GSS 344 - Studies in Criticism & Theory

4 credit(s)
Ranging from Structuralism and Deconstruction to Psychoanalysis, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Post-colonialism, and Film Theory, this course explores some of the most important and influential schools of thought in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and their impact on literary criticism, literature, art and culture. Class discussions will draw on different critical approaches, such as psychoanalysis, post-humanism, and gender and sexuality theory, to interpret an array of subjects ranging from novels to films to current political affairs and cultural trends. Also listed as ENGL 343 and PHIL 343.
Offered: Offered alternate years.

Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Analyzing and Interpreting Texts.
Prerequisite(s): 2 of 200-level ENGL.