Spring 2027

Introduction to Cross-cultural Literary Forms

Introduction to cross-cultural literary forms, focusing on critical study of genres like comedy and short stories, and their links to cinema, TV, music, and visual arts.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Thomas Massnick

Students found papers enjoyable to write and noted that keeping up with readings and paying half attention in lecture was sufficient to do well.

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Prerequisites

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COMPLIT 203

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

FREDERIC NEYRAT is recorded teaching in Fall 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MARY LAYOUN is recorded teaching in Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Fall 2015, Fall 2017. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

THOMAS MASSNICK is recorded teaching in Spring 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Student experience

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Past student reviews · Thomas Massnick, Frederic Neyrat

Thomas Massnick presented text analyses clearly and encouraged participation, while Frederic Neyrat delivered straightforward lectures with prepared notes.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.60 GPA, 72.4% A/AB (n=29 letter grades); Fall 2025: 2.84 GPA, 10.5% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.75 GPA, 82.1% A/AB (n=28 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Thomas Massnick

Students found papers enjoyable to write and noted that keeping up with readings and paying half attention in lecture was sufficient to do well.

Past student reviews · Frederic Neyrat

Frederic Neyrat's subject matter, focusing on human relationships with nature, initially interested some students but grew stale for others who found the prompts bland.

Topics

  • Specific literary forms such as comedy and short stories
  • Connections between literature and media including cinema, TV, music, and visual arts

Skills

  • Critical analysis of literary forms
  • Interdisciplinary analysis of culture and art

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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