ENGL 2202 Chapter : LSU Modern World Literature 2202 Syllabus
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When liberty is challenged, the concept of personal identity necessarily changes shape. Here we will note connections between our understanding and construction of the self in response to our political world. We will look at how writers have used their works as representations to examine, resist, and defy oppressive regimes and their power structures. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to world literature by means of instructing them in the comparative method. The instructor reserves the right to make any necessary changes in the syllabus. Students will develop the ability to read and comprehend a variety of different literary texts from diverse cultural backgrounds, and to interpret literal and figurative meanings in these works while making connections between texts. Students will be able to interpret and understand the differences between literary genres, and to note larger themes, structures, literal devices, and rhetorical patterns in texts within a discursive tradition and within broader cultural and historical contexts.
