Comparative Literatures and Cultures: Theories and Approaches
| Module title | Comparative Literatures and Cultures: Theories and Approaches |
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| Module code | SML1003 |
| Academic year | 2024/5 |
| Credits | 15 |
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| Duration: Term | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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| Duration: Weeks | x |
Module description
This module provides the theoretical grounding and methodological tools to study comparative literature and culture. Beginning with questions about how we define terms such as ‘world’ and ‘global’, we problematize ‘the canon’ and explore postcolonial and decolonial theory. The module has a unique focus on literatures and cultures within a system of producers and consumers: we will consider the agents involved in the production of literature, film, and art, and explore cultures of reading and viewing. We will think about modes of comparison and processes of reception, intertextuality, adaptation and translation. You will develop your translation literacy in preparation for reading and viewing in translation.
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| Credit value | 15 |
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| Available as distance learning? | No |
