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Literature
There is indeed a lot of literature in the world, and there is no question of covering it all. Instead our World Literature courses focus on providing students with the tools necessary to negotiate the global literary landscape and their own position in it: openness, wonder, critical thinking, self-reflexivity, and an awareness of the centrality of translation to all human interaction, whether literary or otherwise.
World Literature courses are offered in English translation, cover a variety of themes and topics, and always feature a rich cross cultural selection of literary works. The resulting learning environment is compelling: you may find yourself identifying with characters widely separated from you in time, space and idiom; or wondering why so many writers from different parts of the world have turned to literature as a form of political expression; or noticed that it is often authors exiled from their own countries who become the most influential. And that is just the beginning. Scroll down on this page for course descriptions.
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Literature courses - Fall 2022
WL 100 - What is World Literature?
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| WL 100 D100 |
Mark Deggan
|
Fr
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
|
AQ 5030, Burnaby
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| WL 100 D101 |
Mark Deggan
|
Fr
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM
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RCB 6101, Burnaby
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| WL 100 D102 |
Mark Deggan
|
Fr
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
|
AQ 5049, Burnaby
|
WL 101W - Writing in World Literature
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| WL 101W D100 |
Kenneth Seigneurie
|
Mo
12:30 PM – 2:20 PM
|
AQ 3149, Burnaby
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| WL 101W D101 |
Kenneth Seigneurie
|
Mo
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
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WMC 3251, Burnaby
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| WL 101W D102 |
Kenneth Seigneurie
|
Mo
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
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AQ 5017, Burnaby
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| WL 101W D103 |
Kenneth Seigneurie
|
Mo
3:30 PM – 4:20 PM
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AQ 2122, Burnaby
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WL 103W - Early World Literatures
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| WL 103W D100 |
Maria Barraza
|
Th
10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
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RCB 6125, Burnaby
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| WL 103W D101 |
Maria Barraza
|
Th
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM
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AQ 5038, Burnaby
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| WL 103W D102 |
Maria Barraza
|
Th
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
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AQ 5050, Burnaby
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WL 104W - Modern World Literatures
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| WL 104W D100 |
Mark Deggan
|
Tu
12:30 PM – 2:20 PM
|
WMC 3220, Burnaby
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| WL 104W D101 |
Mark Deggan
|
Tu
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
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WMC 2268, Burnaby
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| WL 104W D102 |
Mark Deggan
|
Tu
3:30 PM – 4:20 PM
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WMC 3250, Burnaby
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WL 200 - How to Do Things with World Literature
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| WL 200 D100 |
Mark Deggan
|
TBA
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Location: TBA
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WL 202 - North/South Intersections (The Other Sun: Writing the Global South)
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| WL 202 D100 |
Maria Barraza
|
Tu
2:30 PM – 5:20 PM
|
RCB 5118, Burnaby
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WL 203 - Subversive Genres (Rebirth of Text)
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| WL 203 D100 |
Gianluca Oluic
Gianluca Oluic |
We
2:30 PM – 5:20 PM
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RCB 5118, Burnaby
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WL 301W - Writing and Research
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| WL 301W D100 |
Azadeh Yamini-Hamedani
|
Mo
2:30 PM – 5:20 PM
|
BLU 10655, Burnaby
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| WL 301W D101 |
Azadeh Yamini-Hamedani
|
Mo
5:30 PM – 6:20 PM
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BLU 10921, Burnaby
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WL 303 - Global Culture and Its Discontents
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| WL 303 D100 |
Mark Deggan
|
We
2:30 PM – 5:20 PM
|
BLU 10031, Burnaby
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| WL 303 D101 |
Mark Deggan
|
We
5:30 PM – 6:20 PM
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BLU 10031, Burnaby
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WL 340 - Directed Studies
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| WL 340 D100 |
WL 401 - Early Modernities Beyond the Medieval
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| WL 401 D100 |
Gianluca Oluic
Gianluca Oluic |
Fr
12:30 PM – 4:20 PM
|
WMC 3513, Burnaby
|
Even more World Literature courses
Interested in knowing what other World Literature courses you can take in future semesters? See our full course offering on SFU's Student Services website.
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