Jane Austen Then and Now
This course will focus on the fiction of Jane Austen and its representations in film. This author, who never travelled outside England...
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Cowboys, Samurai, Rebels
This course deals with a cross-cultural comparison between two filmic and national icons: the cowboy and the samurai. We will study...
The Feast in Philosophy, Film, and Fiction
While its individual form and content may differ greatly, the feast or banquet functions as a strong symbol in most global communities. ...
Global Jane Austen: Fiction & Fantasy
This course focuses on the fiction of Jane Austen, who wrote her letters and novels in the English countryside at the turn of the...
Approaches to Comparative Literature
This course will introduce students to central methods and issues in the comparative study of literature. Rather than develop any one...
Cross Currents in East-West Literature and Film
This course sketches particular moments in the literary conversation (at times, parallel monologues) between literary texts whose authors...
Almost Despicable Heroines, East and West
In this course, we will focus on issues of narratorial sympathy, narrative seduction, and manipulation of the implied reader (Iser/Booth)...
Narrative Silence: Cross-Cultural Theme and Technique
This course explores ways in which narrative can express the non-verbal or non-linear, including music and silence. We will consider what...