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World Literature Extended Minor

An extended minor consists of the lower division world literature requirements for a major and the upper division requirements for a minor.

Program Requirements

Lower Division Requirements

Students complete 18 lower division units including one of

WL 100 - Introduction to World Literature (3)

Explores how texts resonate in other cultural contexts, influence foreign traditions, and become works of world literature. Breadth-Humanities.

Section Day/Time Location
Distance Education
WL 101W - Writing About Literature (3)

Examines international migrancy, cultural identities, or cross-cultural influence in world literatures, while introducing the fundamentals of literary analysis and expository writing. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Melek Ortabasi
Jan 4 – Apr 7, 2017: Tue, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D101 Melek Ortabasi
Jan 4 – Apr 7, 2017: Tue, 4:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D102 Melek Ortabasi
Jan 4 – Apr 7, 2017: Tue, 5:30–6:20 p.m.
Burnaby
WL 102 - Literature Across Cultures (3)

Introduction to the study of literary texts from diverse linguistic and cultural origins. May examine the literature of cross-cultural interaction, or compare texts through thematic topics. Breadth-Humanities.

and one of

WL 103W - Pre-Modern World Literature (3)

Surveys pre-modern texts of world literature. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Kenneth Seigneurie
Jan 4 – Apr 7, 2017: Thu, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D101 Kenneth Seigneurie
Jan 4 – Apr 7, 2017: Thu, 4:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D102 Kenneth Seigneurie
Jan 4 – Apr 7, 2017: Thu, 5:30–6:20 p.m.
Burnaby
WL 104W - Modern World Literature (3)

Surveys poetry and prose from the seventeenth century to the present, with a focus on the literary exploration of issues of humanity. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Mark Deggan
Jan 4 – Apr 7, 2017: Fri, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D101 Mark Deggan
Jan 4 – Apr 7, 2017: Fri, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D102 Mark Deggan
Jan 4 – Apr 7, 2017: Fri, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby

and

WL 200 - Literary Analysis and Interpretation (3)

Introduces major theoretical approaches to literature and fundamental techniques of literary analysis. Develops students' critical skills for analytical writing about literature in comparative, cross-cultural contexts. Prerequisite: six units in World Literature, including WL 100, 103W or 104W.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Melek Ortabasi
Jan 4 – Apr 7, 2017: Mon, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby

and one of

WL 201 - East/West (3)

Explores the relationship between Eastern and Western narratives. The focus may include the mutual influence of Eastern and Western cultural traditions and modernities, the construction of the 'East' in the West and of the 'West' in the East, theories of Orientalism and Occidentalism, and forms of East/West syncretism. Prerequisite: Three units in World Literature or three units of B-Hum designated courses. Breadth-Humanities.

WL 202 - North/South (3)

Explores how European traditions have influenced and engaged the cultures of the global 'South'. The focus may encompass the cultures and counter-cultures of empire and globalization and the 'tropicalization' of European genres and cultural forms under the influence of artists from Africa, Latin-America, and South Asia. Prerequisite: Three units in World Literature or three units of B-Hum designated courses. Breadth-Humanities.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Mark Deggan
Jan 4 – Apr 7, 2017: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
WL 203 - Selected Genres in World Literature (3)

Explores the cross-cultural trajectory of a genre or genres of world literature. Prerequisite: Three units in World literature or three units of B-Hum designated courses. Breadth-Humanities.

WL 204 - Human Rights Literature (3)

Examines a diversity of world literature concerning human rights. May focus on writing in the face of political oppression, censorship, political and economic displacement, terrorism and/or warfare. Prerequisite: Three units in World literature or three units of B-Hum designated courses. Breadth-Humanities.

and two additional three-unit lower division WL courses

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete 15 upper division units in WL courses.

Faculty Requirements

In addition to the above requirements, students must also satisfy their for the completion of their undergraduate degree.

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

The University’s residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.