COMPLIT 707

Special Topic: A World of Short Stories

Please note: this is archived course information from 2014 for COMPLIT 707.

Description

Examines a sampling of short narrative forms from a wide range of cultures (European, North and South American, African, Asian, NZ and the Pacific), time periods (from origins in oral storytelling to today’s digital media), types (moral, political, fantastic) and theoretical perspectives. Texts are presented in English and their original languages; language students are expected to read the originals.

Availability 2014

Not taught in 2014

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Dr Ruth Diver

Reading/Texts

Recommended Reading

Assessment

Points

COMPLIT 707: 30 points

Prerequisites

Restrictions

COMPLIT 704