The Literary Object
Spring 2021
Taught By: Orville Lee
Section: A
CRN: 2660
Credits: 4
[Tracks C & M] This seminar explores literature as a cultural object that is susceptible to inquiry in cultural studies. Course readings and discussions focus on the conditions of existence for literary objects. Topics include the epistemological question of what is – and what is not – literature (i.e., literature as form); the relations of literature to society; the literary field; the production, distribution, and reception of the literary object; the politics of literature; and the knowledge claims of literature. Writers include: Virginia Woolf, Jeanette Winterson, Paul Ricœur, Roland Barthes, Hayden White, Ian Watt, Henry James, Georg Lukács, Pierre Bourdieu, Franco Moretti, Janice A. Radway, Dorrit Cohn, Michel Foucault, Mark McGurl, and others. [Tracks C & M]
College: Eugene Lang College Lib Arts (LC)
Department: Culture and Media (LCST)
Campus: Online (DL)
Course Format: Seminar (R)
Max Enrollment: 21
Add/Drop Deadline: February 8, 2021 (Monday)
Online Withdrawal Deadline: April 13, 2021 (Tuesday)
Seats Available: Yes
Status: Closed*
* Status information is updated every five minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 1:25pm 3/3/2021 EST