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

Offerings

Term	Block	Title	Instructor	Location	Student Limit/Available	Updated
Fall 2024	Block 1	Introduction to Literary Theory	Mushira Habib	Armstrong Hall 255	25 / 19	05/20/2025
Spring 2025	Block 6	Introduction to Literary Theory	Mushira Habib	Cossitt Hall 110E	25 / 5	05/20/2025
Spring 2026	Block 5	Introduction to Literary Theory		TBA	25 / 25	05/20/2025
Spring 2026	Block 7	Introduction to Literary		TBA	25 / 25	05/20/2025