EN222 - Topics in World Literatures

Overview of World Literature, tracing the term from its earliest roots and situating it within a number of relevant contexts from postcolonialism to postmodernism

Chapters address such topics as the relationship between translation and transnationalism, literary theory and emerging media, the future of national literatures in an era of globalization, gender and cultural formation across time, East-West cultural encounters, postcolonial and diaspora studies, and other experimental approaches to literature and culture

A collection of brief essays on literary dystopias, utopias, and science fiction. Includes a helpful introduction, historical context, and bibliography for further research.

Essays survey the critical conversation regarding the theme of war in literature, explore its cultural and historical contexts, and offer close and comparative readings of key texts in the genre.

Explore the historical, cultural, and social context of works that focus on armed conflict throughout the world and time.

Thirty-nine essays explore the vast diversity of video game history and culture across all the world's continents.

Collection of essays by media studies scholars "aims to become the go-to resource for all students and scholars of memes."