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CMPL 360 - Picture Theory


Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 4 Hours
Attribute: 4 HU, WR
This course will study literary theory through the lens of pictures. Since the beginnings of critical thought, images have appeared as the ghostly Other to words, and literary critics have unfailingly resorted to visual metaphors to study texts. But what do concepts such as gaze, perspective, surveillance, and visual pleasure mean in literature? We will examine a range of theories and test them analytically, comparatively, and creatively on poetry, short stories, and visual artworks.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: P. Dimova
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
ENGL 275/CMPL 200, or ENGL 299, or a 200-level course in Art History, or consent of the instructor. 

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