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Readings in Literary Theory (3)
Literary theory through the close reading of texts with common themes; representation of diverse historical periods and theoretical frameworks.
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History of Literary Theory I (3)
Literary and rhetorical theory from antiquity to the Enlightenment.
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History of Literary Theory II (3)
Selected trends and texts of literary theory from Romanticism to the present.
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01:353:310
Language and Meaning (3)
Concept of "meaning" in linguistic and especially "literary" theory.
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01:353:315
Deconstruction and Poststructuralist Theory (3)
"Poststructuralism" and its origins in France in the late 1960s; attention to the theoretical writings of Derrida, Barthes, Kristeva, and de Man.
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01:353:320
Marxist Literary Theory (3)
Marxist analysis of literature, culture, and society. Attention to dialectical philosophy, the problem of base and superstructure, and theories of ideology and fetishism.
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01:353:326
Colonial and Postcolonial Theory (3)
Theories of colonial and postcolonial discourse; attention to issues of imperialism, primitivism, creolization, and globalization in fiction, film, and travel narratives.
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01:353:330
Cultural Theory in Literary Studies (3)
Approaches to defining what culture is and how to theorize culture in relation to the production and consumption of literary and nonliterary texts.
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01:353:340
Feminist Theory in Literary Study (3)
"Woman," "gender," and related concepts as discursive categories deployed in theoretical, literary, philosophical, and popular texts. Attention to historical issues and current debates.
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01:353:346
Theories of Gender and Sexuality (3)
History and critique of gender and sexuality as discursive categories. May include nonliterary as well as literary texts and involve various theoretical perspectives.
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01:353:350
Psychoanalytic Literary Theory (3)
Impact of psychoanalysis upon theories of literature, language, and interpretation; Freud and beyond; attention to theories of subjectivity, sexuality, textuality, and culture.
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01:353:360
Literature, Theology, and Theory (3)
Relationships between theological and literary ways of reading texts, including both sacred and secular examples.
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01:353:370
Theories of Genre (3)
Introduction to the ways in which criticism has theorized literature according to genre, form, and kind.
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01:353:389,390
Issues and Problems in Literary Theory (3,3)
Close investigation of a specifically defined area of literary theory. Topics vary according to individual instructors; consult departmental information.
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01:353:491,492
Seminar: Topics in Literary Theory (3,3)
Intensive study, in a discussion-oriented format, of a specifically defined area of literary theory. Topics vary according to individual instructors; consult departmental information.
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01:353:496,497
Seminar: Topics in Feminist Theory (3,3)
Intensive study, in a discussion-oriented format, of a specifically defined area of feminist theory. Topics vary according to individual instructors; consult departmental information.
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