COM LIT 2DW
Survey of Literature: Great Books from World at Large
Description: Lecture, two hours; discussion, two hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 1D or 4DW. Study of major literary texts usually overlooked in courses that focus only on canon of Western literature, with emphasis on literary analysis and expository writing. Texts from at least three of following areas read in any given term: African, Caribbean, East Asian, Latin American, and Middle Eastern literature. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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I had Nasia as a T.A. during my Sophomore year with Professor Gabra. Nasia was a wonderful T.A. and was genuinely concerned about student learning and was extremely approachable. She did a wonderful job of further explaining Edward Said's theory of Orientalism, Jeremy Bentham's Panopticon as well as Foucault. Nasia's insight on Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart indeed unique and very insightful. Overall a wonderful t.a. and I hoped for the opportunity of having her again.
I had Nasia as a T.A. during my Sophomore year with Professor Gabra. Nasia was a wonderful T.A. and was genuinely concerned about student learning and was extremely approachable. She did a wonderful job of further explaining Edward Said's theory of Orientalism, Jeremy Bentham's Panopticon as well as Foucault. Nasia's insight on Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart indeed unique and very insightful. Overall a wonderful t.a. and I hoped for the opportunity of having her again.
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Winter 2017 - Lectures aren't mandatory, but they are helpful background content for writing the essays. Most of the book is discussed in discussion, so reading is mandatory if you want to keep up with discussion and plan out the essays. Usually the TA's were the ones to help you structure and write the essays. Pretty easy class for the writing II requirement.
Winter 2017 - Lectures aren't mandatory, but they are helpful background content for writing the essays. Most of the book is discussed in discussion, so reading is mandatory if you want to keep up with discussion and plan out the essays. Usually the TA's were the ones to help you structure and write the essays. Pretty easy class for the writing II requirement.
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Fall 2020 - Professor Bosch Santana lectures on super interesting content. I honestly just took this class because it hit a lot of requirements, but I found myself really engaged with the material every week. She was also incredibly accommodating, extending deadlines during weeks of stress caused by general unrest in the world. She definitely cares a lot about her students.
Fall 2020 - Professor Bosch Santana lectures on super interesting content. I honestly just took this class because it hit a lot of requirements, but I found myself really engaged with the material every week. She was also incredibly accommodating, extending deadlines during weeks of stress caused by general unrest in the world. She definitely cares a lot about her students.
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Spring 2018 - Mufti for Com Lit 2DW was chill, for the first half of the quarter we were reading and analyzing articles in class and section. Our class focused on world literature about displacement, immigration and refugees. The second half of the quarter we were assigned books to read about every two weeks, analyzing and close reading some parts in section. Our midterm and final had the same form and was pretty short and basic in which there were ID's of key words from the articles to relate to class topics as a whole, as well as short close readings to write and a little larger essay to write on the books. This class is very low maintenance, Mufti and our TA's assured us that we only needed to go over our notes and make sure we were "doing the readings" to get ready for exams. I personally didn't read the books, even though there weren't sparknotes for the books we read online lectures and TA discussions were enough for me to do well on the exams. The TA's are also pretty chill and cool people! A smaller, relaxing class that most people skipped going to the whole quarter and I assume still passed the class with a decent grade.
Spring 2018 - Mufti for Com Lit 2DW was chill, for the first half of the quarter we were reading and analyzing articles in class and section. Our class focused on world literature about displacement, immigration and refugees. The second half of the quarter we were assigned books to read about every two weeks, analyzing and close reading some parts in section. Our midterm and final had the same form and was pretty short and basic in which there were ID's of key words from the articles to relate to class topics as a whole, as well as short close readings to write and a little larger essay to write on the books. This class is very low maintenance, Mufti and our TA's assured us that we only needed to go over our notes and make sure we were "doing the readings" to get ready for exams. I personally didn't read the books, even though there weren't sparknotes for the books we read online lectures and TA discussions were enough for me to do well on the exams. The TA's are also pretty chill and cool people! A smaller, relaxing class that most people skipped going to the whole quarter and I assume still passed the class with a decent grade.
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