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S.07-15

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

Senate Committee on University Priorities

Memorandum

John Waterho'

Chair, SCU/

Vice Presrft Academic

January 16, 2007

TO: Senate

FROM:

RE:

Proposal for a Major, Minor and Honors DATE:

Program in World Literature, Faculty of

Arts and Social Sciences (SCUP 07-03)

At its January 10, 2007 meeting SCUP reviewed and approved the proposal from the

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for a Major, Minor and Honors Program in World

Literature.

Motion

That Senate approve and recommend to the Board of Governors, the proposal for a

Major, Minor and Honors Program in World Literature.

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

To: ?

Senate Cornn-iittee on University Priorities

From: ?

B. Krane, Chair

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Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies

Subject: ?

Curriculum Revisions

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (SCUS 06-40)

Date: ?

12 December 2006

Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies at its meeting of

5 December 2006 gives rise to the following recommendation:

Motion:

that SCUP approve and recommend to Senate the Major, Minor and Honors in

World Literature."

The relevant documentation for review by SCUP is attached.

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Contextand

Overview...........................................................................................1

1.1

Introduction.....................................................................................................

1.2 Program Content and Structure ........................................................................ 1

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Faculty.............................................................................................................2

2 Requirements

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2.1 Writing and Breadth Requirements ..................................................................2

2.2 Major, Minor, and Honors Requirements .........................................................3

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New Course Pronosals

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100-3 Introduction to World Literature............................................................

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10l-3Writing Global Migration ...................... . ..............................................

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102-3 Literature Across Cultures ...................................................................

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103-3 Pre-Modern World Literature ..............................................................

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104-3

Modern World Literature.....................................................................

WL 200-3 Literary Analysis and Interpretation ........................................................

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East/West ?

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WL202-3

North/South .........................................................................................

WL 203-3 Selected Genres in World Literature ....................................................

WL 204-3 Human Rights Literature......................................................................

300-4 ?

How Theory Travels............................................................................

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301-4

Imperial ?

Cultures .................................................................................

Cultures ........................................................................

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WL 303-4 Global Culture and Its Others ............................................................

and Emigres ............................................................................

Poets .................................................................................

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WL 400-4 Literary Perspectives On Ancient Cultures .........................................

150

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401-4 ?

Early Modernities..............................................................................

Modernities ..............................................................................

168

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403-4

After Modernities ..............................................................................

178

WL 404-4 ?

Literature in Translation ....................................................................

187

WL 410-4 Selected Topic in World Literature I..................................................

198

WL 420-4 Selected Topic in World Literature II.................................................

206

WL 430-4 Selected Topic in World Literature III ...............................................

215

WL 440-4 Selected Topic in World Literature IV ............................

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WL 450-4 Directed Readings in Language and Literature ...................................

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WL 480-4 Research Seminar for Honors Essay ..................................................

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490-4 Honors

Graduate Essay......................................................................

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* New courses approved by Senate 8 January 2007. Detailed information 

available for review from Bobbie Grant (3168 or bgrant@sfu.ca ) 

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Calendar

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Major

Entry

Program

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'World Literature ..............................................................251

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Honors Program ................................................................

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Minor Pro

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Appendices

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Appendix A: Notice of Intent ....

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Appendix B: SFU Surrey Campus Vision ........................................................... Bi

Appendix C: Report on Related Programs in Canada .......................................... Cl

AppendixD: Faculty ..........................................................................................Dl

Appendix E: Evaluation of Potential Student Interest...........................................El

AppendixF: Library Report ................................................................................. Fl

Appendix G: Memo of Agreement for Library Costs ..........................................01

Appendix H: Overlap Consultations ...................................................................Hi

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S1 Context and Overview

1.1 Introduction

This Full Program Proposal will establish major, minor, and honors programs in World

Literature at SFU Surrey.

The programs will focus on historical and contemporary literature. Students will learn

about literature through comparative, historical and theoretical frameworks and study the

changing meanings of literature in translation and circulation. They will immerse

themselves in literary texts from around the world, and examine world literature as the

product of intercultural contact, cross-cultural exchange and transnational historical

phenomena.

Although the courses and readings in World Literature will be provided in English,

bilingual and multilingual students will have the opportunity to read selected texts in the

original language. All major students must complete nine credits of language study, and

all honors students must complete twelve.

The programs in World Literature at Surrey will possess a core faculty of comparatists,

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who will investigate the creation and reception of literary texts across different traditions.

Five new faculty positions are allocated to World Literature in the strategic plan

developed by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for SFU Surrey.

This proposal was designed by the World Literature Steering Committee. The committee

is chaired by Heather Dawkins (Associate Dean, FASS) and consists of Luke Clossey

(History), David Chariandy (English), Paulo Horta (currently Humanities), Anne-Marie

Feenberg (Humanities), and Helen Leung (Women's Studies). David Chariandy is a

specialist in World. Literature in English, and Luke Clossey is a specialist in World

History. The committee members with graduate degrees in World Literature or

Comparative Literature are Paulo Horta, Anne-Marie Feenberg, and Helen Leung; of

them, only Paulo Horta will teach in the program.

1.2 Program Content and Structure

Lower level and upper level courses alike will examine literature in the context of cross-

cultural interaction and exchange. Lower division courses will acquaint students with the

field through foundation courses that will introduce students to literature, interpretation,

and analytical concepts. Lower and upper division courses will deepen students'

engagement with literature by introducing and developing literary, cultural, and historical

tools of analysis. Upper division courses will extend the students' knowledge of

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literature and of crucial literary, historical, and theoretical frameworks. International

literary theory will be the focus of a required 300 level course. Upper division courses

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are clustered around imperialism and modernity, key transnational phenomena that have

shaped the production, reception and circulation of texts as works of world literature.

The major and honors programs in world literature are interdisciplinary. Students must

study a language other than English, and must complete 3 credits of History. Courses in

literature from around the world are found in a variety of SFU departments or programs,

and the major program allows three such credits to count towards the lower division

requirements and eight towards the upper. The honors program allows relevant courses

offered by other departments to count towards a maximum of twelve required upper

division credits. The honors program also expands the language requirement by

requiring the study of literature in a language other than English (3 credits).

1.3 Faculty

Two specialists in world literature have been appointed with Surrey funding. Dr. Paulo

Lemos Horta is a scholar of comparative world literature with a specialization in the

prose genres of supernaturalism. His research focuses on the Western translation and

reception of the

Arabian Nights

and on the genealogy of magic realism in Europe and

Latin-America. Dr. Sasha Colby is a specialist in late nineteenth and early twentieth

century Anglo-American and French literature. Her research focuses on the literary,

poetic, and cultural influence of archeology - and of ancient artifacts of world cultures -

on the European imagination. Brief faculty profiles and the advertisement for two new

faculty positions can be found in Appendix D.

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Requirements

2.1 Writing and Breadth Requirements

After approval by Senate, the World Literature Steering Committee will submit requests

for Writing and B-HUM designations to the Curriculum Initiative Office, VP-Academic.

The following courses are appropriate candidates for the Humanities Breadth (B-Hum)

designation:

WL 100-3

Introduction to World Literature

WL 102-3

Literature Across Cultures

WL 103-3

Pre-Modern World Literature

WL 104-3

Modern World Literature

WL 204-3

Human Rights Literature

The following courses are appropriate candidates for a Writing (W) designation:

WL 200-3 ?

Literary Analysis and Interpretation

WL 203-3 ?

Selected Genres in World Literature

WL 24-3

Human Rights Literature

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WI. 300-4 How Theory Travels

2.2 Major, Minor, and Honors Requirements

Requirements for the Major. in World Literature

Lower Division

Upper Division

Lower or Upper Division

Requirements for the Honors in World Literature

Lower Division

Upper Division

Lower or Upper Division

18 credits WL

A minimum of 50 credits in

9 credits languages

WL, including two honors

3 credits HIST

seminars in WL

3 credits of literature in a

language other than English

Requirements for the Minor in World Literature

Lower Division

Upper Division

Lower or Upper Division

12 credits WL

16 credits WL

3 New Course Proposals

Twenty-eight new courses are proposed. The sample syllabi included in the following

pages represent courses that have not yet been taught. They were prepared by members

of the Steering Committee and by research assistants. Authorship is indicated on the first

page of each sample syllabus. Syllabi designed by Paulo Horta and Sasha Colby are

likely to be taught as outlined. New faculty members will be designing syllabi for the

other course topics in relation to the breadth and depth of their expertise.

4 Calendar Entry for World Literature

World Literature focuses on writing from around the world, whether novels, essays,

poetry, or prose, whether traditional or experimental in form. The texts of world

literature are those that have circulated outside their culture of origin, gaining new

meanings and new relevance in other languages, nations, and traditions. The study of

world literature raises vital questions about cross-cultural understanding, the practice of

translation as a creative and cultural enterprise, literature's role in history and society,

and the nature of literature itself Students in World Literature will study historical,

cultural, and theoretical approaches to literature as well as the changing meanings of

literature in translation.

The major, minor, and honors programs examine literature in a comparative framework

that emphasizes periods of cross-cultural contact and exchange. The language of

instruction in World Literature is English. The majors and honors programs include

language courses, and World Literature students are encouraged to study abroad.

4.1

Major Program

World Literature majors are required to complete courses in World Literature, History,

and languages. Students are encouraged to complete 18 credits of lower division World

Literature courses and

credits of History before proceeding to upper division World

Literature courses.

History Requirement

World Literature majors must complete 3 credits of History (MIST 130-3 Modern World

History highly recommended).

Language Requirement

World Literature majors must complete nine credits of language study. These can be in

the lower or upper division.

Students who are multilingual can apply for a waiver of the language requirement.

Contact the student advisor for further information.

Lower Division Requirements

World Literature majors must complete eighteen credit hours of lower division courses in

World Literature as follows:

One of

WL 100-3 Introduction to World Literature

WL 102-3 Literature Across Cultures

One of

103-3

Pre-Modern World Literature

WL 104-3 Modern World Literature

Plus

WL 200-3 Literary Analysis and Interpretation

Plus two of

WL 201-3 East! West

WL 202-3 North/South

WL 203-3 Selected Genres in World Literature

WL 204-3 Human Rights Literature

Plus one additional 3 credit lower division course in World Literature.

With approval, students may use one course with world literature content from another

department to fulfill three lower division credits. Students should forward their request to

the student advisor for World Literature.

Upper Division Requirements

Students must obtain a minimum of thirty-one credits in upper division World Literature

courses, including:

WL 300-4 How Theory Travels

Any of

WL 301-4 Imperial Cultures

WL 302-4 Post-Imperial Cultures

WL 303-4 Global Culture and Its Others

WL 304-4 Exiles and Emigres

WL 305-4 Sages and Poets

A minimum of two of

WL 400-4 Literary Perspectives on Ancient Cultures

WL 401-4 Early Modernities

WL 402-4 Other Modernities

WL 403-4 After-Modernities

WL 404-4 Literature in Translation

WL 410-4 Selected Topic in World Literature I

WL 420-4 Selected Topic in World Literature II

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WL 430-4 Selected Topic in World Literature III

WL 440-4 Selected Topic in World Literature IV

WL 450-4 Directed Readings in Language and Literature

Up to eight credits for the World Literature Major can consist of relevant courses in other

departments. Students can request approval by submitting course descriptions to the

student advisor for World Literature. The following are pre-approved:

ENOL 392-4

Studies in World Literatures in English

FPA 341-3

World Music

HUM 309-4

Literature and the Arts Across Cultures

FREN 342-4

Literature in Translation from the Francophone World

ENGL 492-4

Topics in World Literatures in English

World Literature students are encouraged to study abroad. Up to fifteen upper division

credits for the major in World Literature can consist of relevant courses taken at other

universities or at field schools. Students can request advance approval for courses by

submitting course descriptions to the student advisor for World Literature.

4.2 Honors Program

This program is intended for those who wish to pursue the study of World Literature

beyond the course work required for the major. The program requires the study of

literature in a language other than English. It also requires honors seminars, in which

students undertake concentrated research and writing on a topic of their choice that has

been approved by the department.

Students proposing to enter the honors program in World Literature should take the same

lower division courses as World Literature majors. In order to apply to enter the honors

program, students must complete the lower division and language requirements for the

World Literature major plus twelve credits of upper division requirements including WL

300-4. Applicants must have a minimum CPA of 3.0.

To complete the honors program in World Literature, a minimum of sixty upper division

credits are required. A minimum of fifty credits must be in World Literature, and the

students must maintain a GPA of 3.0.

Honors Language Requirement

In addition to 9 credits of language study, World Literature Honors students must

complete a minimum of three credits studying literature in a language other than English.

This requirement may be fulfilled by completing a World Literature directed reading

course (WL 450-4) or by completing an upper division course in another department at

SFU. With prior approval, students can complete this requirement by taking an upper

division course at another North American university or at a university abroad.

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Upper Division Requirements

Students must obtain fifty credits in upper division World Literature courses, including:

WL 300-4 How Theory Travels

WL 450-4 Directed Readings in Language and Literature

WL 480-4 Research Seminar for Honors Essay

WL 490-4 Honors Essay

Any of

WL 301-4 Imperial Cultures

WL 302-4 Post-Imperial Cultures

WL 303-4 Global Culture and Its Others

WL 304-4 Exiles and Emigres

WL 305-4 Sages and Poets

A minimum of two of

WL 400-4 Literary Perspectives on Ancient Cultures

WL 401-4 Early Modernities

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WL 402-4 Other Modernities

WL 403-4 After-Modernities

WL 404-4 Literature in Translation

WL 410-4 Selected Topic in World Literature I

WL 420-4 Selected Topic in World Literature II

WL 43 0-4 Selected Topic in World Literature III

WL 440-4 Selected Topic in World Literature IV

Up to twelve credits for the World Literature Honors program can consist of relevant

courses in other departments. Students can request approval by submitting course

descriptions to the student advisor for World Literature. The following are pre-approved:

ENGL 3 92-4 Studies in World Literatures in English

PPA 341-3 ?

World Music

HUM 309-4 Literature and the Arts Across Cultures

FREN 342-4 Literature in Translation from the Francophone World

ENGL 492-4 Topics in World Literatures in English

World Literature students are encouraged to study abroad. Up to fifteen upper division

credits for the major in World Literature can consist of relevant courses taken at other

universities or at field schools. Students can request advance approval for these credits

by submitting course descriptions to the, student advisor for World Literature.

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4.3 Minor Program

Lower Division Requirements

World Literature minors must complete twelve credit hours of lower division courses in

World Literature as follows:

One of

WL 100-3 Introduction to World Literature

WL 103-3 Pre-Modern World Literature

WL 104-3 Modern World Literature

Plus

WL 200-3 Literary Analysis and Interpretation

Plus two additional 3 credit lower division courses in World Literature.

Upper Division Requirements

World Literature minors must complete sixteen credit hours of upper division courses in

World Literature.

With approval, one course with World Literature content from another department can

fulfill up to four required credits for the minor. The course can be in the lower or upper

division; students should forward their request to the student advisor for World

Appendix A: Notice of Intent

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY?

WORLD LITERATURE STEERING COMMITTEE

FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

NOTICE OF INTENT

Credential to be awarded: B.A. in World Literature (Major, Minor, Honors)

Location: SFU Surrey

Faculty: Arts and Social Sciences

Anticipated program start date: September 2007

Description of the proposed program

Aims, goals, and/or objectives

The B.A. in World Literature is an interdisciplinary degree, focusing on historical and

contemporary literature. The program will offer students the opportunity to explore the

literatures of the world in a comparative framework that emphasizes transnational culture

as well as periods of intercultural contact and exchange. Students will study a diverse

body of traditions and texts not systematically taught in Arts programs on the Burnaby

campus. The program in World Literature will teach comparative, cultural, historical, and

theoretical approaches to major and minor literatures as well as the changing meanings of

literature in translation and circulation. Courses will critically interrogate traditional

notions of the canon as well as categorical distinctions such as western, non-western, and

national literatures. Although the courses and readings in World Literature will be

provided in English, bilingual and multilingual students will have the opportunity to read

selected texts in the original language.

• B.A. programs in global culture in other universities have responded particularly well to

the challenge of engaging students from diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds, while

teaching knowledge, skills, and critical thinking relevant to an increasingly multicultural

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society and marketplace. This proposal for BA in World Literature responds to the

success of those programs. With a focus on intercultural contact and exchange, the BA in

World Literature at SFU Surrey will be unique in Canada, and will mirror the exceptional

diversity and cultural contribution of the Surrey community at large.

Anticipated contribution to mandate and strategic plan of the institution

The Undergraduate Program FTE target for the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at

SFU Surrey will rise to 400 in 09/10 (from 90 in 05/06). The World Literature program

will generate capacity for over 30% of those FTEs. The program is congruent with the

Vision Statement for SFU Surrey in three respects: the program is interdisciplinary; it

will have relevance to the multicultural communities of the South Fraser region; in

addition, it is particularly compatible with opportunities for international experience in

the form of student exchanges or field schools.

Target Audience

The B .A. in World Literature is intended to be an option for most direct entry students

applying for admission to the FASS. We expect that it will be particularly attractive to:

Students throughout the Lower Mainland who want a cross-cultural program that

addresses literature from diverse methodological perspectives - comparative, cultural and

historical.

International students in the Lower Mainland who want to extend their cross-cultural

experience academically, integrating literary, cultural and historical knowledge and

research.

Students who have completed Explorations, the first-year cohort program in the Arts and

Social Sciences at SFU Surrey.

Students who live in or near Surrey and find the program in World Literature to be more

accessible and more representative of their cross-cultural experiences and interests than

French or English programs at SFU, UBC or the college system.

Content

The B.A. in World Literature at Surrey will draw from the example of leading programs

in Europe and the United States in possessing a core curriculum in comparative world

literatures. Within the field of global culture and comparative literature, there are lively

debates concerning vital questions such as the status of the canon and whether the future

of the discipline lies in qualifying or further elaborating theories of modernity and

scholars representing

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and traditions in Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Only in this

way can a program in World Literature meet the demands of an increasingly multicultural

and cosmopolitan student body and community at large, such as is found in the South

Fraser and Vancouver regions.

In keeping with the SFU Surrey Campus Vision statement, the operative terms of the

program are interdisciplinarity, internationalism and collaboration. Assuming, for

instance, an emerging department of five or six faculty positions, the goal is not to create

six separate streams in different national traditions, but rather an interdisciplinary and

cross-cultural curriculum that will draw from the ten to twelve literatures in which the

faculty hold their comparative expertise. Hiring faculty who share an interest in the

circulation of literary artifacts across nations and cultures will foster opportunities for

curriculum design and perhaps also for team-teaching at the introductory level. Lower

level and upper level courses alike will highlight cross-cultural interactions inherent to

historical, political and artistic transnational phenomena such as geographical

exploration, colonialism and modernity.

Delivery Methods

The program will be taught at the Surrey campus. In addition to traditional classroom

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pedagogies, the program may include co-teaching, distance education, e-live,

international student exchanges, field schools, or writer-in-residence programs. The

program may draw on courses in related programs such as English, French, History, and

Humanities to extend its interdisciplinary breadth regarding content, method, and

disciplinary paradigms. As the World Literature Steering Committee works to develop

the Full Program Proposal, it will assess whether the delivery methods listed above could

be used to integrate a language component in the major or honors program.

Linkages between learning outcomes and curriculum design

The links between learning outcomes and curriculum design will be explored as the Full

Program proposal is developed and as new faculty are appointed.

Distinctive characteristics

A key feature of the program in World Literature will be its comparative and cross-

cultural focus and methodology. World Literature and Comparative Literature programs

in Canada tend to be structured by cross-listing courses and faculty from existing

departments of national literatures. In effect, such programs envision a Major in World or

Comparative Literature as an accumulation of courses taken in separate departments of

national literatures with their own methods, curricula and priorities. In contrast, the

program in World Literature at Surrey will possess a core faculty of conparativists and

will investigate the creation and reception of literary texts across different traditions.

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Anticipated completion time

Four years for the major, five for the honors program..

Enrolment plan for the length of the program

50 students will be admitted to the major each year.

Policies on student evaluation (degree requirements)

As per general regulations for the University and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

Policies on faculty appointment (minimum qualifications)

All continuing faculty will hold a PhD. Recommended: proficiency in two languages and

literatures other than English.

Policies on program assessment

All academic units at SFU are subject to external review every six years.

Level of support and recognition from other post-secondary institutions (including plans

for admissions and transfer) and relevant regulatory or professional bodies

N/A

Evidence of student interest and labour market demand

In the multilingual and multicultural context of the GVRD, a program in World Literature

is likely to be in high demand.

UBC offers an MA and PhD in Comparative Literature. The programs operate out of a

centre rather than a department; the centre lacks the capacity to conduct its own faculty

searches and is comprised primarily of separate courses in national literatures. There is no

equivalent in Canada to the proposed program in Surrey, which will focus more

intensively on intercultural exchange.

The University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University, as well as the colleges,

all offer programs in English literature; most programs include courses on post-colonial

literature written in English.

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Additional Information Required b y

SFU

a. Contact information for the faculty member responsible for program development

Inquiries should be made to Heather Dawkins, Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts and

Social Sciences, Surrey Campus. T: 778-288-7594. E: hdawkins@sfu.ca

Summary

requirements for graduation (courses, project/thesis, etc.)

The major in World Literature will lead to a Bachelor of Arts (120 credits), and will

require at least 15 lower division credits and at least 30 upper division credits in the

subject area. The honors degree (132 credits) will require at least 50 upper division

credits in the subject area.

c. Summary of

resources (faculty members, space, and equipment) required to

implement the program

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences has a Strategic Plan for the Surrey campus; it

outlines a full faculty complement of six CFL positions for World Literature. All

funding for the program, including faculty appointments, will be provided by the SFU

Surrey budget. The program will be located on the 5th floor of the Galleria at SFU

Surrey; the architecture has been designed to house faculty and staff offices for new

Surrey programs, including World Literature.

Brief description

any program and associated resources that will be reduced or

eliminated when the new program is introduced

None.

List offaculty members who will be teaching/supervising, what percentage of their

teaching will be devoted to the program, and their areas

research specialization

The program will be taught by new faculty members.

Fora pro gram where the intention is to charge apremium fee, supplementary

material on employability

N/A

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Appendix B: SFU Surrey Campus Vision

SFU Surrey Campus Vision

SFU Surrey is one of BC's leading university campuses for study and research. Offering

distinctive nationally and internationally acclaimed programs, SFU Surrey promotes

student success with a high quality learning environment based on our innovative

teaching approaches, small class sizes, and vibrant research community housed in an

award-winning facility.

Fully integrated with SFU's other campuses, the Surrey campus will grow to more than

5,500 students by 2015, including 500 international students and a thriving research

community of over 1,000 graduate students. The following principles will guide SFU

Surrey's expansion:

SFU Surrey will offer distinctive undergraduate and graduate degree programs from

all six SFU Faculties (Arts & Social Sciences, Applied Sciences, Business,

Education, Health Sciences, and Science) in addition to a range of non-credit

educational activities.

SFU Surrey delivers a broad spectrum of interdisciplinary, research-based programs

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founded on our existing strengths in technology, management, human-centered

design, and the integration of the arts and sciences. The study of the societal impacts

of new technologies will expand as a research focus. We support the program and

research opportunities made possible by our new urban campus south of the Fraser

River, in one of Canada's fastest growing regions and accessible by SkyTrain.

• SFU Surrey students enter the campus through first-year cohort programs designed to

provide a strong foundation for their academic career and exposure to a full range of

disciplinary ideas. Our cohort programs allow students to take their courses in small

groups that support peer learning through dialogue and rich interation with professors.

SFU Surrey offers students access to smaller classes and an intimate campus

experience. We embrace innovative learning and teaching approaches and responsive

student services that support student learning. These may include but will not be

limited to interdisciplinary programs, online learning, opportunities for international

experience, problem-based learning, and co-operative education.

• SFU Surrey's connection with the diverse communities of the South Fraser region is

highly valued, and programs and initiatives that expand the University's reach in our

community will have priority for development. SFU Surrey will continue to

collaborate with educational, business, and other organizations in the region and will

serve as an intellectual and creative resource through credit and non-credit education,

research, industry liaison, and community outreach.

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0Appendix C: Report on Related Programs in Canada

INTRODUCTION

This document summarizes World and Comparative Literature programs in Canada, and

reports on their relation to the content and characteristics outlined in the Notice of Intent

for a World Literature Program at SFU Surrey. The document was prepared by Heather

Dawkins, chair of the World Literature Steering Committee and Associate Dean for the

Surrey campus, and by Andrea Pearce, a research assistant.

Questions

The following questions shaped the investigation *of programs in Canada:

Is the Comparative or World Literature program an autonomous program, or is it

part of another department or program?

Is the program "interdisciplinary" and if so, how is that defined?

Is the program freestanding, comparative. across departments, or comparative and

integrated? To what is extent is there a core curriculum?

What methodological perspectives shape the program? Does the program

interweave, for example, comparative, cultural, theoretical, and/or historical

approaches?

e) Does the program's curriculum demonstrate a cross-cultural, multicultural,

transcultural, or transnational, focus?

Does the program provide approaches to both Western and non-Western

traditions? Is there any integration of, for example, Western and Eastern traditions

in the program?

Does the program provide opportunities for applied knowledge and research?

'What are the types of undergraduate degrees offered? What are the requirements

for a BA (or other undergraduate) degree?

Are there language requirements for obtaining a BA (or other undergraduate)

degree?

Does the program search and appoint its own faculty? Is the faculty complement

comprised primarily of professors from other departments and/or disciplines?

Definitions: Comparative Literature and World Literature

Comparative literature is, historically, the product of late nineteenth-century ideologies of

nationalism and internationalism and is concerned primarily with European texts and

theories. World literature has enlarged the scope of comparative literature to factor in

non-European literatures and their mutual engagement with the canons of the West.

While the method of World Literature is comparative, its reach is global. While

'contrasting literatures,' an early incarnation of comparative literature, sought to highlight

the genius unique to each nation, world literature concerns itself with the circulation of

literary texts and movements across frontiers. It applies the comparative reflex or way of

thinking characteristic of modern comparative literature to the study of how literary texts,

forms, and ideas cross over to and engage new continents and cultures. World literature

fosters a distinctly cross-cultural curiosity and expertise.

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UNDERGRADUATE

COMPARATIVE AND WORLD LITERATURE PROGRAMS

Introduction

A few universities in Canada have comparative literature programs, and most are at the

graduate level. At the undergraduate level, there are two programs: one at the University

of Alberta, the other at the University of Western Ontario. More generally, courses

d in undergraduate

English programs as post-colonial topics within English, or, more rrely, by accepting

credits for courses on national literatures offered by other departments.

Both University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto offer graduate

programs in Comparative Literature, but there are no undergraduate programs in

Comparative or World Literatures offered at either of these institutions. Both universities

provide world literatures, national literatures, and/or post-colonial literatures through

their English departments, as courses toward a Major or Minor BA in English literature,

but these are not necessarily taught from a comparative perspective.

Thus, this report will provide a brief examination of the world literatures component in

the undergraduate English literature programs at University of British Columbia and

University of Toronto, and a more comprehensive summary of the undergraduate

programs established at University of Alberta and University of Western Ontario.

University of British Columbia

(Undergraduate Courses in 'World Literature in English')

At the undergraduate level, the University of British Columbia provides courses in

national or post-colonial literatures in the English department, under the category of

World Literatures in English. The department has offered courses, for example, on

Asian-Canadian and Asian-American literatures, and to some degree, courses such as

these have included diverse methodological perspectives - comparative, cultural, and

historical. Comparativist methods are not formally taught in these courses, however.

The English department has also offered courses in national literatures, such as South

African literature and South Asian literature, but the department generally restricts the

topics on national literatures to post-colonial (British, Canadian, American)

literatures. The courses offered as World Literature are a small segment of more

traditional approaches to literature offered by the UBC English department. There are

no BA majors, minors, or specializations in any of these areas, and students do not

receive any formal credit for studying national or world literatures in translation

outside of the English department.

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University of Toronto

(Undergraduate Courses in 'World Literature in English')

The University of Toronto offers MA and PhD programs in Comparative Literature,

through its Centre for Comparative Literature. At the undergraduate level, the

university offers World Literature in English courses as part of the English literature

program. Like UBC's English department, the University of Toronto's English

department has a small group of faculty who specialize in world and post-colonial

literatures. There is no degree or program specialization for either World Literature or

Comparative Literature at the undergraduate level, however. The Department of

English program site for the University of Toronto describes its approach as

interdisciplinary, citing "philosophical, historical, psycho-logical, scientific, religious,

and political realities." Within the English department, there is no evidence of any

comparative framework with regards to undergraduate world, national, or post-

colonial literature courses.

University of Alberta

(BA in Comparative Literature)

The University of Alberta's Comparative Literature Program is listed as an

•

interdisciplinary program within the Office of Interdisciplinary Studies, Faculty of

• Arts. It publishes the journal, Canadian Review of Comparative Literature/ Revue

Canadienne de Litterature Comparee,

and is home to the

M V. Dimic Research

Institute for Comparative and Cultural Studies.

a) Degree Options and Requirements

The University of Alberta offers both graduate and undergraduate degrees in

comparative literature. The university cites three "areas of concentration" under

the Bachelor of Arts designation, namely, Comparative Literature Honors,

Comparative Literature Combined Honors, and Comparative Literature (Major or

Minor). While the Comparative Literature BA Minor requires 12 credits of

Comparative Literature designated courses, the Comparative Literature BA Major

requires students to complete a mandatory first-year course in World Literatures

or Literature of the European Tradition, and a minimum of 48 credits in

Comparative Literature courses at the senior level.

The University's BA in Comparative Literature Honors offers two options, one

with an emphasis on two languages and literatures, and the other with an

emphasis on one language and literature other than English. With either option,

students must complete: a required course, either in "World Literatures" or in

"Literature of the European Tradition"; courses in literary theory; an additional 24

credits or 36 credits, respectively, of Comparative Literature courses; and, a

honors tutorial and essay. In addition, students must complete courses in either

two languages and literatures, or in one other non-English language and literature.

Under the designate Comparative Literature Honors, students may also choose the

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Interdisciplinary Stream, which focuses on East Asian or Film Studies. The East

Asian option requires completion of Comparative Literature courses offered

within the program, along with cross-listed courses in either Chinese or Japanese

language, literature, and culture, to be chosen from courses offered by the

Departments of East Asian Studies. Under the Film Studies option, students must

complete, in addition to the required Comparative Literature courses, 30 credits in

Film Studies. These streams also require completion of the honors tutorial and

essay components.

Students may pursue a Combined Comparative Literature Honors degree, which

requires completion of Comparative Literature courses and courses from another

discipline. Honors degree requirements (as mentioned above) apply.

All language requirements for non-English courses must be accessed through

language programs outside of the Comparative Literature Program.

b) Curriculum

The undergraduate program in Comparative Literature at the University of

Alberta requires first-year students to take one of two courses for their major:

World Literatures or Literature of the European Tradition. The program offers a

core curriculum, with language courses provided by other departments.

The Comparative Literature undergraduate program at University of Alberta aims

to offer the "broadest possible framework - interlingual, intercultural, and inter-

disciplinary," by exploring the "interrelation between literature and such areas as

ideology and colonialism, cultural studies, film and other visual arts, gender

studies, religious studies, political, [philosophical, and psychological] thought,"

and "natural and social sciences." The program provides courses exclusively

devoted to traditional approaches to literary genres, literary criticism and theory,

and theme topics such as Science Fiction, Fairy Tales, and "Marginalized"

(minority) literatures.

The program is described as interweaving comparative, cultural, and historical

approaches to cover periods and movements in literary history and to examine the

mutual impact of two national cultures or entire civilizations. These aims are

reflected in course titles such as, "Latin America in its Literature"; "Relations

Among Literatures, the Arts, Film, and the Media," "Cross-cultural Studies in

Literature," Literature and Science," and "Introduction to Colonial and Post-

Colonial Literatures [including "modern" literatures of Asia, Africa, and Latin

America]." Courses such as "Latin International Movements in Contemporary

Literature" are comparative and transnational, while others are multicultural,

comparing, for example, English- Canadian and French-Canadian literatures. The

program is interdisciplinary and comparative, interweaving methodological

perspectives; global/transnational, and multicultural themes or topics; and

studying geographical, cultural, and historical milieus.

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While the undergraduate Comparative Literature Program at the University of

Alberta offers courses in national, world, and international literatures, these

courses tend toward exciusivities that minimize the comparative interaction and

interpenetration of literatures of different cultures. For example, its course on

"Introductions to Comparative Study of the Canadian Literatures" focuses on

"English-Canadian" and "French-Canadian" literatures only, ignoring the

predominantly multicultural comparisons and the intercultural contacts and

exchanges that are a reality in the Canadian context. In addition, the program does

not seem to include opportunities for applied approaches to knowledge and

research that would expand student's knowledge of diverse and unique contact

zones within Canada, or elsewhere. There is no mention of field schools, or of

international exchanges. Furthermore, the program's approach to traditions

appears to focus primarily on European and Western traditions, while it offers

little or nothing in terms of non-Western traditions. The program, in fact, reflects

the undergraduate English literature programs offered by many Canadian

universities, where world literatures or cultural studies are offered as optional

components of a degree in English.

c) Faculty

The University of Alberta's Comparative Literature Program lists a "core" faculty

of about eight Advisory Members with diverse interests and specialties in various

faculty are exclusively committed to the Comparative Literature Program. As is

common in Comparative Literature programs, several of the faculty members

divide their teaching between languages and comparative literature.

D. University of Western Ontario

(BA in Comparative Literature and Culture)

The Comparative Literature and Culture Program at University of Western Ontario is

classified as a separate program under the department, Modern Languages and

Literatures, in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. The university publishes a

scholarly journal, International Comparative Literature.

a) Degree Options and Requirements

The University of Western Ontario offers both graduate and undergraduate

programs in Comparative Literature, and like University of Alberta, it offers

several options for degrees at the undergraduate level. Regardless of option, all

first-year students in undergraduate Comparative Literature programs must

complete a required first-year survey course, "Western Culture Across the Ages."

For a major, students must complete six half-year courses in Comparative

Literature at the 200 to 300 level. A language requirement in French or another

non-English language (200 level, full-year course) is recommended. For the

Minor, students may take either "Western Culture Across the Ages," or "African

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and Asian Cultures Across the Ages" (a new full-year course), and they must

complete four courses in Comparative Literature at the 100 level or above. For the

Honors program, students, in addition to completing first-year requirements, must

complete the "untranslated literature of one non-English course" and a language

requirement in French as well as a second non-English language (both 200 level,

full-year courses).

b) Curriculum

The University of Western Ontario's Comparative Literature program is an

interdisciplinary program taught within a Humanities "separate streams"

framework; it implements diverse methodological perspectives (comparative,

historical, and cultural), and offers a core curriculum of courses that reflect cross-

cultural, transcultural, and transnational (global) approaches. In addition, it offers

studies in both Western and Eastern traditions.

In terms of program framework, the university structures its curriculum into

categories, or streams. The theory category includes courses in literary theory and

discourses, and in comparative literature theories; additionally, this stream offers

a linguistic survey course, "Languages of Europe." The National Languages and

Culture stream offers comparative, historical, and cultural approaches to

literatures and other genres from various nations. Examples of courses in this

category include: "Documents of German Intellectual History;" Italian Cinema

and the Novel"; "Spanish Civilization"; "Spanish American Civilization"; "Latin

American Identities: Rewriting Comparative Literature"; and, courses on

Doestoevsky and Chekov. Under the "Theme" category, courses are offered in,

for instance, the Grotesque, the "Comic in European Literature," "The Irrational

in 20

Century Literature," "Futures and Utopias," "Sagas of the Vikings," and

"Alienation, Protest and Rebellion in Modern European Culture."

Additionally, the program provides streams in for example, Period Literatures,

Sexuality and Civilization, or The Dante Cycle. The Period Literature stream

includes the course, "Medieval Literature and Modern Cinema" demonstrating the

program's commitment to a comparative approach to form, history, and culture.

The Sexuality and Civilizations stream offers course topics such as "Myths of

Desire," "Taboo," "Transgression," and "Postmodernism and the Sexual

Revolution".

The Comparative Literature Program at the University of Western Ontario offers

courses in Western and non-Western traditions, but it does not interweave or

integrate the two. A first-year, full-year course in "Western Culture Across the

Ages" is required for all undergraduate students taking any Bachelor of Arts in

this particular Comparative Literature Program, but the new, full-year course

offered, "African and Asian Cultures Across the Ages" (covering literatures,

visual arts, philosophy, music, and cultures of Africa, Near East, India, China, and

Japan) is optional for completion of most the program's undergraduate degree

designations. The program does not appear to include international exchanges,

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field schools, nor any involvement with, or application of knowledge to, local or

regional cultural or multicultural "contact zones."

c) Faculty

At The University of Western Ontario, Comparative Literature is housed in the

Department of Modern Languages and Literatures. In addition to courses taught

by members of the department, the program includes courses by faculty from

other departments, such as English, French, and Classical Studies.

CONCLUSION

Comments on the NOl for World Literature at SFU Surrey

In Relation to Comparative Literature Programs in Canada

The undergraduate Comparative Literature programs at University of Western Ontario

and at University of Alberta offer interdisciplinary programs with (to varying degrees) a

comparative framework; cross-cultural, multi-cultural, and transcultural curriculum;

diverse methodological perspectives (interweaving comparative, historical, and cultural

approaches); and both Western and non-Western traditions. Nevertheless, specialists in

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comparative literature associate each program with a specific strength and emphasis:

national literatures at the University of Alberta, and Western theory at the University of

Western Ontario.

The Notice of Intent for a World Literature program at SFU Surrey outlines an

intercultural orientation to World Literature that will make it distinctive. A key feature of

the program in World Literature will be its comparative and cross-cultural focus and

methodology. Comparable existing programs in Canadatend to be structured by cross-

listing courses and faculty from existing departments of national literatures. In effect,

such programs envision a Major in World or Comparative Literature as an accumulation

of courses taken in separate departments of national literatures with their own methods,

curricula and priorities. In contrast, the program in World Literature at Surrey will

possess a core faculty of comparatists and will investigate the creation and reception of

literary texts across different traditions.

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Appendix B: Faculty

Paulo Horta

Dr, Paulo Lemos Horta is a scholar of comparative world literature with a specialization

in the prose genres of supernaturalism. His research focuses on the Western translation

and reception of the

Arabian Nights

and on the genealogy of magic realism in Europe and

Latin-America.

Education

2004

Ph.D., University of

Toronto,

Department of English.

Thesis, "Mirrors of Ink and Wonderful Lamps: The

Arabian Nights

Victorian and Postmodern Literature:"

Supervisors: W.D. Shaw, Chelva Kanaganayakarn.

Convocation, November 2004.

Distinction.

Special Field Examination: The European Novel and

the Supernatural, 1700 —2000.

Distinction.

Comprehensive Examination in English Literature,

1700-2000.

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1997

M.A.,

Queen's

University, Department of English.

Specialization; World Literature.

1994

M.A., University of British

Columbia,

Department of Political Science.

Specialization: International Relations, Political Theory.

1992

B.A.,

University of British Columbia,

Department of Political Science.

Languages

Fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese; conversant in French and Italian.

Refereed Publications

2005 ?

"Ondaatje and the Cosmopolitan Desert Explorers: Landscape, Space and

Community in

The English Patient,"

in Chelva Kanaganayakam, editor,

Moveable Margins: The Shifting Spaces of Canadian Literature

(Toronto:

Toronto South Asian Review Publications, 2005): 65-84.

Forthcoming "Magic and Minority Identity: An Anthropological Approach to Teaching

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the

Arabian Nights,"

in Arnie Macdonald and Susan Sánchez-Casal,

editors,

Identity in Education

(New York: Pai

rave Macmillan).

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"Richard Burton's Sindh: Folklore, Syncretism and Empire," in Michael

Boivin and Matthew Cook, editors, Interpreting the Sindh World: Essays

on Society and History

(New Delhi: Oxford University Press India).

Refereed Literary Translations

2002 ?

José Cardoso Pires, "The Voyager Foretold."

Alphabet City: Lost in the

Archives

(Toronto: House of Anansi Press, 2002): 605-610.

1998

Fernando Pessoa, "Lisbon Revisited."

Alphabet City: Open City.

(Toronto:

House of Anansi Press, 1998): 236-249,

Refereed Academic Translations

2004 ?

Mario Valdés and DjelaI Kadir, editors

Literary Cultures of Latin

America: A Comparative History.

3 Volumes (Oxford: Oxford University

Press, 2004).

Entries:

Heloisa Toiler Gomes, Gizelda Melo do Nascimento, and Leda Maria

Martins, "The Black Presence in Brazilian Literature: From the Colonial

Period to the Twentieth Century." 1: 246-263.

Maria de Lourdes Parreiras-Horta, "Museums in Latin America." II:

65-68.

Benedito Nunes, "Belém: Cultural Center." II: 505-515.

Renato Cordeiro, Margarida de Souza Neves, and Monica Pimenta

Velioso, "Rio de Janeiro, Capital City." II: 566-584.

Nicolau Sevcenko, "São Paulo, The Cultural Laboratory and Its Close."

II: 585-596.

Italo Moriconi, "The Postmodern in Brazilian Literary Theory and

Criticism." III: 555-561.

Flávio Carneiro, "Post-Utopian Imaginaries," III: 627-632.

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Sasha Colby

Dr. Sasha Colby's research focuses on the literary, poetic, and cultural influence of

archeology - and of ancient artifacts of world cultures - on the European imagination.

Education

2001-2005 ?

Ph.D. American Studies, University of Sussex, UK

Thesis: "The Poetics of Excavation: Time, Text, and Archaeology in

Gautier, Pater, Freud, Pound and the French Surrealists"

2000-2001: ?

M.A. in English, University of Victoria

Thesis: "The half of art': On Some Motifs inBaudelaire, Marinetti, and

Loy" - examines the aesthetic ization of violence and war in the European

modernist avant-garde

1996-2000: ?

B.A. in English, University of Victoria

Canada Trust Scholarship for Outstanding Community Leadership

Languages:

Native English speaker, fluent in French, conversational Russian

and Italian

Refereed Publications:

"The Literary Archaeologies of Théophile Gautier."

Comparative

Literature and Culture

(Purdue University) 8.2 (June, 2006):

http ://cicwehj ournal .1 ib. purdue. edu/c.lcweb06-2/contents06-2 html

Writing and Performance:

2006 ?

H.D. A Life:

Original, dramatized biography of modernist poet H.D.

(Hilda Doolittle) will debut in the Vancouver Fringe Festival, September

2006.

1994-2000: ?

Writer, director, producer, and performer in six full-length original

musical comedies about life and politics on Gabriola Island. Over six

years, five hundred community members participated and over

$50,000 was raised for local causes.

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Advertisement for New Faculty Positions as Posted on the.VPA Website

Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professors

World Literature - 2 Appointments

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Simon Fraser University invites applications

for two full-time, tenure-track appointments in World Literature beginning July 1, 2007.

The appointments are for new undergraduate programs in World Literature; the major,

minor, and honors programs are comparativist with a focus on intercultural exchange.

MA and PhD programs in World Literature may be considered for development at SFU

Surrey in the future.

Simon Fraser University has three closely connected campuses in the metropolitan region

of Vancouver. The campuses - in Burnaby, Vancouver, and Surrey - have a diverse,

multicultural student body. The World Literature programs, faculty, and students will be

located at the SFU Surrey campus. Faculty will be responsible for introductory World

Literature courses at SFU Burnaby, SFU Vancouver, and SFU Surrey.

The appointments will be at the rank of Assistant and/or Associate Professor. Tenure-

track faculty at SFU have a 2/2 teaching load and teach intwo of the University's three

trimesters.

Applicants for this position must hold a doctoral degree, have expertise in more than one

literary and cultural tradition, and be proficient in at least one language other than

English. Applications are encouraged from scholars with a comparative focus.

Preference will be given to applicants with specialization in two literatures, exclusive of

English and Latin American literatures. Appointments will be made commensurate with

experience in teaching, research, and service.

Applicants should submit a detailed letter of application that addresses current and future

research interests as well as teaching philosophy and experience. The letter must be

accompanied by a curriculum vitae and a sample of scholarly writing. If applicable,

include a summary of your experience in curricular development, in departmental or

university governance, and in mentoring new scholars. Applicants must also arrange for

three letters of reference to be sent directly to Dr. Heather Dawkins at the address below.

The deadline for applications is

November 1, 2006

or until the positions are filled.

All materials should be sent to:

Dr. Heather Dawkins

Associate Dean

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Simon Fraser University Surrey

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Central City

250 - 13450 102nd Avenue

Surrey, BC,

V3T

0A3

Canada

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent

residents will be given priority. Simon Fraser University is committed to the principle of

equity in employment and offers equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants.

The position is subject to final budgetary approval.

Under the authority of the University Act personal information that is required by the

University for academic appointment competitions will be collected. For further details

see: http

://www.

sfu. calvpacademic/F acuity_Openings/Collection_Notice. html

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Appendix E: Evaluation of Potential Student Interest

In August 2006, Analytical Studies provided Heather Dawkins with data on the academic

interests of SFU applicants with addresses in Surrey, White Rock, Delta, and Langley.

The potential demand for World Literature may be suggested by the current demand for

cognate areas such as Anthropology, Asia Canada, English, Ethnic and Intercultural

Relations, History, Humanities, International Studies and Linguistics. For each of the last

three years

(04/05, 05/06,

06/07), an average of 1,227 applicants living in Surrey, White

Rock, Delta, and Langley indicated academic interest in these areas. In addition, one

could add applicants with addresses in close proximity to a Vancouver skytrain station:

for each of the last three years, an average of 135 such applicants indicated academic

interest in the areas listed above. One could also consider that the dramatic population

growth of the South Fraser region is expected to continue, and that the conversion rate to

post-secondary education in the region is expected to increase.

Courses in world literature have been offered as selected topics in a variety of

departments (English, Humanities, Latin American Studies, and French, for example).

These courses are often oversubscribed, suggesting that there will be significant student

demand for world literature courses.

These above factors suggest that there will be sufficient interest in World Literature to

generate the target enrollment of fifty majors per year - without significantly diminishing

the demand for the cognate programs used to evaluate potential interest.

Appendix F: Library Report

The library assessment is complete. It outlines a one-time and an ongoing cost:

Onetime:

$33,059 to establish a core collection as well as purchase the titles listed

on the course outlines.

Ongoing: ?

$26,258 for serials and database subscriptions as well as continued

collection development.

The complete library assessment can be found at:

http://www.lih.sfu.ca/ahout/collections/couiseassessrnents/world_literature.htrn

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Appendix G: Memo of Agreement for Library Costs

The library assessment is complete (see Appendix F). Joanne Curry, Director of SFU

Surrey, has agreed to provide the funds for the one-time and ongoing costs from the

central budget for SFU Surrey. The e-mails below document that agreement.

From: Joanne Curry <joannecsfu.ca

Date: ?

August 21, 2006 1:33:25 PM PDT (CA)

To: ?

Heather Dawkins <dawkins.sfu.surreymac.com

Cc: ?

ngicksfu.ca , Sandy Moro <smoro@sfu.ca

>, Erin Westwood <ewestwoo@sfu.ca

Subject: Re: World Literature Library Report

Hi, Heather

As discussed, the costs for the initial and ongoing library support for SFU Surrey

programs is centrally provided. Is it the case that these funds would be required in 06/07

(after this current fiscal year)?

On 8/16/06 4:42 PM, "Heather Dawkins" <dawkins

The library assessment for World Literature is complete (see below). I am e-mailing to

ask you to consider covering the cost of library acquisitions for the program.

The Full Program Proposal for World Literature was approved by the Steering

Committee today. I will need a memo of commitment to cover the library costs by mid

September so that I can forward the information to the FASS Curriculum Committee.

I welcome any questions you may have, and look forward to hearing from you.

Yours,

Heather

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Appendix H: Overlap Consultations

All departments and programs represented at FASSCC were consulted regarding overlap. Three

departments found that there was potential for overlap based on the sample syllabi included in

the Full Program Proposal: The departments of English, French, and Humanities indicated that

they would like to meet regarding course articulation after faculty have been hired and course

content has been established.

The programs, departments, and faculties consulted are listed below. (If you received this Full

Program Proposal in electronic form, the overlap-reports are available for consultation in the

Departments

Sociology/Anthropology

Business Administration

Begin forwarded message:

From:

"Megan L. Crouch" <mcrouch@sfu.ca >

Date: ?

August 16, 2006 2:39:31 PM PDT (CA)

To: ?

Heather Dawkins <dawkins.sfu.surrey@mac.com

Cc: ?

copeland@sfu.ca

, ngicksfu.ca , gbirdsfu. ca

Subject:

World Literature Library Report

Hi Heather,

I have completed the library assessment for the proposed World Literature Program at

Surrey. It is available at

http://www.lih.sfu.ca/about/collections/courseassessments/worldliterature.htm

As expected, there are substantial costs associated with this program. They are as

follows:

One-time: $33,059 to establish a core collection, as well as purchase the title listed on

the course outlines.

Ongoing: $26,258 for serials and database subscriptions, as well as continued collection

development.

At this point it is not clear where the funding for this new program should come from.

Should this report be directed to Joanne Curry as the MATE assessment?

If you have any questions, or would like to discuss this assessment, please do not hesitate

to contact me.

Regards,

Megan

Megan L. Crouch

Collections Librarian

Health Sciences Librarian

Liaison Librarian for Statistics and Actuarial Science

Simon Fraser University / W.A.C. Bennett Library

8888 University Drive, Burnaby, B.C. VSA 1S6

mcrouch@sfu.ca

/ Tel: 604.291.4962 / Fax: 604.268.6926

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