中央大學英文系

英文所

Eng. Lit. Methodology

３學分

選修

研究所

English Literature Methodology

(Fall/1996)

M:1400-1650

A:

  1. Marx and Engels: Marxist Literary Theory pp.30-41.
  2. Lenin on Tolstoy: A Theory of Literary Production pp.299-323.
  3. Voloshinov: Marxist Literary Theory pp.60-68.

B:

  1. Aesthetics and Politics
  2. Roland Barthes: Marxist Literary Theory pp.136-140.
  3. Georg Lukacs: Marxist Literary Theory pp.141-162.
  4. Walter Benjamin: The Essential Frankfurt School Reader pp.254-269.
  5. Peter Burger: Theory of the Avant-Grade pp.3-54.

C:

  1. Louis Althusser: Marxist Literary Theory pp.269-274.
  2. Etienne Balibar and Pierre Macherey: Marxist Literary Theory pp.275-295.
  3. Terrry Eagleton: Marxist Literary Theory pp.296-327.
  4. Fredric Jameson: Marxist Literary Theory pp.351-374.

D:

  1. Fredric Jameson: Postmodernism pp.1-54.
  2. Francois Lyotard: The Postmodernism Condition
  3. Jurgen Habermas: The Anti-Aesthetic pp.3-15.
  4. Andreas Huyssen: After the Great Divide pp.179-221.

Suggested Readings:

  1. Fredric Jameson: "Third-world Literature in the Era of Multinational Capitalism"
  2. Jacque Derrida: Specters of Marx
  3. Jean Beaudrillard: Simulations
  4. Linda Hutcheon: The poetics of Postmodernism

Assignments:

There will be two bibliographies, one class report, and one term paper. The topic of the first bibliography will be assigned by me (10/20). The second will be of your own choice and should be related to your term paper (12/22). Class report (11/03) is where you represent some preliminary thoughts on your final project. The term paper (12-15 pages; 01/20) can be either a proposal for your MA thesis, or a full paper in itself.

There will also be short weekly papers (around 3 pages). You are expected to select one or more essays from the week's reading assignment and critique, develop, and/or summarize its ideas.