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Fall 2017  |  ENGL 1401W Section 001: Introduction to World Literatures in English (15520)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017
Mon, Wed 10:10AM - 12:05PM
UMTC, East Bank
Lind Hall 303
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Diverse works produced in English outside the United States and Britain. Works represent different cultures, but treat concerns derived from common post-colonial legacy.
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?matar010+ENGL1401W+Fall2017
Class Description:
The Arabic Novel: The course covers the development of the novel in the Arabic tradition, from the Arabian Nights (the Sindbad Cycle) until 2011. The novel has proved to be an excellent medium in which Arab authors, writing in Arabic and in English, have engaged with politics, religion, and social change. The course includes authors such as Taha Hussein, Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz, Tayeb Saleh, Hanan Sheikh, Ghassan Kanafani, Emile Habibi, Nuruddin Farah, and others. Many nationalities are included, along with two films that demonstrate the globalization of Arabic narratives. The course ends with novels by Arab Americans with a focus on the role that they and others are playing in the development of a unique literature in English.
Who Should Take This Class?:
Freshmen students and anyone who is interested.
Learning Objectives:
To learn the historical and political backgrounds to the novels; to focus on the stylistic innovations in the past century; and simply to enjoy great literature.
Grading:
Midterm, Final, short essays and a Research Paper
Class Format:
Lecture and discussion-based.
Workload:
On average, one novel every week and a half.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/15520/1179
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
11 April 2017

Fall 2017  |  ENGL 1401W Section 002: Introduction to World Literatures in English (16661)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017
Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 04:25PM
UMTC, East Bank
Lind Hall 340
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Diverse works produced in English outside the United States and Britain. Works represent different cultures, but treat concerns derived from common post-colonial legacy.
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?solxx001+ENGL1401W+Fall2017
Class Description:

In this course, we will read literary texts from diverse backgrounds written in the nineteenth-century and after. While works written by American or British authors are not entirely excluded, our focus is with authors of other national origins and their engagement with English and literatures written in English. This course will cover texts originally written in English as well as texts that gained currency within the Anglophone world through translation. As we read a text in the broad light of imperialism and postcolonialism, we will examine issues of race, gender, and class at work in the text within specific historical and political contexts.

Class Format:
Mostly discussion-based.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/16661/1179
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
12 October 2016

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