ENGL 2052 - Contemporary World Literature

1. Contemporary World Literature
2. New voices
3. Post-modernism
4. Postcolonialism
5. The expanding canon
6. Writing from oppression

1. demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in Contemporary World Literature.
2. articulate an informed personal reaction to works in Contemporary World Literature.
3. analyze political, economic, and cultural elements which influence relations of states and societies in their historical and contemporary dimensions as reflected in contemporary world literature
4. analyze those works as expressions of individual and human values within an historical and social context.
5. analyze basic literary elements in works studied
6. respond critically to works in Contemporary World Literature.
7. analyze contemporary world literature in relation to international cultural, economic, and political differences.
8. demonstrate knowledge of cultural, social, religious and linguistic differences in contemporary world literature.

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