A study of contemporary texts including literature, film, art and other forms of popular culture that engage the implications of living in a...
This course introduces students to a selection of literary texts and films from countries across the African continent. Three hours; one term ...
A study of the influence of the Bible on Western literature, especially English. Approaches may include the examination of symbolism, imagery,...
A detailed examination of poets and prose-writers of the period, with emphasis on the poetry of Donne, the "metaphysical school", Jonson and Milton....
A study of significant works by Native writers who give voice to their experience in Canada. Issues examined include appropriation of voice, native...
A study of contemporary works by Native writers in the United States within the context of American society and Post-Modern and Post-Colonial Literary...
A critical evaluation of literary works from approximately 1700 to the present written primarily for children. Three lectures; one term ...
A study of a selection of African-American women writers, including Hurston, Walker, Morrison and Naylor, with a consideration of gender and race in...
An examination of selected novels, films, autobiographical writings and theoretical texts about AIDS, with an emphasis on the cultural discourses...
A study of selected texts by Americans and/or Canadians of Asian origin with a focus on race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class, immigration,...
This course focuses on the production and reception of black popular culture (particularly the entertainment industry and professional sports) in ways...
A critical discussion of the Bible's overall narrative structure, the typological correspondences between Old and New Testaments and the use made of...
This course examines a range of cinemas from Africa and the African diaspora alongside critical and film theories emanating from these contexts....
An exploration of possible critical vocabularies for the analysis of recent British fiction in light of how bestseller lists, prizes, publicity and...
Canadian drama selected from the past 20 years will focus on Canadian dilemmas involving ethical choice, social justice, and philosophical questions...
A study of recent English and American fiction, with emphasis on metafiction as well as the relationship between contemporary literary theory and...
Canadian short stories from the early 20th century to the present, including French-Canadian (in translation) and aboriginal. Gender, race, class and...
This course will examine a broad range of documentary texts - literary, cinematic, photographic, theatrical - to see how the documentary mode is...
This seminar will focus on films about filmmaking and will concentrate on the presentation of actors, the ensemble, writers, producers, and the...