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Comparative World Literature
Comp Lit is Lit!
Comparative World Literature studies
- World literatures in translation and the relationships among those literatures
- The relationship between literature and other fields such as art, music, history, philosophy and theatre
- Check out recent faculty publications!
CWL @ CSULB has strong focuses in
- Cultural Studies and Mythology as bases for understanding literature and for the ways we see ourselves in a multicultural and global environment: CWL 132 World Mythology, CWL 366 Classical Stories, Modern Voices, CWL 452 Special Topics in Mythology, CWL 453 Fairy Tales.
- Health Humanities gathers the skills that humanities disciplines offer that can benefit anyone in health or healthcare: CWL 115 Intro to Health Humanities, CWL 215 From Cradle to Crypt: Representations of Lifespan, CWL 315 Literature and Medicine.
- Visual Studies: Comics and Graphic Narratives (CWL 213), Science Fiction and Global Technologies (CWL 305), Digital Literature and Culture (CWL 205), Theatre Today (CWL 324), Global Fantasy (CWL 405), Art & Literature (CWL 412), Film & Novel in Society (CWL 451)
- other fascinating and useful topics
CWL is a Practical Liberal Arts Major:
- Develop your critical thinking skills
- Develop your critical writing skills
- Understand civilizations & cultures around the world
- Cultivate your aesthetic sensibility
- Develop your moral sensitivity
- Improve your self-expression
- Learn to analyze issues from multiple perspectives
Check out our Health Humanities Minor!!
If you are interested in going to Grad School or if you have other questions, please contact an Advisor.
For a trip down memory lane, check out the history of CWL!
Students in CWL 480
