Cluster: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the World

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 104. Introduction to the Literature and Culture of the Middle East. Introduction to Middle Eastern and North African culture through an exploration of their literatures, with a focus on some of the major figures of the twentieth- and twenty-first centuries, such as Naguib Mahfouz, Ghassan Kanafani, Edward Said, and others.

CWL 132. World Mythology. An introduction to the study of mythology in a global context, with an emphasis on literary content and cultural perspectives.

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 402. Studies in Middle Eastern Literature and Culture. Study of specific authors, themes, genres, movements, or aspects of literature and culture in the Middle East or between the Middle East and the West.

CWL 406. East European Literature and Culture. Major movements, authors, and themes in Eastern European literature and culture (Slavic and non-Slavic) and/or the relationship of East European literature and culture and Western Europe and North America.