Παρουσίαση/Προβολή

(ENL532) -  Dr. Christina Dokou

Περιγραφή Μαθήματος

Welcome to a course that goes from the flesh made word and vice versa! Our course focus is on the critical examination of various works of (mostly) contemporary American fiction dealing with the literary explorations of the human body in all its variables, and the theoretical (mostly feminist) substratum that will enable such examinations. The body, being an all-pervasive presence in human affairs, a tool for learning and communication, and the source of many existential parameters (including pleasure, pain, identity, procreation and mortality), features large in literature worldwide, but especially in America, where the cult of the body is an ever-increasing, distinctive cultural factor. The tribulations and the transformations bodies undergo within the endless realms of fiction em-body metaphorically and metonymically the myriad questions of theme, form, philosophy and function in the said art form, as a subject as well as a tool. Although the instructor will provide introductory and analytical lectures for each item, your strong participation is indispensable for the implementation and assimilation of this course. Should any problems arise during the semester, please see the instructor as early as possible.

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Σάββατο 3 Οκτωβρίου 2020