It is required a good knowledge of the English language both written and spoken.

Knowledge of the methods, objectives, and areas of investigation of comparative literature.

Acquisition of critical skills for comparing literary texts, cultures and critical theories.

Honing of English language skills for academic purposes.

Comparing literatures comparing cultures: the methods, objectives and areas of investigation of comparative literature

This workshop aims at providing the necessary skills to study and understand the theoretical and methodological aspects of comparative literature, while also fostering the acquisition of academic and specialistic language skills, through the reading, analysis and discussion of theoretical essays in English. Delivered as a flipped classroom, the course addresses the basic issues that have accompanied the birth and evolution of the discipline, such as the notion of Weltliteratur, the interdisciplinary turn, the post-colonial studies, the method of distant reading.

At the start of the workshop, a study pack of critical essays will be made available for copy or download.

Recommended reading:

G.Steiner, What is Comparative Literature, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1995 (available on archive.org)

Those who cannot attend the workshop are invited to contact the instructor prior to undertaking the exam. They must add to the study pack, the volume by César Dominguez, Haun Saussy, Dario Villanueva (eds.), Introducing Comparative Literature. New Trends and Applications, London & New York, Routledge, 2015, pp. 20-125.

• Flipped classroom

  Guided analysis and discussion of texts

  Group presentations

  Guided analysis and discussion of audiovisual documents

• The final exam is a written text in the form of a questionnaire on the essays and topics discussed in the workshop.

English

English