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Literary Theory Today

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/3/24 - 12/13/24
Th 4p.m. – 6:45p.m.
W06-0047 English Conference Ro 3 $2557 (guest students)
Date
9/3/24 - 12/13/24
Time
Th 4p.m. – 6:45p.m.
Location
W06-0047 English Conference Ro
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2557 (guest students)

Description

What is "literary theory" and why should it matter? Pursuing a rigorous course of readings and writings, this course will seek to answer these related questions by introducing graduate students to several traditions of twentieth and twenty-first century thought that have been of fundamental importance to the study of literature. Literary theory has made possible a much broader and richer encounter with texts of all kinds, from novels, poems, and plays to films, media, and the visual arts; this course seeks to understand how and why literary theory encourages new experiences and understandings of texts.

This course is closed for registration.

Course Details