Do you want to read and learn about the some of the most significant works of world literature of the past century with a different guest lecturer every week? Then this is the course for you! FREN 216 / GLITS 200 / C LIT 200 “The Nobel Prize and World Literature” brings together 10 professors from the Humanities in a fun, low-stakes, 3-credit course (credit/no-credit grading) to talk about Nobel Prize-winning authors from Africa, North and South America, Asia, and Europe. Guest lecturers and students will discuss literature and immigration, war, race, religion, gender, language and translation, as well as the role of literary prizes and even what counts as literature (Bob Dylan in Week 10!). One lecture per week (Tu 2:30-4:20) with short readings and a 1-hour quiz/discussion section (Th 11:30, 12:30, or 1:30). FIG (First-year Interest Groups) section available. Come for life-changing reads and great discussions!
Autumn 2024
Meeting:
T 2:30pm - 4:20pm / JHN 075
SLN:
23416
Section Type:
Lecture
Joint Sections:
FRENCH 216 A , C LIT 200 B
Instructors:
Richard H. Watts
WORLD LITERATURE AND THE NOBEL
PRIZE SAME AS FRENCH 216 A,
C LIT 200 B COURSE TAUGHT IN
ENGLISH
Syllabus Description (from Canvas):
Catalog Description:
Literature from around the world as seen through the writings of Nobel Prize winners. Features authors from a range of countries, languages, and traditions to explore wide-ranging questions such as: What is literature? Why study literature in global contexts? Who wins, who doesn't, and why? What does that tell us about literature and about the world in which we live? Credit/no-credit only.
GE Requirements Met:
Arts and Humanities (A&H)
Credits:
3.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
November 24, 2024 - 3:34 am