Introductory examination of significant trends and movements in literary theory including such approaches as formalism and structuralism, post-structuralism, psychoanalytic approaches, theories of gender and sexuality, historical and materialist approaches, posthuman, and digital theories. Study of theoretical texts as well as literary works from a variety of cultural and linguistic traditions, exploring the ways in which theory informs possibilities of interpretation.

1 unit — Davis

Offerings

Term	Block	Title	Instructor	Location	Student Limit/Available	Updated
Fall 2021	Block 2	Introduction to Literary Theory	Kaushik Ramu	Cossitt Hall 110E	25 / 11	05/17/2022
Spring 2023	Block 7	Introduction to Literary Theory	William Davis	TBA	25 / 25	05/17/2022