COLT 0810S - Literature and National Identity

Institution:

Brown University

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Description:

Explores the notion of the nation as expressed in literature, poetry, film and popular culture. It primarily centers on two case studies (Greece and Israel) and considers multiple definitions of the nation as well as the concept of national/historical memory. It also examines the display of cultural memory (in national museums, commemorations, memorials etc). Other areas of interest include: the national appropriation of literature and literature's function in the national institution, Western definitions of the Balkans. The Rise of Eurocentrism, and though the course primarily examines critical and theoretical texts, poems, films, and literary texts will be considered in the context of a theoretical approach to the nation.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brown.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 863-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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