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World Literature: Examining Literary Works from Around the Globe, Representing Diverse Cultural Perspectives and Traditions.

World Literature: Examining Literary Works from Around the Globe, Representing Diverse Cultural Perspectives and Traditions (Lecture - Buckle Up, Globetrotters! 🌏) Welcome, intrepid literary adventurers! Grab your metaphorical pith helmets…

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Comparative Literature: Studying Literature Across Different Languages, Cultures, and Time Periods, Identifying Common Themes and Influences.

Comparative Literature: Your Ticket to Global Literary Shenanigans 🌍📚🎭 (and Maybe a PhD) Welcome, intrepid literary adventurers, to Comparative Literature 101! Forget those dusty, moth-eaten copies of Shakespeare you were…

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Genre Theory: Exploring the Conventions and Characteristics of Different Literary Genres, Such as Tragedy, Comedy, Romance, and Science Fiction.

Genre Theory: A Hilarious (and Hopefully Helpful) Exploration (Lecture Begins - cue dramatic spotlight) Alright, settle down, settle down, you magnificent wordsmiths! Welcome to Genre Theory 101: Where we dissect…

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Dramatic Theory: Investigating the Elements of Dramatic Structure, Character, Dialogue, and Stagecraft in Plays.

Dramatic Theory: Investigating the Elements of Dramatic Structure, Character, Dialogue, and Stagecraft in Plays. (Professor Scribblesworth clears his throat, adjusting his spectacles precariously. A cloud of chalk dust erupts.) Alright,…

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Poetics: Examining the Principles and Techniques of Poetry, Including Meter, Rhyme, Form, and Figurative Language.

Poetics: Examining the Principles and Techniques of Poetry (Because You're More Than Just a Wordsmith, You're a Wordsmith-Hero!) (Lecture Starts - Cue Epic Music 🎶) Alright, gather 'round, aspiring bards…

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Narrative Theory: Exploring the Structure and Elements of Storytelling, Including Point of View, Plot, Character, and Setting.

Narrative Theory: Exploring the Structure and Elements of Storytelling (A Lecture in Disguise - Prepare for Enlightenment and Mild Amusement!) Welcome, aspiring storytellers, seasoned scribes, and curious minds! Settle in,…

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Reader-Response Criticism: Investigating the Role of the Reader in Creating Meaning and the Subjectivity of Interpretation.

Reader-Response Criticism: You Are The Author, Almost! 🧙‍♀️📚🤯 (A Lecture on Subjectivity, Meaning-Making, and the Power of the Reader) Alright, settle in, literary adventurers! Today, we're diving headfirst into a…

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New Historicism and Cultural Materialism: Examining the Relationship Between Literary Texts and Their Historical and Cultural Contexts.

New Historicism and Cultural Materialism: Examining the Relationship Between Literary Texts and Their Historical and Cultural Contexts (A Lecture for the Perpetually Perplexed) (Insert dramatic fanfare music here 🎺) Welcome,…

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Postcolonial Literary Criticism: Analyzing the Representation of Colonialism, Imperialism, and Their Legacies in Literature from Formerly Colonized Regions.

Welcome to Postcolonial Literature: Unpacking the Baggage of Empire 🌍📦 Alright, settle in, class! Today, we're diving headfirst into the fascinating, sometimes infuriating, but always important world of Postcolonial Literary…

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Feminist Literary Criticism: Examining Gender Representation, Power Imbalances, and the Social Construction of Gender in Literary Texts.

Feminist Literary Criticism: Deconstructing the Patriarchy, One Page at a Time 📚🔨 (A Lecture for the Discerning Reader & Aspiring Literary Rebel) Welcome, my brilliant and beautiful revolutionaries of the…

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