Literary Studies

Literary Studies (LTST) encourages interdisciplinary, comparative, historical, and theoretical approaches to the study of literature. Students will read works from the English-speaking world as well as works in English translation, engaging with those texts and their cultural and historical contexts. The LTST focus area trains participants in advanced research and helps them gain expertise in close and contextual reading methods. Students will also have the opportunity to practice and perfect advanced writing in many forms. The communication, critical thinking, and research skills gained through LTST courses are widely transferable and in demand.

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Foundational courses

Individualized study

individualized study foundational courses

LTST 605 – Current Issues in Literary Studies

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Electives

Grouped Study

grouped study literary studies electives

INST 511 – Indigenous Knowledge and Education	(3)
MAIS 616 – Writing the Self: The Experience and Potential of Writing for Personal Development	(3)
MAIS 617 – Creative Non-Fiction	(3)
MAIS 620 – Digital Storytelling	(3)
MAIS 623 – Introduction to Trends in New Media: Digital Humanities	(3)
MAIS 625 – Critical Perspectives in Cultural Studies	(3)
MAIS 628 – Gender and Sexuality	(3)
MAIS 663 – Critical Race Theory in Global Context	(3)
MAIS 665 – Cultural Studies: Reflections, Democratic Possibilities, and Futures	(3)

Individualized study

individualized literary studies electives

LTST 551 – World Literature	(3)
LTST 612 – The 19th-Century English Novel: Gothic Transformations	(3)
LTST 637 – Black Atlantic Literature and Culture	(3)
LTST 693 – Creative Writing	(3)
MAIS 621 – Narrative Possibilities: The Transformative Power of Writing, Story, and Poetry in Personal and Professional Development	(3)
MAIS 638 – What I Tell You May Not Be True: Autobiography, Discourse Analysis, and Post-Colonialism	(3)
MAIS 640 – Grounded Theory, Exploration, and Beyond	(3)
WRNM 605 – Creating Life Histories	(3)