Cluster: Asian Literature and Culture

CWL 103. Introduction to Comparative Asian Literature and Culture. Introduction to India and China cultures through an exploration of their literatures, cultures, and diasporas. Focus will be on the modern period.

CWL 300. Representing the World: Literature and Culture in Contact and Conflict.  A writing-intensive exploration of world literature in comparative and cultural contexts, with an emphasis on themes and topics of global relevance.

CWL 334. Introduction to East Asian Literatures and Cultures. A comprehensive introduction to the comparative study of East Asian cultures through the reading of representative selections from the literatures of China, Korea, and Japan in historical context. Focus is on the modern period.

CWL 403. Selected Topics: Asian Literature. Interrelationships of two or more authors, themes, genres, movements or aspects of literature and culture in Asia or between Asia and the West.