Course details

Name: ENLT - 206

Title: WORLD LITERATURE: COMING OF AGE THEME

Section: 01

Semester: Fall - 2013

Credits: 3

Description:
Coming-of-age stories mark a loss of innocence, and they punctuate the shift from childhood to adulthood. In this course, we will examine why writers use this universal motif to describe their experiences after 1945, a period marked by the end of several global atrocities (the Holocaust, the Atom Bomb, colonialism) and the beginning of new revolutions for individuals, communities, and nations. What lessons do coming-of-age stories teach readers from all over the world? During the first few weeks, we will compare folk and fairy tales from Europe to Salman Rushdie’s Haroun and the Sea of Stories. The following unit focuses on literature related to the Atom Bomb (short stories collected by Nobel Prize winner Kenzaburo Oe, and Hiroshima Mon Amour, by Marguerite Duras), and colonialism (Mariama Bâ, Scarlet Song). The final unit invites students to read the motif of coming-of-age critically in the memoir, I, Rigoberta Menchu. Exposure to literature from Africa, Europe, Asia, and South America will help students appreciate the way literature reflects and shapes global issues. Satisfies: Other Literature (1c); Genre Study (Fiction) (Fiction); Multinational (4a); Women Writers (4c); 2011 International Issues (3a); 2011 Women and Gender Studies (3c); and GER World Literature.

Last updated on 2013-03-05 By Nielsen Wendy (nielsenw)

Schedule: Tuesday,Thursday From 11:30 am To 12:45 pm

Graduation requirements:

• Any Literature (1e)
• Genre Study (Fiction)
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• International Issues (3a)
• Women and Gender Studies (3c)

Teaching Faculty: Nielsen Wendy (nielsenw)

Is course canceled: No