This concentration is ideal if you want to study literature from a comparative and transnational perspective.
The Literature concentration could be extended with a second major or minor in a national literature (French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, English, Classics, or an East Asian literature).
Course Requirements
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- COLT 320 Introduction to Literary Theory
- COLT 303 Globalization: Culture, Change, Resistance
You should complete these courses in your first few semesters at USC.
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Chose 4 courses from this list:
- AMST 331gw The Black Atlantic: Narratives of Migration and Travel
- COLT 101gp Masterpieces and Masterminds: Literature and Thought
- COLT 102g On Location: The Place of Literature in Global Cultures
- COLT 250g Cultures of Latin America
- COLT 251g Literature and Thought of the West Since 1800
- COLT 264gp Asian Aesthetic and Literary Traditions
- COLT 311 Epic
- COLT 324 Women in Medieval and Renaissance Europe
- COLT 312 Heroes, Myths and Legends in Literature and the Arts
- COLT 335 Decadence and Modernity
- COLT 345 Realist Fiction
- COLT 346 Fictions of the First Person
- COLT 374gm Women Writers in Europe and America
- COLT 382gw Zen and Daoism in Asian Literature
- COLT 420 The Fantastic
- COLT 426 Utopias
- COLT 437 Arabic Autobiography: Writing and Interpreting the Self
- COLT 445 Europe and the Writing of Others
- COLT 448 Multilingual Encounters
- COLT 472 Los Angeles Crime Fiction
- EALC 454 Bildungsroman in Modern East Asia
- COLT 475 Politics and the Novel
- EALC 460 Love, Self and Gender in Japanese Literature
- COLT 476 Narrative and the Law
- ITAL 382g Dante
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Media Concentration
- COLT 354 Revolutions in Theater
- COLT 357 The Avant-Garde
- COLT 365 Literature and Popular Culture
- COLT 373 Literature and Film
- COLT 379 Nationalism and Postcolonialism in Southeast Asian Cinema
- COLT 395w Urban Crossroads: Budapest
- COLT 415 Queer Cinema, Literature and the Visual Arts
- COLT 451 Opera and Cultural Theory
- COLT 462 Soundtracks of Our Lives
- COLT 470 Literature and Media in Latin America
- COLT 480 Dada and Surrealism
- EALC 255gw Southeast Asian Literature and Film
Critical Thought Concentration
- CLAS 370 Leaders and Communities: Classical Models
- COLT 375 Latin American Cultural and Literary Theory
- COLT 377 Gender and Sexuality in Literary Theory
- COLT 381 Psychoanalysis and the Arts
- COLT 385 Literature and Justice
- COLT 391 Literary Criticism from Plato to Postmodernism
- COLT 454 Aesthetic Philosophy and Theory
- COLT 471 Literature, Theory, History
- COLT 474 Desire, Literature, Technology
- COLT 476 Narrative and the Law
- COLT 478 Family in Theory and Literature
- COLT 486 Deconstructive Thought
- COLT 487 Critical Image
- FREN 393 Theories and Theorists
Major Requirement Worksheet
Use this worksheet to track your progress in the major.
The Final Step
How to Declare a Major?
Declaring a major is easy. First, schedule a meeting with the COLT Director of Undergraduate Studies or the Student Services Advisor. Together you will discuss your particular interests, decide which major track fits them best, and outline a probable sequence of courses to complete the requirements. You will then fill out the necessary form for changing or adding a major. Once this form has been processed, your new major will be official.
