Surveys influential works of literary and critical theory, with a particular focus on contemporary movements that have informed the interpretation and evaluation of literary texts (e.g., formalism, Marxism, psychoanalysis, deconstruction, postcolonialism, feminist and queer studies).
NOTE ENGL 296 is offered in the Fall term, and is linked to ENGL 297, which is offered in the Winter; although students are encouraged to enrol in both 296 and 297, these are separate courses that can be taken on their own.