The undergraduate courses in comparative literature can be taken as options for minor and free elective credits. Students who are minor in comparative literature must complete a total of 18 credits (6 courses) by choosing from the options available in each semester. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
2210214 Literature and Environment <\/strong> 2210215 Literature and Women <\/strong> 2210216 Magical Realist Literature <\/strong> 2210217 Contemporary Fiction 2210221 Introduction to Crime Fiction and Film<\/strong> 2210225 Science and Technology in Contemporary Fiction<\/strong> 2210226 Literature of Marginality<\/strong> 2210227 \u201cNonhuman\u201d in Science Fiction<\/strong> 2210228 Translation, Literature and Culture<\/strong> 2210235 Literature and Film Adaptation<\/strong> 2210313 Humour in Literature <\/strong> 2210314 Juvenile Literature <\/strong> 2210315 Literature and Ethnic Identity 2210316 Literature and Socio-political Consciousness 2210320 Time in Literature<\/strong> 2210323 Literature and Human Rights<\/strong> 2210335 Introduction to Cultural Studies<\/strong> 2210410 Postcolonial Literature 2210420 Major Writers and Their Works <\/strong> 2210423 Literature and Psychology <\/strong> 2210426 Southeast Asian Literature <\/strong> 2210427 Contemporary Southeast Asian Literature 2210488 Selected Topics in Literature Studies <\/strong> 2210489 Independent Study
LIT\/ENVIRON<\/strong>
Nature as inspiration to the creation of literature; relationship between literature and environment; development of poets’ point of view about nature; roles of literature in preserving nature and environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LIT\/WOMEN<\/strong>
Literature and women in the Eastern and Western culture; feminist concepts and their influence on literature; women’s literature and their authors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MAG REAL LIT<\/strong>
Definitions and origins of magical realism; relationship between magical realist literature and other related artistic forms; conceptual and formal variety of magical realist literature; analysis of selected texts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CONTEM FICT<\/strong>
Theory of fiction; analytical study of contemporary fiction; relationship between fiction and contemporary society and culture.
2210218 Religion and Spirituality in Literature
REL\/SPIRIT LIT<\/strong>
Relationship between literature and religion and spirituality; religious and spiritual issues and dimensions in literature in various cultures; analysis and criticism of selected texts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CRIME FICT\/FILM<\/strong>
Characteristics, history and development of crime fiction;
relationship between crime fiction and society; analysis and interpretation of selected Thai and foreign crime fiction and film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SCI TECH CONT FICT<\/strong>
Introduction to science and technology in contemporary fiction;
attitudes toward science and technology in literature; roles of science
and technology in human development and catastrophe; lifestyle together with scientific and technological development as reflected in contemporary fiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LIT MARGIN<\/strong>
Representations of marginality and marginalized people in literature; relationship between literature of marginality and its social contexts; analysis of selected Thai and foreign texts concerning various groups of marginalized people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NON HUMAN SCI FIC<\/strong>T
Introduction to and characteristics of “nonhuman” in science fiction; human reactions to the otherness in science fiction of the alien invasion and first contact with extraterrestrial intelligence group; human potential and limitation in the creation and control of technological innovations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TRANS LIT CULT<\/strong>
Relationship between translation, literature and culture; cultural issues in literary translation; analysis and translation of selected texts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LIT FILM ADAPT<\/strong>
Relationship between literature and film; theories of film adaptation; analysis and interpretation of selected films.
2210239 Literature and Disability
LIT\/DISABILITY<\/strong>
Relationship between literatureand disability; issues and dimensions concerningdisability in literature in various cultures; analysis and criticism of selected texts.
2210301 Fundamentals of Literary Study
FUND LIT STUD<\/strong>
The importance of literature as a universal art; relationship between literature , life and society ; interdisciplinary theories in literary analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
HUMOUR\/LIT<\/strong>
Humour theories; creation of humour in literature of both the East and the West; analysis of selected works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
JUV LIT<\/strong>
Characteristics of juvenile literature; its relationship with psychology, society and culture; critical analysis of selected juvenile literary works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LIT\/ETHN IDENTITY<\/strong>
Relationship between literature and ethnic identity in various societies; ethnic representations in literature; critical analysis of selected works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LIT\/SOC-POL CONS<\/strong>
Literature as medium reflecting authors\u2019 socio-political consciousness; political ideas influencing the creation of literary works; their influence on society and politics; role of writers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TIME LIT<\/strong>
Relationship between literature and concepts of time; issues and dimensions concerning time in literature in various cultures; analysis and criticism of selected texts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LIT\/HUM RIGHTS<\/strong>
The role of literature and writers in representing human rights issues, both local and global; current situations of human rights found in literary works; analysis of selected literary pieces concerning human rights issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
INTRO CULT STUD<\/strong>
Development of Cultural Studies; key concepts and issues in Cultural Studies; analysis and criticism of selected cultural texts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
POCO LIT<\/strong>
Colonial discourse analysis; the role and forms of literature in presenting the relationship between colonialism and globalization and postcolonial societies and cultures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MAJOR WRITER WORK<\/strong>
Masterpieces of major writers ; analysis of the relationship between the writers, their works and social conditions including characteristics of the writers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LIT\/PSYCHO<\/strong>
Relationship between literature and psychology ; psychological approach to literary criticism; analysis of selected works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SEA LIT<\/strong>
Characteristics of Southeast Asian literature; their reciprocal influence; comparison of literary masterpieces in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CONT SEA LIT<\/strong>
Characteristics of contemporary Southeast Asian literature; history and development of contemporary Southeast Asian literature; analysis and criticism of selected contemporary Southeast Asian literary texts; analysis and criticism of selected S.E.A.Write Awards literary texts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SEL TOP LIT<\/strong>
Selected topics in literary studies; critical analysis of selected texts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
INDEP STUDY<\/strong>
Research on a topic in literary studies according to individual interest; research presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\nStudy Plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
-Core courses<\/td> 9 credits<\/td><\/tr> -Elective courses<\/td> 9 credits<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n