ENG 470 - Advanced Literacy Theory

Institution:

Roger Williams University

Subject:

ENGLISH LITERATURE

Description:

Prerequisite: ENG 220 and 200 or 300 level WTNG courseStudents read seminal texts of literary theory from Plato to DonnaJ. Harroway. The first part of the course focuses on classical texts ofliterary theory. Authors are likely to include Plato, Aristotle, Horace,and Sir Phillip Sidney and Hume. The second part of the coursefocuses on contemporary theorists, such as Marx, Althusser, Said,Spivak, Bhabha, Derrida, Bourdieu, and Harroway. Students producea professional quality final paper working directly with one or moretheorists.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rwu.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 253-1040

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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