COM LIT 250A

Seminar in Experimental Critical Theory

Comparative Literature · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)

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Advanced course in critical theory, drawing on wide range of approaches and methods, from anthropology, art, history, literature, performance, philosophy, and political theory. Variable topics are set annually. Includes canonical thinkers (e.g., J. Butler, J. Derrida, M. Detienne, G. Dumézil, F. Héritier, B. Latour, C. Lévi-Strauss, A. Mbembe, E. Renan, M. Strathern) and contemporary critics (e.g., E. Apter, B. Cassin, E. Coccia, S. Bachir Diagne, W. Chi Dimock, P. Frankopan, S. Hartman, L. Lowe, J. Osterhammel, J.-F. Schaub, G. Spivak, E. Viveiros de Castro).

S/U or letter grading.

When it runs

Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.

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Requisites

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Enforced requisite: course 200A.

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COM LIT 200A

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COM LIT 250A

COM LIT 200AProseminar in Comparative Literature I

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COM LIT 250A

COM LIT 250BSeminar in Experimental Critical Theory

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