World Literature

This course offers students the opportunity to study the political, social, and cultural issues of classic and modern works from world literature. We explore texts and independent films with themes that transcend the barriers of language and geography and provide insight into our modern times. The course is conducted as a seminar, inspiring student engagement while preparing students for the challenges of college writing.

Writers recently studied have included Alexander Pushkin, Nikolai Gogol, James Joyce, Franz Kafka, Albert Camus, Dai Sijie, Marjane Satrapi, and Ghassan Kanafani.