CMLT0373B-S18
The Novel and the City
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The Novel and the City
In this course we will examine a number of novels from the 20th and 21st centuries that are about life in the city, taking a global and trans-national approach. We will explore formations of urban life alongside transformations in the novel as a genre. We will put these novels of city life in dialogue with critical theory—that is, theories of culture and society that have as their aim human emancipation (for example, Marxism, feminism, critical race studies, and postcolonial studies). The novels we read will reflect important literary movements such as realism, modernism, and postmodernism. (Not open to students who have taken ENAM 0447)
In this course we will examine a number of novels from the 20th and 21st centuries that are about life in the city, taking a global and trans-national approach. We will explore formations of urban life alongside transformations in the novel as a genre. We will put these novels of city life in dialogue with critical theory—that is, theories of culture and society that have as their aim human emancipation (for example, Marxism, feminism, critical race studies, and postcolonial studies). The novels we read will reflect important literary movements such as realism, modernism, and postmodernism. (Not open to students who have taken ENAM 0447)
- Term:
- Spring 2018
- Location:
- Munroe Hall 404(MNR 404)
- Schedule:
- 12:15pm-1:30pm on Monday, Wednesday (Feb 12, 2018 to May 14, 2018)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Instructors:
- Yumna Siddiqi
- Subject:
- Comparative Literature
- Department:
- Comparative Literature
- Division:
- Literature
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- CMP CW LIT SOC
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Cross-Listed As:
- ENAM0373A-S18 *
CMLT0373A-S18
ENAM0373B-S18 *
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 22426
- Subject Code:
- CMLT
- Course Number:
- 0373
- Section Identifier:
- B