Poetry and Decolonization: Love and Thought in the Poetry of C.P. Cavafy credit:

3 Hours

An English-translation literary survey of the work of Alexandrian Greek poet Constantine Cavafy (1863-1933). The course includes historical background about national and diasporic Greek communities in the eastern Mediterranean as well as an introduction to queer theory and postcolonial literary criticism. Students encounter the writings of nineteenth century Greek intellectuals who helped formulate Greek cultural identity as well as the ground-breaking work of women scholars in the present day, including Margaret Alexiou and Despina Solomi. This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for: Humanities - Lit & Arts Cultural Studies - Western