2024 Literature Summer Courses
LIT 60A [Online]*
Session 2
An online synchronous survey of graphic novel memoirs published in the past 10 years. The class will focus on how the pairing of text and images in sequential art offers a form of disclosure for conveying experiences of personal identity, self-invention, and environmental degradation. Special attention will be given to the work of non-binary, queer, and feminist perspectives. Other materials include foundational readings from comic book studies, feminist studies, queer studies, masculinity studies, and environmental studies.
General Education Code TA
Proposed Instructor: Matthew Simmons*Pending CCI Approval
LIT 61K [Online]
Session 1
LIT 61U [Online]
Session 1
LIT 102 [In Person]
Session 2
LIT 111D [In Person]
Session 2
LIT 112C [In Person]
Special Session July 21 - 27
LIT 116G [Online]
Session 1
LIT 120A [In Person]
Session 2
LIT 120F [Online]
Session 1
LIT 133C [In Person]*
Session 2
Important 20th-century novels and short stories in English translation may include works by Soseki, Kawabata, Mishima, Oe, and significant women authors. Discussion of literary themes in the context of changing Japanese society and thought. Japanese language skills are not required. Distribution requirement: Global.
Where might we set the origin(s) of the modern autofictional or autobiographical novel? There are many instances of the move towards autobiographical fiction across literary cultures, but one origin that is unfortunately not as talked about in modern discourse is the Japanese I-Novel, a type of confessional fiction based on the writer’s own life that developed in the early 20th century, a sociocultural turning point in Japan, as well as Korea and China. In this class we will take a critical look at not only the novels themselves, but also the relationality between the writer and the writing, as well as the contexts in which they were written, and why writers may have turned to autobiographical aesthetics and forms during their time. The novels we read will take us from the origin of the I-Novel, through the developments of autobiographical writing in the mid 20th century, to some more recent examples of autobiographical fiction in Korea and China. In addition to weekly readings, you can expect writing assignments and a presentation.
General Education Code CC
Proposed Instructor: Jihoon Park*Pending CCI Approval
LIT 141G [In Person]
Learn more and apply through Global LearningLIT 166A [In Person]
Session 1
LIT 179C [In Person]
Session 1
The Graphic Novel: Memoirs (5 credits)
Introduction to the Fairy Tale (5 credits)
Introduction to Speculative Fiction (5 credits)
Translation Theory (5 credits)
William Shakespeare (5 credits)
Charles Dickens (5 credits)
Victorian Monsters (5 credits)
Topics in Poetry (5 credits)
Topics in Modern Poetry (5 credits)
Modern Japanese Novel: Japan's I-Novel & Other Autobiographical Writing from East Asia (5 credits)
Global Seminar: Cultures of Southern Spain (6 credits)
Representations of Gender in Medieval Literature: Queer Medievalisms (5 credits)
Methods and Materials (5 credits)
