FRSEMR 38l - Modes of Reading

Institution:

Harvard University

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Description:

What are our modes of reading? How do we create meaning? What contextualizes our reading, and how do social, political, historical, and gender differences affect our interpretations? What differentiates "reading" speech from reading writing? What constitute "literature" and "authorship," and how have these notions been changing historically? What is "text" in the first place? This course introduces basic vocabulary of literary and cultural theories in order to enhance students' ability to interpret.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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