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2018-2019 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Comparative World Literature (CWL) Courses
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Comparative World Literature
Comparative World Literature
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CWL 100 - Introduction to World Literature
(3 units)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: Any GE Foundation course.
Readings in translation from world literature. Emphasis on how literature engages unique cultural elements around the world as well as cross-cultural comparisons.
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CWL 101 - Introduction to Comparative World Literature
(3 units)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: Any GE Foundation course.
Introduction to basics of literary interpretation and comparative literature. Strongly recommended for majors in Comparative World Literature.
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CWL 103 - Introduction to Comparative Asian Literature and Culture
(3 units)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: Any GE Foundation course.
Introduction to India and China cultures through an exploration of their literatures, cultures, and diasporas. Focus will be on the modern period.
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CWL 104 - Literature and Culture of the Middle East
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Any GE Foundation course.
Introduction to Middle Eastern and North African culture through an exploration of their literatures, with a focus on some of the major figures of the twentieth- and twenty-first centuries, such as Naguib Mahfouz, Ghassan Kanafani, Edward Said, and others.
Letter grade only (A-F). -
CWL 124 - Introduction to World Theatre and Drama
(3 units)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: Any GE Foundation course.
Introduction to all aspects of theatre including criticism, dramatic literature, movements, themes, historical background and theatrical production from different parts of the world.
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CWL 132 - World Mythology
(3 units)
An introduction to the study of mythology in global context, with an emphasis on literary content an cultural prospective.
Not open for credit to students with credit in CWL 232. -
CWL 161 - Reading the World
(3 units)
Prerequisite/Corequisite:ENGL 100 or GE Composition (Area A1).
Introduction to contemporary theories of reading and interpretation. Examination of diverse forms of human expression and critical understanding from around the world and across the disciplines designed to develop and refine a broad repertoire of reading tools and practices.
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CWL 205 - Digital Literature and Culture
(3 units)
Prerequisites: Completion of the GE Foundation courses
Introductory survey of digital literature and culture from early experiments to contemporary uses of internet technology and interactive platforms. Combines historical and cultural backgrounds with comparative and analytical skill development necessary for understanding digital literature in local and global contexts.
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CWL 210 - Erotica, Love, Romance: Literary and Cultural Representations
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Completion of 6 units in Category A, GE foundation requirement
Explores interdisciplinary representations of eroticism, love, and romance across history and cultures, including diverse contemporary representations of love and sexuality.
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CWL 213 - Visual Studies: Comics and Graphic Novels
(3 units)
Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements
Introductory study of Comics and Graphic Novels across cultures and within global contexts by emphasizing visual narrative storytelling as well as the political, social and visual trends that have shaped the powerful creative industry of comics around the world.
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CWL 215 - From Cradle to Crypt: Representations of Lifespan
(3 units)
Pre-requisites: ENGL 100 or GE Composition (Area A1)
Pre-requisites/Co-requisites: ANTH 120 or HDEV 180 or PSY 100 or SOC 100
This course explores representations of the lifespan, from birth to death, highlighting interdisciplinary approaches to understanding literary and cultural texts in comparative and global contexts.
Not open for credit to students with credit in HDEV 215 . -
CWL 220 - Literature and Play
(3 units)
Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
Explores interrelation of human physiological, social, and psychological states of being in culturally and historically diverse works of literature concentrated on the nature of human play and the purpose of human games.
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CWL 300 - Representing the World: Literature and Culture in Contact and Conflict
(3 units)
Prerequisite: GE Foundation and upper-division status. Students must have scored 11 or higher on the GWAR Placement Examination or successfully completed the necessary portfolio course that is a prerequisite for a GWAR Writing Intensive Capstone.
A writing-intensive exploration of world literature in comparative and cultural contexts, with an emphasis on themes and topics of global relevance.
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CWL 305 - Science Fiction and Global Technologies
(3 units)
Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation and upper-division status.
Comparative study of science fiction as a global discipline, across cultures and time periods, emphasizing technological advances, sociopolitical implications, and imaginative constructions.
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CWL 315 - Literature and Medicine
(3 units)
Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements, one or more Exploration courses, and upper-division standing.
Interdisciplinary examination of the complex relationship between medicine and human experience, integrating materials from the humanities and social sciences to explore diverse experiences across cultures, between and among genders, and in various economic and social contexts.
Letter grade only (A-F). -
CWL 320 - Comic Spirit
(3 units)
Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, one or more Exploration courses, and upper-division standing.
Study of comedy as a literary genre and of the manifestation of the comic spirit in related art forms such as music, art, and film, focusing on the history and philosophy of comedy as well as theories of laughter.
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CWL 324 - Theatre Today
(3 units)
Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, one or more Exploration courses, and upper-division standing.
Examines current trends, achievements and problems in contemporary western theatre and dramatic literature. Particular attention will be paid to multicultural expression in the theatre.
Same course as THEA 324 . Not open for credit to students with credit in THEA 324 . -
CWL 330A - Masterpieces of European Literature
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Representative selections, in translation, of European texts to and since the Renaissance, and their relation to the development of Western civilization.
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CWL 330B - Masterpieces of European Literature
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Representative selections, in translation, of European texts to and since the Renaissance, and their relation to the development of Western civilization.
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CWL 334 - Introduction to East Asian Literatures and Cultures
(3 units)
Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
A comprehensive introduction to the comparative study of East Asian cultures through the reading of representative selections from the literatures of China, Korea, and Japan in historical context. Focus is on the modern period.
Not open for credit to students with credit in A/ST 334. -
CWL 342 - The Bible as Literature
(3 units)
Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
Reading of representative Biblical selections interpreted from a literary standpoint.
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CWL 344 - Literature of the Holocaust
(3 units)
Prerequisites: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Intensive study of literary works of different genres and cultural backgrounds, from 1945 to the present, to analyze the strategies writers use to present the historical events and the cultural reverberations of the Holocaust.
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CWL 346 - Readings in World Poetry
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Representative selections of the poetry of the world from the earliest examples to the present. Facing‑page translations will be included.
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CWL 349 - Selected Topics - Literary Movements
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Intensive study of a movement or theme in world literature.
Specific movement or theme announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 units with different topics. -
CWL 350 - Global Literature in American Culture
(3 units)
Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, one or more
Exploration courses, and upper-division standing. Comparative and thematic study of transnational literary culture, as represented in at least three distinct American ethnic groups. Readings examined in relation to contemporary global themes and in relation to the original national literatures.
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CWL 361 - Masterpieces of Literary Criticism
(3 units)
Study of literary criticism from Plato to the present, focusing on history of literary and cultural theory as well as methods of critical analysis applied to literary texts and other forms of cultural expression.
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CWL 365 - Cultural Studies: Histories, Theories, and Issues
(3 units)
Prerequisite: one course in literature or instructor’s consent.
Cultural studies in a global, comparative context, including theories of discursive practices and identity politics; examined through theoretical discourses about literature and the arts and also as an interpretive technique for cultural institutions, practices, and products.
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CWL 366 - Classical Stories, Modern Voices
(3 units)
Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements and upper-division standing.
Comparative readings of ancient literature in a global context, including analysis of classical literary genres and archetypes, their modern interpretations/rewritings, and their echoes in popular culture.
Same course as CLSC 366 . Not open for credit to students with credit in CLSC 366 . -
CWL 402 - Selected Topics - Middle Eastern Literature and Culture
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Study of specific authors, themes, genres, movements, or aspects of literature and culture in the Middle East or between the Middle East and the West.
CWL 502 May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with different topics. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. -
CWL 403 - Selected Topics - Asian Literature
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Interrelationships of two or more authors, themes, genres, movements or aspects of literature and culture in Asia or between Asia and the West.
CWL 503 May be repeated to a maximum of 9 units with different topics. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. -
CWL 404 - Selected Topics - Women in World Literature
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Study of the role of women in world literature.
CWL 504 May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with different topics. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. -
CWL 406 - Selected Topics - East European Literature and Culture
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Major movements, authors, and themes in Eastern European literature and culture (Slavic and non-Slavic) and/or the relationship of East European literature and culture and Western Europe and North America.
CWL 506 May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with different topics. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. -
CWL 410 - Literature and Music
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Examination of relationship between music and literature in 19th and 20th centuries with emphasis placed on representative literary works and musical compositions that show mutual influences and common features and structures.
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CWL 412 - Art and Literature
(3 units)
Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, one or more Exploration courses, and upper-division standing.
Interdisciplinary study of 19th and 20th Century art and literature, emphasizing comparative analysis of styles, methods, principles, and movements across genres as well as major artists, writers and theorists in their social and historical contexts.
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CWL 414 - Medieval World
(3 units)
Prerequisites: GE Foundation, one or more Exploration courses, and upper-division standing.
Interdisciplinary examination of major themes in medieval society and culture, with an emphasis on literature, the arts, and the historical forces that combined to produce medieval culture as a whole.
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CWL 415 - Ethnic Literature and Culture in America
(3 units)
Prerequisites: GE Foundation, one or more Exploration courses, and upper-division standing.
Comparative, interdisciplinary study of multicultural literature in historical and sociopolitical context. Ethnic groups include Native American, African American, Latino/Latina, Asian American and Middle Eastern American.
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CWL 420 - Selected Topics - Comic Spirit
(3 units)
Prerequisite: CWL 320 or consent of instructor.
Study of specific themes, theories, genres and/or interdisciplinary relationships in comedy.
May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units with different topics. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. -
CWL 422 - Renaissance Theatre and Drama
(3 units)
Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, one or more Exploration courses, and upper-division standing.
Interdisciplinary study of the achievements, problems, themes and trends of Renaissance drama in Italy, Spain, France, and England between 1350 and 1650. Major plays of the period are read in translation, with attention to literary and theatrical elements.
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CWL 430 - Dante
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
A reading, in translation, of the major works of Dante, including the Vita Nuova and the Divine Comedy. Examination is also given to the comparative nature of Dante’s work: his sources and his influence on later writers, artists, and composers.
CWL 530 -
CWL 432 - Continental Renaissance Literature
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Comparative study of the major non-dramatic works of Renaissance Europe, including authors such as Petrarch, Boccaccio, Lorenzo de’ Medici, Machiavelli, Ariosto, Tasso, Ronsard, Rabelais, Erasmus, and Cervantes. Emphasis is also given to influences, trends, and contributions to the modern world.
CWL 532 -
CWL 435 - Literature of the Enlightenment
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
A comparative study of European literature, from approximately 1650 to 1800, with an emphasis on reading literary works within historical context and considering the imaginative and intellectual achievements and legacies of the Enlightenment.
CWL 535 -
CWL 437 - Romantic Literature
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Representative selections, in translation, from European writers of the Romantic period with an emphasis on a comparative study of works from Germany and France from about 1770-1850.
CWL 537 -
CWL 438 - 20th Century European Literature
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Comparative study of continental European literature from 1900 to present. Focus on novels and drama. Topics include realism, naturalism, psychological novel, theatre of the absurd, existentialism, modernism, postmodernism, and postcolonialism.
CWL 538 -
CWL 440 - Selected Topics - Latin American Literary Studies
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Comparative study of major literary genres in Latin American literature in relation to principal periods and movements of Western literary tradition.
CWL 540 May be repeated to a maximum of 9 units with different topics. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. -
CWL 445 - Selected Topics - American Folklore Studies
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Topics chosen to provide a bridge between literary, aesthetic and specialized folkloristic studies of American culture. Special attention paid to European and Third World contributions to American folklore.
CWL 545 May be repeated to a maximum of 9 units with different topics. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. -
CWL 448 - Selected Topics - Comparative Studies
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Interrelationship of two or more disciplines, with emphasis on reciprocal influences and borrowing of materials during various literary periods. The class will feature a different interdisciplinary study each semester.
CWL 548 May be repeated to a maximum of 9 units with different topics. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. -
CWL 449 - Selected Topics - Major Continental Writers
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Intensive and comparative study of one to three major continental authors.
- Nobel Prize Laureates
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
CWL 549 May be repeated to a maximum of 9 units with different topics. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. -
CWL 451 - Film and Novel in Society
(3 units)
Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, one or more Exploration courses, and upper-division standing.
Interdisciplinary study of two genres, with particular focus on novels made into films and on aesthetic distinction of both forms as major genres in 20th and 21st centuries.
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CWL 452 - Selected Topics - Mythology
(3 units)
Prerequisites: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Interrelation of two or more mythologies, mythological themes or theories of mythology. Different areas of study of mythology each semester.
CWL 552 May be repeated to a maximum of 9 units with different topics. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. -
CWL 453 - Fairy Tales
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Study of fairy tale as a unique literary genre and art form. Class will apply contemporary theory to tales and identify psychological, religious, cultural, and alchemical patterns and symbols that manifest the realization of identity and illustrate creative processes.
CWL 553 -
CWL 461 - Selected Topics - Contemporary Literary Criticism
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Two upper-division literature courses or consent of instructor.
In‑depth study of a particular critic or movement in contemporary literary theory.
CWL 561 May be repeated to a maximum of 9 units with different topics. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. -
CWL 492 - Internship Program
(1-3 units)
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and department chair.
Field work in literature-related industries. Internships and other assignments directed by a supervising faculty member.
Credit/No Credit grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units. -
CWL 495 - Genre
(1-3 units)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Production of student journal, Genre, including editing, design, soliciting contributors, working with printer, desktop publishing, and financial management. Organizational meeting previous fall semester. Contact department office for information.
Credit/No Credit grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 units. -
CWL 499 - Directed Studies
(1-4 units)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Independent study of special topics under supervision of a faculty member.
May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with consent of department. -
CWL 501 - Advanced Interdisciplinary Study
(3 units)
Intensive study of the theories and methods of comparing and interrelating literature with other disciplines such as various areas among the fine arts, the social sciences and the sciences. Course will involve independent research.
Letter grade only (A-F). -
CWL 502 - Selected Topics - Middle Eastern Literature and Culture
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Study of specific authors, themes, genres, movements, or aspects of literature and culture in the Middle East or between the Middle East and the West.
CWL 402 May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with different topics. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. -
CWL 503 - Selected Topics - Asian Literature
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Interrelationships of two or more authors, themes, genres, movements or aspects of literature and culture in Asia or between Asia and the West.
CWL 403 May be repeated to a maximum of 9 units with different topics. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. -
CWL 504 - Selected Topics - Women in World Literature
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Study of the role of women in world literature.
CWL 404 May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with different topics. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. -
CWL 506 - Selected Topics - East European Literature and Culture
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Major movements, authors, and themes in Eastern European literature and culture (Slavic and non-Slavic) and/or the relationship of East European literature and culture and Western Europe and North America.
Letter grade only (A-F). CWL 406 May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with different topics. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. -
CWL 530 - Dante
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
A reading, in translation, of the major works of Dante, including the Vita Nuova and the Divine Comedy. Examination is also given to the comparative nature of Dante’s work: his sources and his influence on later writers, artists, and composers.
Letter grade only (A-F). CWL 430 -
CWL 532 - Continental Renaissance Literature
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Comparative study of the major non-dramatic works of Renaissance Europe, including authors such as Petrarch, Boccaccio, Lorenzo de’ Medici, Machiavelli, Ariosto, Tasso, Ronsard, Rabelais, Erasmus, and Cervantes. Emphasis is also given to influences, trends, and contributions to the modern world.
Letter grade only (A-F). CWL 432 -
CWL 535 - Literature of the Enlightenment
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Comparative study of European literature, from approximately 1650 to 1800, with an emphasis on reading literary works within historical context and considering the imaginative and intellectual achievements and legacies of the Enlightenment.
CWL 435 -
CWL 537 - Romantic Literature
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Representative selections in translation from European writers of the Romantic period with an emphasis on a comparative study of works from Germany and France from about 1770-1850.
CWL 437 -
CWL 538 - 20th Century European Literature
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Comparative study of continental European literature from 1900 to present. Focus on novels and drama. Topics include realism, naturalism, psychological novel, theatre of the absurd, existentialism, modernism, postmodernism, and postcolonialism.
Letter grade only (A-F). CWL 438 -
CWL 540 - Selected Topics - Latin American Literary Studies
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Comparative study of major literary genres in Latin American literature in relation to the principal periods and movements of the Western literary tradition.
Letter grade only (A-F). CWL 440 May be repeated to a maximum of 9 units with different topics. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. -
CWL 545 - Selected Topics - American Folklore Studies
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Topics are chosen to provide a bridge between literary, aesthetic and specialized folkloristic studies of American culture. Special attention will be paid to European and Third World contributions to American folklore.
CWL 445 May be repeated to a maximum of 9 units with different topics. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. -
CWL 548 - Selected Topics - Comparative Studies
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Interrelationship of two or more disciplines, with emphasis on reciprocal influences and borrowing of materials during various literary periods. The class will feature a different interdisciplinary study each semester.
Letter grade only (A-F). CWL 448 May be repeated to a maximum of 9 units with different topics. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. -
CWL 549 - Selected Topics - Major Continental Writers
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Intensive and comparative study of one to three major continental authors.
- Nobel Prize Laureates
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Letter grade only (A-F). CWL 449 May be repeated to maximum of 9 units with different topics. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. -
CWL 550 - Selected Topics - Comparative World Literature
(3 units)
Prerequisite: CWL 501 or consent of instructor.
Special studies of movements, figures and relationships in world literature, or between world literature and other disciplines.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to a maximum of 9 units with different topics. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. -
CWL 552 - Selected Topics - Mythology
(3 units)
Prerequisites: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Interrelation of two or more mythologies, mythological themes or theories of mythology. This class will feature a different area of an interdisciplinary or comparative nature in the study of mythology each semester.
Letter grade only (A-F). CWL 452 May be repeated to a maximum of 9 units with different topics. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. -
CWL 553 - Fairy Tales
(3 units)
Prerequisite: One course in literature or consent of instructor.
Study of fairy tale as a unique literary genre and art form. Class will apply contemporary theory to tales and identify psychological, religious, cultural, and alchemical patterns and symbols that manifest the realization of identity and illustrate creative processes.
Letter grade only (A-F). CWL 453 -
CWL 561 - Selected Topics - Contemporary Literary Criticism
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Two upper-division literature courses or consent of instructor.
In-depth study of a particular critic or movement in contemporary literary theory.
CWL 461 May be repeated to a maximum of 9 units with different topics. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes.
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