Courses
CSULB Schedule of Classes
Comparative World Literature Courses
Here are our CWL courses clustered into themes. If you liked one course, we certainly have several more like it. Check them out below! Each cluster is linked to full course descriptions.
A Comparative Outlook on World Literature & Culture
CWL 100. Introduction to World Literature.
CWL 101. Introduction to Comparative World Literature.
CWL 161. Reading the World.
CWL 225. Short Stories of the World.
CWL 230A. Heroes and Rebels: World Literature and Its Contexts from the Beginnings through the 1600s.
CWL 230B. Heroes and Rebels: World Literature and Its Contexts from the 1700s to the Present.
CWL 300. Representing the World: Literature and Culture in Contact and Conflict.
CWL 346. Readings in World Poetry.
CWL 404. Women in World Literature.
Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the World
CWL 103. Introduction to Comparative Asian Literature and Culture.
CWL 104. Introduction to the Literature and Culture of the Middle East.
CWL 132. World Mythology.
CWL 300. Representing the World: Literature and Culture in Contact and Conflict.
CWL 334. Introduction to East Asian Literatures and Cultures.
CWL 402. Studies in Middle Eastern Literature and Culture.
CWL 406. East European Literature and Culture.
Interdisciplinary and Mixed-Media Studies
CWL 205. Digital Narrative and Culture.
CWL 213. Visual Studies: Comics and Graphic Narratives.
CWL 315. Literature and Medicine.
CWL 410. Literature and Music.
CWL 412. Art and Literature.
CWL 451. Film and Novel in Society.
Asian Literature & Culture
CWL 103. Introduction to Comparative Asian Literature and Culture.
CWL 300. Representing the World: Literature and Culture in Contact and Conflict.
CWL 334. Introduction to East Asian Literatures and Cultures.
CWL 403. Selected Topics: Asian Literature.
Middle Eastern Literature & Culture
CWL 104. Introduction to the Literature and Culture of the Middle East.
CWL 242. The Bible as Literature.
CWL 300. Representing the World: Literature and Culture in Contact and Conflict.
CWL 402. Studies in Middle Eastern Literature and Culture.
American Literature: Ethnic Studies and Global Perspectives
CWL 350. Global Literature in American Culture.
CWL 415. Ethnic Literature and Culture in America.
CWL 445. Selected Topics: American Folklore Studies.
European Literature
CWL 430. Dante.
CWL 432. Continental Renaissance Literature.
CWL 438. 20th Century European Literature.
CWL 449A. Nobel Prize Laureates.
Issues in Health Humanities & Human Development
CWL 115. Intro to Health Humanities.
CWL 215. From Cradle to Crypt: Representations of Lifespan.
CWL 315. Literature and Medicine.
Comedy & Tragedy
CWL 124. Introduction to World Theatre and Drama.
CWL 320. Comic Spirit.
CWL 324. Theatre Today.
CWL 430. Dante.
World Mythology & Fairy Tales
CWL 132. World Mythology.
CWL 366. Classical Stories, Modern Voices.
CWL 452. Selected Topics: Mythology.
CWL 453. Fairy Tales.
Digital Narrative & Visual Studies
CWL 205. Digital Narrative and Culture.
CWL 213. Visual Studies: Comics and Graphic Narratives.
CWL 305. Science Fiction and Global Technologies.
CWL 412. Art and Literature.
CWL 451. Film and Novel in Society.
Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
CWL 206. Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror.
CWL 305. Science Fiction and Global Technologies.
CWL 405. Global Fantasy.
For the Love of a Good Story
CWL 220. The Imagination at Play.
CWL 225. Short Stories of the World.
CWL 213. Visual Studies: Comics and Graphic Narratives.
CWL 451. Film and Novel in Society.
CWL 453. Fairy Tales.
Cultural Studies
CWL 161. Reading the World.
CWL 205. Digital Narrative and Culture.
CWL 242. The Bible as Literature.
CWL 344. Literature of the Holocaust.
CWL 365. Cultural Studies: Histories, Theories, and Issues.
Critical Theory & Practice
CWL 210. Erotica, Love, Romance: Literary and Cultural Representations.
CWL 265. Intro to Literary Theory.
CWL 361. Global Trends in Critical Theory.
CWL 365. Cultural Studies: Histories, Theories, and Issues.
CWL 461. Selected Topics: Contemporary Literary Criticism.
CWL 480. Undergraduate Research Seminar.