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Spring 2022  |  ENGL 1401W Section 001: Introduction to World Literatures in English (52542)

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
Freshman Full Year Registration
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/18/2022 - 05/02/2022
Mon, Wed 12:20PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Pillsbury Hall 211
Enrollment Status:
Open (24 of 25 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
This writing-intensive course will introduce you to texts from geographical locations such as Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean with the aim of examining the impact that colonialism has had on previously colonized nations, as well as the world as a whole. Through close readings of these texts, we will examine questions related to concepts such as "third world," nationalism, difference, representation, and displacement.
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/52542/1223
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
11 April 2017

Spring 2022  |  ENGL 1401W Section 002: Introduction to World Literatures in English (54797)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Instructor Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Freshman Full Year Registration
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/18/2022 - 05/02/2022
Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 04:25PM
UMTC, East Bank
Nicholson Hall 110
Enrollment Status:
Open (23 of 25 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
This writing-intensive course will introduce you to texts from geographical locations such as Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean with the aim of examining the impact that colonialism has had on previously colonized nations, as well as the world as a whole. Through close readings of these texts, we will examine questions related to concepts such as "third world," nationalism, difference, representation, and displacement.
Class Description:

In this class students will be exposed to literature from a wide breadth of geographical locations, including but not limited to: Zimbabwe, Kenya, India, Haiti, The Dominican Republic, Nigeria, and Jamaica. We will read not only novels, but also poems and short stories depicting aspects of daily life, politics, and history related to the "third world." In addition, we will determine the usefulness of such terms as "first," "second," and "third" world and how these classifications/categories came into existence. What is the "third world?" Where is it located? Who occupies the places? When, why, and how were these places termed "third world?" This class aims to challenge and redefine what we call the "third world" by exploring literature that engages with themes of imperialism, racial/ethnic identity politics, capitalism, citizenship, etc.

Class Format:
Mostly discussion-based.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/54797/1223
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
12 October 2016

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