SOC 308 - Sociology of Literature

Credits: 4

Explores literary text as social context and the role of literary texts as cultural documents. Examines how writers reflect prevailing social realities, social institutions and structures through their portraits of human character and social phenomena. Uses literary criticism and cultural criticism to study the role of literature to initiate social description and transformation.

Fulfills core literature requirement and Human Person theme (2009 - 2015).