An introduction to some of the major trends in contemporary literary theory, such as Marxism, Structuralism, Deconstruction, Reception Theory and a variety of Feminist approaches. All theories applied to works of literature. Sample theorists are Saussure, Bakhtin, Freud, Gates, Jameson, Showalter, Spivak, Barthes, Derrida, Kristeva and Butler.
Prerequisites
200-level ENG course