ENG 200 - Ways of Reading

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Knox College

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Students analyze and assess their own assumptions about what constitutes the act of "reading." We pursue a detailed investigationof the processes of representation and interpretation in order to consider the many different "ways" of reading texts. Integrating theory and1900, only one of which may be a 200-level survey course. Cross-listed period and single author courses may be substituted with advisor approval. Students intending to pursue graduate work in English should consult with their advisor regarding suggested courses for graduate school preparation. practice, we test the usefulness of the models provided by such movements as New Criticism, Feminism, Reader-Response, Deconstruction, Psychoanalysis, New Historicism, and Queer Theory to the situated analysis of a variety of literary and cultural texts. HUM; Prereq: ENG 120 recommended; STAFF

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.knox.edu

Phone Number:

(309) 341-7000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Trimester

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