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ENGL 102 Great Books Units: 3.00
A sampling of English-language literary masterpieces from various periods and places, each of which had a significant impact on how their contemporary cultures understood massive social, political, and cultural change, and each of which remain influential today.
Learning Hours: 120 (24 Lecture, 12 Tutorial, 84 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite None.
Exclusion Maximum of 6.0 units of ENGL at the 100-level.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Assess the significance of literary texts to their cultural moment.
- Evaluate the continued influence that transformative texts have in the present.
- Evaluate the process of literary canon-formation, identifying which social groups control this process and which are excluded.
- Evaluate the function of literature both as an expression of social power and as a way to resist power.
- Use textual evidence effectively to support interpretations.