Do you want to read and learn about the some of the most significant works of world literature of the past century with a different guest lecturer every week? Then this is the course for you! FREN 216 / GLITS 200 / C LIT 200 “The Nobel Prize and World Literature” brings together 10 professors from the Humanities in a fun, low-stakes, 3-credit course (credit/no-credit grading) to talk about Nobel Prize-winning authors from Africa, North and South America, Asia, and Europe. Guest lecturers and students will discuss literature and immigration, war, race, religion, gender, language and translation, as well as the role of literary prizes and even what counts as literature (Bob Dylan in Week 10!). One lecture per week (Tu 2:30-4:20) with short readings and a 1-hour quiz/discussion section (Th 11:30, 12:30, or 1:30). FIG (First-year Interest Groups) section available. Come for life-changing reads and great discussions!
Autumn 2024
Meeting:
T 2:30pm - 4:20pm / JHN 075
SLN:
12117
Section Type:
Lecture
Joint Sections:
GLITS 200 A , FRENCH 216 A
Instructors:
Richard H. Watts
Stef Vukadinovich
SAME AS GLITS 200 AND FRENCH 216A.
THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE
Syllabus Description (from Canvas):
Catalog Description:
Reading, understanding, and enjoying literature from various countries, in different forms of expression (e.g., dramatic, lyric, narrative, rhetorical) and of representative periods. Emphasis on the comparative study of themes and motifs common to many literatures of the world.
GE Requirements Met:
Arts and Humanities (A&H)
Credits:
3.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
October 16, 2024 - 1:09 am