World Literature Compared introduces students to the range of ways in which literature has been created and experienced across time and space. The module will deal with a number of topics, including: Literariness; Circulation and canon formation; Authorship and influence; Figurative Language and Rhetoric; Genre.
While the organisation is conceptual, the materials provided for each rubric will be selected from a range of global and transnational cultural contexts. Students will be encouraged to reflect on how normative understandings of world literature are derivative of their cultural contexts, and how examining different cultural contexts can generate new understandings of world literature.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
identify and critically evaluate one or more paradigms discussed in class for describing the global circulation of literature;
Relate paradigms of world literature to their social and historical contexts;
demonstrate ability to refine existing paradigms for understanding literature in a global context;
Exhibit advanced proficiency in writing skills.
Assessment
34810-01 : Essay : Coursework (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions
Assessment: 1 x 4000-word essay in English (100%).
Reassessment: Resubmission of 4,000-word essay (100%).
