Introduction to Comparative Literature and Intercultural Studies
CMLT 2111
3 hours
Introduction to Comparative Literature and Intercultural Studies
Critical Thinking
Course Description
An introduction to the field of comparative literature and intercultural studies - an investigation of the human condition in its social and historical context through cultural artifacts such as novels, short stories, plays, poems, plays, film, and other media. Students will study the various methods, topics, and critical approaches in the study of literature across social, cultural, national, and linguistic boundaries, across historical periods, and in relation to other media and other disciplines.
Athena Title
Introduction to Comp Lit
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
Students will learn to analyze the impact of human behaviors on the physical, organizational, and social environment.
Students will learn to reflect upon how one's social identities and roles shape one’s worldview and interactions.
Students will learn to identify the formal, historical, and theoretical concepts and terms in the study of literature and intercultural studies.
Students will learn to engage and analyze opposing viewpoints or arguments.
Students will learn to examine texts from different genres, periods, media, and disciplines in dialogue with one another.
Students will learn to develop oral and written communication skills.
Topical Outline
Mihai Spariosu, Remapping Knowledge: Intercultural Studies for a Global Age
Terry Eagleton, The Idea of Culture
Edward Said. Orientalism
Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet
Thomas Mann, Death in Venice
Franz Kafka, Selected Stories
Raymond Queneau, Exercises in Style
Clarice Lispector, The Passion according to G.H.
General Education Core
CORE IV: Humanities and the Arts
Institutional Competencies
Critical Thinking
The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.
