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Academic Year 2000/2001


Contemporary Critical Theory
ENGL 296 SP

Crosslistings:
COL 253

In a combination of short lectures and intensive seminar discussions, we will go over selected texts by thinkers who pioneered some of the major changes in contemporary literary and cultural criticism.

MAJOR READINGS

Selections from essays and books of K. Marx, S. Freud, F. Nietzsche, F. deSaussure, R. Barthes, J. Derrida, M. Foucault, A. Gramsci, R. Williams, L. Althusser, G. Spivak.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

A very short paper each week for the first 8 weeks and a longer final paper.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

This course is primarily designed for juniors and seniors with a real interest in critical theory. A preregistered student who fails to attend the first class will be dropped. Not open to students who have taken ENGL198.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ENGL    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: ENGL201 Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001


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