CHN8701 Cutting Edge Issues in Comparative Literature Studies

CHN8701 Cutting Edge Issues in Comparative Literature Studies

Number of Credits

2

Offering School

School of Humanities

Course Instructor

Ning Wang

Course Level

Postgraduate

Language of Instruction

English

First Day of Class

Tuesday, September 24th, 2024

Last Day of Class

Tuesday, December 31st, 2024

Course Component

Lecture

Mode of Teaching

Synchronous 

Course recordings available for students.

Meeting Time

Week 2-17: Tuesdays, 16:00 pm -17:40 pm

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Time Zone

Beijing TimeUTC+8

Restrictions

The exam is divided into two parts: class presentation and participation in discussions; an essay of either 3000 words in English or 8000 Chinese characters, which could be recommended for publication if well written.

Course Description

The present course is a high-leveled lecture course exclusively for graduate students of comparative and world literature and its relevant areas. It is aimed to enable students, through attending lectures and class discussions, have a grasp of the cutting edge theoretical topics in international comparative literature and express their original ideas. It will also enable students to do comparative literature studies with its major methodologies and write academic papers. Those who will attend the course should have taken courses on the introduction to comparative literature and literary theory in Chinese, and have a general picture of Western literature.

Assessment Format

1. Attendance: 10%
2. Presentation: 30%
3. Essay: 50%

Syllabus

English