LITR 580 - Literary Theory and Research

3 Credit(s)

Builds on LITR 300 to provide a detailed examination of particular theoretical approaches currently used in literary analysis. Some attention to combining theoretical approaches, such as psychoanalytic with feminist. Students complete an independent research project on the topic of their choice, informed by literary theory and current literary criticism. As warranted.

Prerequisite(s): LITR 200 or LITR 201, and LITR 300; or Graduate standing.