LIT 163 CM - Leadership in Literature and Film

This course examines different aspects of the leadership theme in literature, with special attention to such topics as ethical dilemmas confronting leaders, different styles and models of leadership, the competing loyalties and pressures felt by leaders, as well as the questions that literature raises about the very nature and validity of leadership’s various forms. Authors to be studied include Shakespeare, Friedrich Schiller, Willa Cather, Ernest Hemingway, and Zora Neale Hurston. Additional readings by Carlyle, Byron, and Emerson may be assigned as needed. We will also study several films dealing with the leadership theme.

Offered: Every other year

Credit: 1

Course Number: LIT 163 CM