Spring 2026 Comparative Literature & Society GU4756 section 001

Rereading Political Texts

Call Number 17290
Day & Time
Location
M 4:10pm-6:00pm
To be announced
Points 4
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Gayatri C Spivak
Type SEMINAR
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

Should we read important classical texts to use from the planetary perspective? We will read six texts to consider answering this question. We will read: Hegel, Phenomenology of the Mind, selections; Marx, 1844 Manuscripts and Primitive Accumulation; Du Bois, Black Flame Trilogy, selections; Ranajit Guha, A Rule of Property for Bengal; Marguerite Duras, The Sea Wall; Alain Robbe-Grillet, Jealousy.

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Department Comparative Literature and Society, Institute for
Enrollment 0 students (12 max) as of 9:13PM Thursday, November 20, 2025
Subject Comparative Literature & Society
Number GU4756
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Note Email dg3242 AT columbia.edu to interview for course
Section key 20261CPLS4756W001