LITERATURE AND SOCIETY
Representative episodes in the interaction of literature and society, organized either around a set of social institutions and their literary connections or around a set of literary forms and their social connections.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Literature Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze literary works from an interdisciplinary perspective with an emphasis on their interaction with society, including social institutions. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify and explain historical and cultural developments in the interrelationship between literature and society. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demonstrate an understanding of how literature and society interact. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Critically assess literary representations of society and its institutions. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze literary works from an interdisciplinary perspective with an emphasis on their interaction with society, including social institutions. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify and explain historical and cultural developments in the interrelationship between literature and society. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demonstrate an understanding of how literature and society interact. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Critically assess literary representations of society and its institutions. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027