ENGL 74.11 High Theory

This seminar for advanced students undertakes a close reading of  difficult texts in philosophy and in literary and cultural theory. We will include secondary literature to help contextualize the primary  texts under study, but the emphasis is on close reading to develop original and critical approaches to these challenging works. Class will be based largely around group discussion, with lectures and prepared student presentations to help stimulate conversation. Students can help to shape the syllabus by proposing texts they wish to work on together. Representative authors we might read in this class include Deleuze, Derrida, Badiou, Agamben, Heidegger, Virilio, Zizek, Lyotard, and others

Instructor

Not being offered in 2022-23

Prerequisite

Recommended: Four completed major courses.

Degree Requirement Attributes

TMV

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Department-Specific Course Categories

Senior Seminar: Course Group IV