01:353:230 Readings in Literary Theory (3) Literary theory through the close reading of texts with common themes; representation of diverse historical periods and theoretical frameworks.

01:353:301 History of Literary Theory I (3) Literary and rhetorical theory from antiquity to the Enlightenment. Prerequisite: 01:355:101 or equivalent.

01:353:302 History of Literary Theory II (3) Selected trends and texts of literary theory from Romanticism to the present.

01:353:310 Language and Meaning (3) Concept of "meaning" in linguistic and especially "literary" theory. Prerequisite: 01:355:101 or equivalent.

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. Prerequisite: 01:355:101 or equivalent.

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. Prerequisite: 01:355:101 or equivalent.

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. Prerequisite: 01:355:101 or equivalent.

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. Prerequisite: 01:355:101 or equivalent.

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. Prerequisite: 01:355:101 or equivalent.

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. Prerequisite: 01:355:101 or equivalent.

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. Prerequisite: 01:355:101 or equivalent.

01:353:360 Literature, Theology, and Theory (3) Relationships between theological and literary ways of reading texts, including both sacred and secular examples. Prerequisite: 01:355:101 or equivalent.

01:353:370 Theories of Genre (3) Introduction to the ways in which criticism has theorized literature according to genre, form, and kind. Prerequisite: 01:355:101 or equivalent.

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. Prerequisite: 01:355:101 or equivalent.

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. Prerequisites: 01:350:219 or 220; English major.

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. Prerequisites: 01:350:219 or 220; English major.