FRENCH 216 A: Literature in Translation

Do you want to read and learn about the some of the most significant works of world literature of the past century with a different guest lecturer every week? Then this is the course for you! FREN 216 / GLITS 200 / C LIT 200 “The Nobel Prize and World Literature” brings together 10 professors from the Humanities in a fun, low-stakes, 3-credit course (credit/no-credit grading) to talk about Nobel Prize-winning authors from Africa, North and South America, Asia, and Europe. Guest lecturers and students will discuss literature and immigration, war, race, religion, gender, language and translation, as well as the role of literary prizes and even what counts as literature (Bob Dylan in Week 10!). One lecture per week (Tu 2:30-4:20) with short readings and a 1-hour quiz/discussion section (Th 11:30, 12:30, or 1:30). FIG (First-year Interest Groups) section available. Come for life-changing reads and great discussions!