COMP 329(F) Contemporary World Novel (Same as English 379)

ENGL 379(F) Contemporary World Novel (Same as Comparative Literature 329)
The subject matter of the course is novels of the last twenty years from around the world; perhaps the central question of the course is whether it makes sense today to consider literature in terms of national traditions. Novels will be examined under such (overlapping) rubrics as globalization, post-colonialism, and postmodernism. We shall read six or seven novels by such writers as Roy, Rushdie, Coetzee, Farah, Marquez, and Mahfouz.
Format: discussion/seminar. Requirements: two papers, 5-6 pages and 8-10 pages. No exams.
Prerequisite: a 100-level English course, except 150. Enrollment limit: 25 (expected: 25). Preference given to English and Comparative Literature majors.
(Post-1900)
Hour: LIMON