our readings will include foundational and exemplary works of structuralism, deconstruction, psychoanalysis, Marxism, gender and sexuality theory, critical race theory, postcolonialism, disability studies, and ecocriticism. While we consider how these theoretical approaches have reconfigured the goals and methods of literary studies, we will also critically assess their agendas and practical implications. The course will also discuss recent meta-theoretical debates about the limits and futures of “Theory” and the kinds of reading that it has encouraged. Finally, we will determine how best to engage with these theories in our research and writing as we consider their usefulness with regard to several works of literature and film.
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Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
Restricted to students in the English department.
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