Objective
This course aims at helping students to articulate the broad ways in which literary theory applies to literature and culture. Students will demonstrate their ability to apply various theories to literature and aspects of contemporary culture.
Outcomes
- Knowledge and Comprehension
- Discuss different literary theories employed in reading literature as well as local and global culture.
- Skills
- Critically Analyse various texts utilizing critical and theoretical frameworks.
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- Apply various literary theories to the analysis of literature and aspects of contemporary culture.
- Conduct mini project/research to evaluate literary texts and aspects of contemporary culture utilizing literary theory.
- Present critical interpretation of literary and cultural works effectively in speech and/or in writing.
- Values
- Demonstrate self-discipline, ethical standards and academic integrity in performing assigned projects/research.
- Work effectively in groups to facilitate teamwork.
Content
- Classicism: Plato (Inspiration-Imitation) Aristotle (Tragedy)
- Reader-Response Criticism: Wolfgang Iser Roland Barthes
- Marxist Literary Theory: Carl Marx and Friedrich Engels Louis Althusser
- Eco-criticism: - Buell
- Structuralism: Ferdinand de Saussure Roland Barthes
- Post-Structuralism and Deconstruction Theory: Michel Foucault Jacques Derrida
- Post-colonial Theory: Frantz Fanon Gayatri Spivak
- Feminist Criticism: Simone de Beauvoir Judith Butler
Textbook
- Bressler, Charles E. (2011) Literary Criticism: An Introduction to Theory and Practice (5th ed). Pearson
- Whitla, W. (2009). The English handbook: A guide to literary studies. John Wiley & Sons
Course ID: ENGL 308
| Credit hours | Theory | Practical | Laboratory | Lecture | Studio | Contact hours | Pre-requisite | 4 | 4 | 4 | ENGL 304 – ENGL 301 |
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