ENGL 354

The idea of literature as a distinct discipline developed side-by-side with the capitalist world system, which from the mid-nineteenth century onward has faced a series of crises that have revealed violent global interdependencies and prompted radical social change. The literary arts correspondingly underwent profound transformations in form, language, and media that persisted through to the end of the twentieth century. How can we understand these innovations in relation to historical shifts in sexuality, decolonization, race, science, technology, and the environment? Section information text: <strong>Course Description: </strong>The idea of literature as a distinct discipline developed side-by-side with the capitalist world system, which from the mid-nineteenth century onward has faced a series of crises that have revealed violent global interdependencies and prompted radical social change. The literary arts correspondingly underwent profound transformations in form, language, and media that persisted through to the end of the twentieth century. How can we understand these innovations in relation to historical shifts in sexuality, decolonization, race, science, technology, and the environment?<br/><strong>Note: </strong>ENGL 354 is an approved Culture and Creative Expression course for Cap Core requirements. This special topics in literary history course will focus on a specific period or movement between the mid-nineteenth and late-twentieth century.<br/><strong>Reg Notes: </strong>none<br/><strong>