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Comparative Literature (COLT)
- http://dornsife.usc.edu/colt
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in THH161; phone (213) 740-0102.
A broad introduction to the great works of Western culture from antiquity to 1800.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture and one discussion
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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22000R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 96 of 100 | Vincent Farenga | WPHB27 | PDF (201193 KB) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
22001R | 001 | Discussion | 8:00-8:50am | Monday | 22 of 25 | Naomi Greenwald | VKC154 | ![]() | |
22002R | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Monday | 24 of 25 | Naomi Greenwald | VKC154 | ![]() | |
22003R | 001 | Discussion | 8:00-8:50am | Wednesday | 25 of 25 | Lauren Weindling | VKC154 | ![]() | |
22004R | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Wednesday | 25 of 26 | Lauren Weindling | VKC154 | ![]() |
A comparative study of the Asian aesthetic heritage of poetry, painting, music, and drama; of literary themes, trends, and myths.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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22020D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 47 of 49 | Jason Webb | VKC150 | PDF (175522 KB) | ![]() ![]() |
22021R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 22 of 25 | Jillian Barndt | VKC206 | ![]() | |
22022R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Friday | 25 of 25 | Jillian Barndt | VKC206 | ![]() |
Study of the notion of "decadence" and its impact on modern and contemporary literary/cultural production, with a comparatist focus on different linguistic traditions.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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22025R | 001 | Lecture | 1:00-1:50pm | MWF | 17 of 20 | Michael Du Plessis | THH121 | PDF (495261 KB) | ![]() ![]() |
Survey of cultural critique focused on Latin America as a cultural region and on Latin Americanism as a transnational academic practice.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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22036R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | Canceled | ![]() |
Exploration of multilingual encounters in literary works, films, and theoretical texts. Topics may include immigrant languages, dialects, jargons, imaginary or hybrid languages, theories of translation.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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22055R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | Canceled | Veli Yashin | PDF (115578 KB) | ![]() ![]() |
A comparative study of Dada and Surrealism in literature in relation to painting, sculpture, photography and cinema.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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22066R | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 16 of 20 | Julian Gutierrez-Albilla | THH217 | PDF (269092 KB) | ![]() ![]() |
Deconstructive analysis of theories of language, representation, selfhood, the human, art and technology, politics and ethics. SWtudy of works by Derrida and others.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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22068R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | Canceled | Peggy Kamuf | ![]() |
Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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22070D | 001 | 2.0-8.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 10 | Roberto Diaz | OFFICE | ![]() |
Writing of an honors thesis under individual faculty supervision.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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22071D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 10 | Vincent Farenga,Panivong Norindr | OFFICE | ![]() |
Literary and cultural currents from classical antiquity through modernity. Varying focus on specific genres, periods, movements, or problematics.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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22079D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tuesday | 4 of 12 | Veli Yashin | VKC153 | PDF (151969 KB) | ![]() ![]() |