This course introduces students to various forms and genres of world literatures in English across historical and cultural contexts. The course will start with the exploration and discussions of the idea of 'world literature' from the nineteenth century to the present day. Students will study a diverse range of literary texts through various critical perspectives and explore and discuss issues relating to circulation and literary marketplace, cultural identity and place, translation ad multilingualism, and the dynamics between globalism and localism, major and minor literatures. As students learn how literature functions and evolves in changing global contexts, they will develop their ability to think critically and to analyse culture with both rigor and creativity.