CONTEMPORARY WORLD LITERATURE in Fall 2020 (CL3035)

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This course offers close engagement with recently translated fiction and poetry from around the globe. In addition to reading great contemporary writing, students are introduced to today’s new media landscape, which has taken on an increasingly important role in the promotion and evaluation of global literature. Units on the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe.
Term: 
Fall 2020
Discipline: 
CL (Comparative Literature)
Credits: 
4 credits
Type: 
GE100
Level: 
Undergraduate
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Exam Date: 
Tuesday, December 22, 2020 - 20:00
Pre-requisites: 
None
Co-requisites: 
None

Professor(s)

Daniel Medin

Syllabus

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Book List

TitleAuthorPublisherISBN Number
When the Plums Are Ripe
Patrice Nganang
FSG - Online Book
9780374288990
Little Eyes
Samanta Schweblin
Oneworld, Riverhead
9781786077929
Tokyo Ueno Station
Yu Miri
Tilted Axis, Riverhead
9781911284161
Arid Dreams
Duanwad Pimwana
Tiltex Axis, Two Lines
9781911284406
Minor Detail
Adania Shibli
Fitzcarraldo, New Directions
9781913097172
Grove
Esther Kinsky
Fitzcarraldo, Transit
9781913097288

Schedule

Start Date: 
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
End Date: 
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
DayStart TimeEnd TimeRoom
Friday
16:20
17:55
G-009
Tuesday
10:50
12:25
G-009