ENG 383—Studies in World Literature

Literature primarily from outside the United States and Britain. All texts in English or in English translation. Frequently more specialized than our lower-division survey of World Literature (ENG 221). Will generally include such topics as Literary genre: what difference does it make if we are talking about poetry, drama, fiction (romance, novels, and short fiction), travel narratives, film and video? Cultural, linguistic, and political encounter: diaspora, colonialism, translation, cultural interchange. Gender and sexuality: cultural varieties of gender expression and erotic experience. Literature and colonialism, including postcolonialism and neocolonialism: historical and cultural theories of domination, resistance, and violence.