Literature and Other Disciplines

3 credits · Undergraduate credit

This course introduces students to the study of literature and its relation to other disciplines, such as anthropology, history, law, linguistics, philosophy, political science, psychology, and others. It poses general questions about the concerns shared by different disciplines as well as arguments between them. It introduces students to basic ideas about how literature connects with fields of knowledge distinctly defined and broadly conceived, contributing to fundamental discussions about how knowledge is formed and disseminated.