GLITS 200 A: Literature and the Nobel Prize

Autumn 2026
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Meeting:
T 1:30pm - 3:20pm
SLN:
15877
Section Type:
Lecture
Joint Sections:
ASIAN 498 C
WORLD LITERATURE AND THE NOBEL PRIZE. SAME AS ASIAN 498 C. COURSE TAUGHT IN ENGLISH.
Syllabus Description (from Canvas):

Literature and the Nobel Prize


GLITS 200A/ASIAN 498C
Autumn 2026

Lectures: Tuesdays, 1:30-3:20 CDH 115

Sections: Thursdays, either 12:30-1:20 PAA A212 or 1:30-2:20 RAI 107

 

Come 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. "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. One lecture per week (Tu 1:30-3:20) with short readings and a 1-hour quiz/discussion section (Th 12:30 or 11:30). FIG (First-year Interest Groups) section available. Come for life-changing reads and great discussions!

This course is only graded CR/NC.

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:
June 23, 2026 - 12:53 pm