- to introduce students to major works of world literature,
focusing on the relationship between the Northern and Southern
hemispheres, with special emphasis on literary and other artistic
productions of the last two centuries and their relevance to the 
contemporary global scene;
- to help students situate those works within larger historical
and cultural contexts; 
- to provide students with an understanding of the conventions of
literary composition and reception that inform their creation,
such as conventions of genre, metrics, style; 
- to improve students' communication skills through oral
presentations in class and expository writing assignments,
including in-class and out-of-class essays. 

Students' performances will be evaluated through a variety of
means, including assessment of oral presentations, objective
tests, essays, and the final examination.

The typical course consists of a series of readings in world
literature, focusing on the relationship between the Northern 
and Southern hemispheres, with special emphasis on literary and 
other artistic productions of the last two centuries and their 
relevance to the contemporary global scene. The topics 
considered are generated by the specific work under analysis. 
The works treated will vary with the instructor. Readings with 
include works by such authors as Chinua Achebe,Chinua Achebe, 
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Franz Fanon, Machado de Assis, JL 
Borges, Juan Rulfo, James Baldwin, Jamaica Kincaid, and Derek 
Walcott.

Students are required to abide by the University of Georgia
academic honesty policy.