- to introduce students to the theoretical and methodological
underpinnings of the transnational turn in area studies, with 
the aim of ascertaining the implications of this development 
for comparative literature in the global context, and with 
special emphasis on the relevance of the texts examined to the
contemporary global scene;
- to situate the literary works within broad social and
historical contexts;
- to develop students' critical skills through the analysis of
individual works of literature; 
- to improve students' communication through oral presentations 
and expository writing assignments. 

Students' performances will be assessed through presentations,
papers, tests, and a final examination.

What is Transnationality? 
Planetariness
World Literature
National Culture and the Nation-State
Theories of the State, I and II Racial Formation Wallerstein's 
World Systems Theory 
The Work of David Harvey Imagined Communities Postcolonialism 
Space, Temporality, and the Politics of Culture

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