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This is an overview of the week 9 lecture on world literature in a comparative literature module. It mainly deals with Moretti's essay 'Conjectures on World Literature' which breaks down the development of novel form, literary canon and problematics of literary focus being placed greatly on Western European works, resulting in misunderstanding of foreign form & voices. This provides a summary of a few proposed strategies to increase inclusivity, namely Moretti's tree and wave models, as well...

This is a comprehensive overview of the week 10 lecture on globalisation from a comparative literature module. It analyses the problem of canon in world literature & literature studies, discussing three distinct proposals on how canon should be constructed more inclusively. The notes provide a summary of Damrosch's "Going Global" which discusses globalization of literature, problems of cultural translation and delocalization of literature, as well as lecture and seminar notes which analyze po...

Notes from lecture on social media & summary of Chapters 2 & 3 from Christian Fuchs' "Social Media: A Critical Introduction". This includes discussion on what is social media, how it differs from other forms of digital media, the rise of Web 2.0, prosumers and participatory culture. It provides an in-depth overview Fuchs' argument on sociality in social media based on Durkheim, Marx and other social theories.

This is a summary of a lecture on the relationship between discourse and power relations. It includes a brief on Hall's essay "The West and The Rest: Discourse and Power".