Units of Study  ICLS2633 - Cities of the World  Semester 2,
2012  |  Credit Points: 6  Coordinator: Yasuko Claremont   The
'city' is a diverse and controversial theme in world literature.
It touches upon past and present, alienation and fulfillment,
luxury and poverty, success and failure, anonymity and fame.
There are modern and old cities, cosmopolitan and 'holy' cities.
By examining how the cultural and historical transformation of
urban living has been approached by writers of different
cultural and national backgrounds, this unit of study offers a
journey to different geographic locations but also a journey
through time.   1x class presentation (equivalent to 1000wds)
(10%), 1x2500wd essay (45%), 1x2500wd take home exam (45%)
18 Junior credit points from any department in the Faculty of
Arts from Table A of which 12 credit points are from one
subject.  A timetable is not available for this session.
Curriculum Overview   1. Great Books ICLS 2624: Great Books 1:
The Human Condition ICLS 2636: Great B