ENGL 500

Fall 2021

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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
G
3:00PM -5:30PM
W
1022 Foreign Languages Building
Koshy, S
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/23/21-12/08/21
Section Info:
This course will survey some of the major theoretical developments and debates that have shaped the study of literature and culture from the eighteenth century to the present. We begin by examining the emergence of key modern concepts of critique in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries (Kant and Marx). We then consider the evolution of new forms and sites of critique in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, in response to the problems of capitalism, fascism, colonialism, racism, and globalization. Our readings in contemporary theory will include some of the foundational texts in critical race theory, feminist and queer theory, postcolonial theory, indigenous studies, and ecocriticism. Throughout, we will pay attention to how theoretical approaches overlap and diverge and consider their influence in shaping the goals and methods of humanistic inquiry. Finally, we will think about how to effectively engage theory in our own research and writing. By the end, you will be equipped to critically assess the premises, categories, and discourses that underpin contemporary scholarship in the humanities and interpretive social sciences. Through an introduction to critical theories and methodologies central to a variety of fields, the course aims to provide the basis for interdisciplinary conversation and intellectual community across the university.
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Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
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