An examination of identity through the lens of cultural heritage. It provides a study of representative texts that explore the composition of identity as well as the challenges of living in a translingual and transcultural world.
BUSCA students must earn a "C" or higher in LIT 100 to enroll in LIT 150.

An examination of modern French, German, Hispanic, Italian, and Slavic literatures in English translation. It provides a study of attempts by representative men and women to comprehend their times and their cultures and to express their understandings of modern life in literature. Selected works of prose, poetry and drama will be addressed. Short critical papers are required.

An examination of specific topics in modern French, German, Hispanic, Italian, and Slavic literatures in English translation. The topics may include motifs, such as the search for lost innocence, love and suffering, or the examination of specific literary movements such as Romanticism, Neo-Classicism, Modernism and Post-Modernism. Selected works of prose, poetry and drama will be addressed. Short critical papers are required.