COL 336
Spring 2025
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01
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Crosslisting:
ENGL 356 |
Course Cluster and Certificates: Social, Cultural, and Critical Theory Certificate |
This course will examine a range of predominately 20th-century theoretical approaches to literary translation in the fields of philosophy, linguistics, literary criticism, and translation studies. In an effort to derive a definition of literary translation, we will focus on two questions. First: What is literal (or word-for-word) translation? How does it differ from other kinds of translation; how does it conceptualize meaning; what are its purposes; and what oppositions (e.g., literal vs. figurative) can we use to make sense of it? Second: What is the relationship between language and culture? Can translation give us access to an unfamiliar culture; can literary translation affect the culture in which it is produced; or does translation simply colonize foreign texts by transforming them into something legible to a domestic culture? |
Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA COL |
Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Student Option |
Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (COL)(CSCT)(ENGL) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
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Additional Requirements and/or Comments: Contributes to the fulfillment of the following ENGL major requirements: TH, elective |
Instructor(s): Fitzpatrick,Joseph J. Times: .M.W... 02:50PM-04:10PM; Location: TBA |
Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: 3 | JR major: 3 |   |   |
Seats Available: 1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 3 | FR: 0 |
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