Literature of the Global City II
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Overview
Subject area
ENGL
Catalog Number
364
Course Title
Literature of the Global City II
Department(s)
Description
This course will examine the thematic and stylistic characteristics of literary representations of a global city. Drawing on a range of theoretical perspectives, the course will consider the ways that the literature reflects the shift from modern metropolis to global city. The course will also examine the development of a new literature of migration to the global city. Focusing on the intersections of ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexuality, class and religion, the course will analyze the literary representations of the contested spaces of the global city.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3
Requisites
019902