LIT 202 - Cultures and Canons

Institution:

The College of New Jersey

Subject:

Description:

(formerly LIT 217/Multicultural Literature) Prerequisite: Reserved for English students An exploration of how cultural values, aesthetics, and social constructions of race and ethnicity shape literary texts and literary production. Students will engage in debates involving aesthetic value, disciplinary politics, universality, and canonicity, and examine the role of power, categories of difference, and intersectionality.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.tcnj.edu

Phone Number:

(609) 771-1855

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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