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Comparative World Literature

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Comparative World Literature studies

  • World literatures in translation and the relationships among those literatures
  • The relationship between literature and other fields such as art, music, history, philosophy and theatre
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CWL好色先生 has strong focuses in

  • Cultural Studies and Mythology as bases for understanding literature and for the ways we see ourselves in a multicultural and global environment: CWL 132 World Mythology, CWL 366 Classical Stories, Modern Voices, CWL 452 Special Topics in Mythology, CWL 453 Fairy Tales.
  • Health Humanities gathers the skills that humanities disciplines offer that can benefit anyone in health or healthcare: CWL 115 Intro to Health Humanities, CWL 215 From Cradle to Crypt: Representations of Lifespan, CWL 315 Literature and Medicine. 
  • Visual Studies: Comics and Graphic Narratives (CWL 213), Science Fiction and Global Technologies (CWL 305), Digital Literature and Culture (CWL 205), Theatre Today (CWL 324), Global Fantasy (CWL 405), Art & Literature (CWL 412), Film & Novel in Society (CWL 451)
  • other fascinating and useful topics 

CWL is a Practical Liberal Arts Major:

  • Develop your critical thinking skills
  • Develop your critical writing skills
  • Understand