ENCM 3100-3150 - Studies in and across Culture

Goals: To critically analyze and engage with various kinds of literary and multimodal texts through an intensive study of the cultural systems which shape (and constrain) meaning in global and local contexts.

Content: A critical study of a specific topic in and across different cultural contexts. Topics vary from year to year. Recent examples: African-American Studies; Writing Masculinity and Femininity in Asian-American Literatures; Media in Global Perspective; 20th-century Irish literature.

A student may register for this course more than once for different topics.

Taught: Annually

Prerequisite: FYW 1120 or its equivalent

Note: The department recommends that students take ENCM 3000 or 3010 prior to taking this course.

Credits: 4