Comparative World Literature Program, College of Liberal Arts, California State University Long Beach

Comparative World Literature studies

• World literatures in translation and the relationships among those literatures
• The relationship between literature and other fields such as art, music, history, philosophy and theatre

CWL @ CSULB has strong focuses in

• Cultural Studies and Mythology as bases for understanding literature and for the ways we see ourselves in a multicultural and global environment
• Health Humanities–our new Health Humanities Minor is available for enrollment!
• Visual Studies: Comics and Graphic Narratives (CWL 213), Science Fiction and Global Technologies (CWL 305), Digital Literature and Culture (CWL 205), Theatre Today (CWL 324), Global Fantasy (CWL 405), Art & Literature (CWL 412), Film & Novel in Society (CWL 451)
• other fascinating and useful topics

CWL is a Practical Liberal Arts Major:

• Develop your critical thinking skills
• Develop your critical writing skills
• Understand civilizations & cultures around the world
  • Cultivate your aesthetic sensibility
  • Develop your moral sensitivity
• Improve your self-expression
• Learn to analyze issues from multiple perspectives