801-247 — Contemporary World Literature
Explore a survey of world literature from 1900 to the present, focusing primarily on prose, poetry and drama. Most readings will be works of short fiction and will explore a wide array of authors, texts, themes, cultures and histories. Texts will be organized around major societal themes and issues over the past century, including campaigns for civil and human rights, demographic shifts, changing gender roles, familial structures, immigration and postcolonialism.