Undergrad Electives

2nd Semester SY 2021-2022
 
 

ENLIT 32: LITERATURES OF THE WESTERN WORLD II
Section A - WED, 5:00-8:00pm (15 SLOTS For 2nd Year AB Lit (English) Majors Only)
         Ms. Ma. Gabriela Martin
Section B - TTH, 3:30-5:00pm
         Ms. Ma. Gabriela Martin
Section C - TTH, 11:00-12:30pm
         Mr. Ramon Vicente Sunico
SECTION D - MWF, 3:00-4:00PM
         Ms. Anne Camille Ortiz
ENLIT 32 surveys the literature of the Euro-American World from the Neoclassical period to the contemporary period. The course focuses on the representative poetry, drama, prose fiction, and nonfiction of the following literary periods: neoclassicism, romanticism, and the various stages of literary production from modernity to the present.
 
 
ENLIT 72 LITERATURES OF THE PHILIPPINES II: LITERARY AND CULTURAL STUDIES
Section A – MWF, 10:00-11:00am (20 SLOTS FOR AB LITERATURE (ENG) MAJORS)
         Ms. Annette Soriano
Section B – MWF, 1:00-2:00pm
         Ms. Annette Soriano
SECTION C - TTH, 8:00-9:30AM
         Mr. Roy Tristan Agustin
SECTION D - MWF, 11:00-12:00NN
         Mr. Glenn Diaz
Set within the context of globalization and its transnational movements, the course examines Philippine literature in various diasporas and the effects of this mobility on categories that include, but are not limited to, identity, nation, subjectivity, ethnicity, and race. Put differently, the course examines—through established and emergent forms of Philippine literature in English and in translation—contesting and complementary Filipino diasporic identities. Discussions are framed by theories of diaspora, representation, globalization, and translation
 
 
ENLIT 82: POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURES II: ASIAN AND LATIN AMERICAN POSTCOLONIALITIES
Section A - MWF 9:00-10:00Am (15 SLOTS For AB Lit (ENG) Majors)
         Dr. Charlie Veric
Section B - MWF, 11:00-12:00NN
         Ms. Marie Franchesca Borras
This course studies literary works and traditions from what used to be called the Third and Fourth Worlds: developing nations and indigenous communities. ENLIT 82 focuses on themes and concerns specific to the Asian and Latin American regions, as can be read from select ancient texts, literary and cultural texts from the colonial and postcolonial/contemporary period, and theoretical writings. This course on postcolonial critical theory covers (but is not limited to) these topics: representations of the “orient,” decolonization, nationalist movements, language politics, identity politics, postmodernism, diaspora, transnationalism, and globalization.
 
 
ENLIT 92: WORLD LITERATURES II: THEORIES AND TRANSNATIONALITIES ACROSS LATIN AMERICA, ASIA, AND AFRICA
Section A – MWF, 1:00-2:00pm (20 SLOTS For AB Lit (ENG) Majors)
          Dr. Vincenz Serrano
Section B – MWF 11:00-12:00nn
          Dr. Vincenz Serrano
SECTION C - TTH, 3:30-5:00PM
          Mr. Raymon Ritumban
This course introduces students to theories, methods, issues, disciplinary engagements, and genealogies in World Literature. This course focuses on: (1) theoretical and methodological concerns and (2) geographical range of World Literature. The theory and method component aims to illuminate concerns relating to the production and circulation of literary and cultural texts; these concerns include, but are not limited to canon formation; aesthetics and literary form; and national and global politics. With respect to World Literature’s geographical dimension, the course will look at areas such as Southeast Asia, South Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Literary texts such as novels, short fiction, poetry, and drama will illuminate the abovementioned topics.
 
 
ENLIT 125: POETRY TO THE 19TH CENTURY
TUE, 5:00-8:00Pm
Dr. Mark Anthony Cayanan
This reading course aims to establish a historical outline of the developments of poetry in relation to form, language, and poetry’s function as a mode for articulating various philosophical, cultural, social, and political themes. Lit 131 will also explore how poets throughout history engage in a continuing critical debate about fundamental issues in poetics and the various theories of poetry.
 
 
ENLIT 131.10: SHAKESPEARE IN THEATER
THU, 5:00-8:00PM
Mr. Miguel Antonio Luarca
Study of Shakespeare's plays in performance. Subjects include the theatrical dynamics and production of selected plays in Shakespeare's playhouse and the theatrical and cultural study of significant productions in selected periods, such as modernism and postmodernism.
 
 
ENLIT 163: LITERATURE AND IDEAS III: LITERATURE AND MEMORY STUDIES
THU, 5:00-8:00pm
Dr. Jocelyn Martin
This course will introduce students to the concepts of (Cultural, Collective or Social) Memory Studies and its relationship with Literature, which is both cradle and (re)creator of memory. This semester, students will be acquainted with basic theories that explain the memory processes of forgetting, representing and recognition through the lenses of fiction from local and diasporic Filipino authors. This class will be guided by the following question: how does literature and memory help delineate Philippine cultural identity?
 
 
ENLIT 173 CREATIVE WRITING III: NON-FICTION
WED, 5:00-8:00PM
Mr. Martin Villanueva
The course guides the writing of, discusses, and analyzes the students’ original works of non-fiction such as personal essays, journals, and travelogues.