Introduction to Multicultural Literature

Catalog description

This course introduces students to literary and textual study of both Western and Nonwestern cultures with attention to various forms of fiction, drama, poetry, and creative nonfiction, and to essential literary terminology and practice. Students will learn to identify and define essential genre conventions and explain how literary texts within those cultures function as examples of particular genres. Students will analyze literary texts within those cultures using appropriate literary terminology and demonstrate their ability to perform original interpretations of a variety of literary texts.