Waiyee Loh
Assistant Professor of World Literature
Department of English
Kanagawa University, Japan
Introduction to World Literature I
(AY 2023/2024, Semester 1)
Download course syllabus here: Intro to World Lit 1 syllabus.pdf
Week 1. Introduction
Lecture slides: W1. Introduction.pptx
Week 2. Understanding the poem
Reading: Kipling, "The White Man's Burden"
Lecture slides: W2. Understanding the poem.pptx
PDF: kipling. white man's burden.pdf
Week 3. Colonial Texts: The 1898 Spanish-American War
Reading: Kipling, "The White Man's Burden"
Lecture slides: W3. 1898 Spanish-American War.pptx
Week 4. The "civilising mission" I
Reading: Kipling, "The White Man's Burden"
Lecture slides: W4. Civilising mission.pptx
Week 5. The "civilising mission" II
Reading: Kipling, "The White Man's Burden"
Lecture slides: W5. Civilising mission.pptx
Week 6. Plot: Part I
Reading: Conrad, "An Outpost of Progress"
Lecture slides: W6. Plot part 1.pptx
PDF: conrad. an outpost of progress.pdf
Week 7. Plot: Part II
Reading: Conrad, "An Outpost of Progress"
Lecture slides: W7. Plot part 2.pptx
Assignment instructions: Assignment 1 instructions.pdf
Assignment 1 due
Week 8. Slavery and ivory
Reading: Conrad, "An Outpost of Progress"
Lecture slides: W8. Slavery and ivory (for students).pptx
Week 9. Assignment 1 feedback and writing workshop
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Week 10. Ambiguity
Reading: Conrad, "An Outpost of Progress"
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Week 11. Ironizing the "civilising mission" I
Reading: Conrad, "An Outpost of Progress"
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Week 12. Ironizing the "civilising mission" II
Reading: Conrad, "An Outpost of Progress"
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Week 13. Conclusion
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Assignment instructions: Assignment 2 instructions.pdf
Assignment 2 due
Week 14. Assignment 2 feedback
Student consultation sessions