Lit of Non-Western Countries

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Participants in this course will study the current literature of countries outside the Western intellectual tradition. An effort will be made to (1) determine the self-perception of the peoples of these countries; (2) compare and contrast these perceptions with those of the peoples from the Western tradition; (3) heighten awareness of the influences of geography, economics, politics, religion, and culture in agiven society. These efforts will be accomplished through astudy of short stories, novels, poems, and films written by the peoples of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Works will be studied for their social, political, cultural, historical, and moral ideas as well as for their merit as literary compositions. Completion of this course fulfills the Third World culture requirement for graduation at Southwestern.