Literary Studies

Literary studies encourages an interdisciplinary and comparative approach to the study of literature. We will read works from the English-speaking world as well as works in English translation. We will work across the humanities and the social sciences to follow the literary interests of individual students and the research and teaching strengths of faculty.

Students who have declared their focus area in Literary Studies will be expected to do a final project on a literary topic with a supervisor in Literary Studies.

For more information, contact the focus area’s stewards, Dr. Angie Abdou, aabdou@athabascau.ca or Dr. Mark McCutcheon mccutcheon@athabascau.ca.

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Foundational courses

Individualized study

• LTST 605: Current Issues in Literary Studies

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Literary Studies electives

Group study

• INST 511: Indigenous Knowledge and Education
• MAIS 616: Writing the Self: The Experience and Potential of Writing for Personal Development
• MAIS 617: Creative Non-Fiction
• MAIS 620: Digital Storytelling
• MAIS 623: Introduction to Trends in New Media: Digital Humanities
• MAIS 625: Critical Perspectives in Cultural Studies
• MAIS 628: Gender and Sexuality
• MAIS 663: Critical Race Theory in Global Context
• MAIS 665: Cultural Studies: Reflections, Democratic Possibilities, and Futures

Individualized study

• LTST 551: World Literature
• LTST 612: The 19th-Century English Novel: Gothic Transformations
• LTST 637: Black Atlantic Literature and Culture
• LTST 693: Creative Writing
• MAIS 621: Narrative Possibilities: The Transformative Power of Writing, Story, and Poetry in Personal and Professional Development
• MAIS 638: What I Tell You May Not Be True: Autobiography, Discourse Analysis, and Post-Colonialism
• MAIS 640: Grounded Theory, Exploration, and Beyond
• WRNM 605: Creating Life Histories