Class Detail
LIT 131D - 01 Literature in a Global Context
2021 Summer Quarter
Class Details
- Career
- Undergraduate
- Grading
- Student Option
- Class Number
- 71167
- Type
- Lecture
- Instruction Mode
- In Person
- Credits
- 5 units
- General Education
- TA
- Status
- Open
- Available Seats
- 74
- Enrollment Capacity
- 100
- Enrolled
- 26
- Wait List Capacity
- 0
- Wait List Total
- 0
OpenDescription
Comparative examination of fiction in the modern world and of fictional responses to social change and crisis. Course topic changes; see the Class Search for current topic. Critical approach designations: Geographies, Power and Subjectivities. Distribution requirements: Global. May be repeated for credit.
Class Notes
From the Instructor:
Title: King Kong vs. Godzilla: A Comparative Study of the U.S. and Japanese Empires.
Description: Central to film analysis of King Kong and Godzilla, the class further investigates the
U.S. and Japanese empires through interdisciplinary approaches of literature, history, and visual
culture. With a mixture of literary texts, ranging from Euro-U.S. canonical works to newly
translated Japanese texts, this class will offer a variety of viewpoints from different nations and eras.
Meeting Information
| Days & Times | Room | Instructor | Meeting Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| MW 01:00PM-04:30PM | Remote Instruction | Obayashi,Y. Bassett,C. |
07/26/21 - 08/27/21 |