ENGL271 - World Literature II

This class offers a survey and analysis of diverse literary texts across the world. Students examine how literature shapes and reflects the human experience as well as global struggles over power, identity, and language. Students learn to use different theoretical lenses to interpret critically the historical, political, social, psychological, philosophical, aesthetic, and cultural aspects of literature from Africa, the Middle East, South and East Asia, the Caribbean, Oceania, Latin America, and Europe. Primary texts consist of fiction, graphic literature, poetry, drama, creative nonfiction, and film. (C-ID ENGL 145) (CSU/UC) (AA/AS-3, Cal-GETC-3B) Prerequisite: Placement into ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 120) or ESL 122