Global Literature and Culture

Catalog description

This course examines urban society, popular culture, and social change in the twentieth century in different regional contexts - East Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, South Asia, Western Europe, and Francophone or other colonial contexts. The regional focus of the course varies as the teaching team varies. The course is divided into segments which may include: Language and the Print Revolution; War and Colonization; Society and Gender Issues; Popular Culture and the Arts; and Cultural Expression in the Age of Global Capital. Content will include lectures and primary and secondary materials from multiple regional contexts.