文學研究概論

This graduate seminar, open to interested undergraduate students, delves into some recent developments in literary criticism. We will explore critical texts across various interdisciplinary fields, including biopolitics, new materialism, animal studies, Black studies, postcolonial and decolonial studies, queer and trans studies, and posthuman studies. Towards the end of the term, we will try to apply theoretical concepts to literary texts and see how literary texts engage with or complicate theory.

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Policies Weekly Questions and Observations & Class Discussions ---Submit 10 rounds of questions or observations (including relevant quotations and page numbers in parentheses) on Dropbox by 6 PM every Tuesday. ---Limit your weekly questions or observations to 50–150 words. ---This practice is risk-free. As long as you turn in your questions or observations on time that week, you will earn one point (ten points in total). When the time is up, discussion leaders and the instructor will download people's responses and start their preparation. Late submissions are still accepted, but you will not get your point that week. ---Every student has to facilitate 2 rounds of class discussion. When it is your turn to lead discussion, you do not need to have answers to people’s questions, but be prepared to respond to them. Response Papers, Final Papers/Literature Reviews, and Individual Conferences ---You have to submit 2 short response papers online (2–3 pages each, double-spaced, in PDF format). Feel free to expand on your weekly questions or observations or respond to others'. ---The final paper should be 8–10 pages, double-spaced, in PDF format. You will have to analyze one of our literary texts from one particular critical perspective. Alternatively, you may also choose to write a literature review, engaging with one critical field covered in class with a brief bibliography of 10–15 entries. ---Individual conferences (20 minutes per student) will be scheduled to assist with the final paper. During your meeting, you can ask questions about readings, your thesis or outline, and cited passages. Paper Formatting ---Use MLA style, 9th edition. ---Include your English name, the instructor’s name, course title, and the date (e.g., 27 Mar. 2024) in the upper left corner of the first page. ---Center the title of your paper. Late Work Late submissions for response papers and final papers are not accepted unless you are ill or face an emergency. Final Scores You will receive notification when your final grades are available. If you have any questions about your grades, you have 24 hours to contact me. After this 24-hour period, your final grades will become official.

Ten Rounds of Weekly Questions and Observations: 1% each Two Rounds of Class Discussion: 10% each Two Response Papers (2–3 pages, double-spaced): 15% each One Final Paper or Literature Review (8–10 pages, double-spaced): 40%

Kafka, Franz. (1917) 1971. "A Report to an Academy." Translated by Willa and Edwin Muir. In The Complete Stories, edited by Nahum N. Glatzer, 250–59. New York: Schocken. Kafka, Franz. 1971. "A Report to an Academy: Two Fragments." Translated by Tania and James Stern. In The Complete Stories, edited by Nahum N. Glatzer, 259–62. New York: Schocken. Poe, Edgar Allan. (1841) 2006. "The Murders in the Rue Morgue." In Portable Edgar Allan Poe, edited by J. Gerald Kennedy, 238–70. New York: Penguin. Critical texts are available for free download within our school domain.

地點

HC409

時間

T. 14:00-16:00 or by appt.

聯絡方式

chku@nycu.edu.tw Tel: 03-5712121, ext. 58117