COMPLIT 206

When East Meets West

Please note: this is archived course information from 2021 for COMPLIT 206.

Description

Western readers have encountered the literatures of East and South Asia, and Asian readers have encountered Western literature, in a variety of political and cultural contexts, including: colonial expansion, spiritual inquiry, modernisation, warfare, migration and globalisation.

A selection of works from East and West which have played a key role in these encounters, especially in the modern period, will be studied.

Availability 2021

Not taught in 2021

Lecturer(s)

TBA

Assessment

Coursework + exam

Points

COMPLIT 206: 15 points

Prerequisites

60 points passed

Restrictions

COMPLIT 302