Nov 22, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2024-25
ENG 3450 - Intercultural Adaptations: Answering the Anglo-American Literary Canon
Students read texts from the Anglo-American literary canon and examine adaptations of or “answers” to those texts created within the context of entirely different cultures, some of which were the objects of English/European cultural influence or dominance. Discussion and written assignments focus on the revision, transformation, or decentering of the primary literary work when “read” or revised by creative artists from outside of the Anglo-English cultural tradition. The culturally-diverse adaptations of canonical texts might take the form of literature, film, or any other creative artifact (such as a graphic novel); students analyze the connections between paired texts in order to identify the contradictions within their foundational assumptions and value systems and develop strategies to interpret and appreciate the creative achievements of distinct cultures.
Credit Hours: 3
OHIO BRICKS: Bridge: Diversity and Practice
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to articulate insights about the cultural conventions and biases embedded in canonical Anglo-American literature.
- Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the complex ethical and aesthetic values important to members of another culture in relation to its literary and creative practices.
- . Students will be able to interpret intercultural literary exchanges from their own and others’ worldview and recognize the feelings of another cultural group as expressed in literature or creative texts.
- Students will be able to recognize communication styles and strategies in writing and creative expression from different cultures and relate those to communication within and outside the classroom.
- Students will be able to ask complex questions regarding the creative practices of other cultures and to articulate answers to these questions that reflect multiple cultural perspectives.
- Students will be able to understand and analyze culturally different creative texts while suspending judgment in valuing their interactions with these texts.
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