0509-470 - Philosophy and Literary Theory

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Rochester Institute of Technology

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Description:

Introduces students to models of literary theory from the mid-twentieth century to the present and familiarizes them with the key works of literature to be analyzed. Prepares students to practice questioning and critiquing texts using the philosophical, aesthetic, economic and psychoanalytic methods of analysis which have come to form the foundation of contemporary literary theory. Among the topics considered are culture and imperialism, performativity, the encounter of modern literature and modern technology, structuralism and semiotics, the role of psychoanalysis, the role of the academy, and the relative autonomy of art. Part of the philosophy concentration and minor. It may also be taken as an elective. (One course in philosophy or consent of instructor) Class 4, Credit 4 (offered occasionally)

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4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rit.edu/

Phone Number:

(585) 475-2411

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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