What is literature? How is it related to language and culture? What can we learn about different cultures and societies from the stories that they produced? With the shrinking of distances due to travel and technology in the modern age, do literatures of the world become more similar or more different? This unit reflects on these issues by looking at a range of exemplary literary works translated into English from Asian, European, and Middle Eastern languages, and examines them in the context of translation studies, national literatures, and different cultural and narrative traditions.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | International Comparative Literature and Translation Studies |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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None |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Nanda Jarosz, nanda.jarosz@sydney.edu.au |
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Lecturer(s) | Josh Stenberg, josh.stenberg@sydney.edu.au |
Nanda Jarosz, nanda.jarosz@sydney.edu.au | |
Rebecca Suter, rebecca.suter@sydney.edu.au |