ICLS6902 - Comparative Studies and Literary Debates

Semester 2, 2011  |  Credit Points: 6

Coordinator: Yasuko Claremont
Phone: +61 2 9351 4500
Email: yasuko.claremont@sydney.edu.au

Description

This unit will familiarise students with contemporary theoretical and methodological debates in comparative literature and their wider impact on the study of interactions between literature, culture and society. First, it will look at particular perspectives brought by comparatists to broader theoretical debates in literature. Second, it will examine the relationship between comparative literature and translation studies. Third, it will discuss how the emergence of area studies, especially outside the west, has impacted on the development of comparative literary studies.

Assessments

1x2000wd presentation with submitted essay plan and bibliography in writing (20%), 1x4000wd essay (80%)

Classes

1x2-hr seminar/week

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