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CMPL 372 - Contemporary Literary Theory: Post-Modernity and Imagination


Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, WINT

This course is about developments in literary theory in the context of the last 35 years of American intellectual and artistic culture. Our concern will be understanding literary theories in their historical and institutional contexts as well as considering their value as ways of thinking about literature and art. We’ll pay particular attention to the impact of post-structuralism on American critics, the relation of literary criticism to cultural criticism, and various elaborations of the idea of post-modernity. American, Post-1900.

Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: W. Day

Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: ENGL 275/CMPL 200, or ENGL 299, or any two 200-level English courses, or consent of the instructor.
Cross List Information: This course is cross-listed with ENGL 372 and CINE 372



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