230064 Writing, Literature and Theory (S) (SoSe 2020)

This course offers students the opportunity to study various critical frameworks and methodologies necessary for the interpretation of literature and culture. Throughout the semester, we are going to read a wide array of articles and essays to get a deeper insight into underlying debates in the field of literary and cultural studies. We are going to ask questions such as "What do literary texts tell us about society?", "What is the relationship between text and reality?", "What are the patterns of literary evolution?", and "How do the theories of literature and culture help us in our critical practice?". We will use writing as the primary tool to answer these questions and reflect on our critical thinking practices while coming up with argumentative essays.