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This course will pay sustained attention to texts in order to show how they create meanings and will VI. Thesis The minor requires a thesis comparable to an M.F.A. application portfolio: 10 to 15 poems or 25 to 50 pages of fiction or non-fiction, which normally would be completed in the second upper-level workshop. VII. Optional Internship (3 credits) Internships provide students the opportunity to earn course credit through professional experience in writing or editing for an organization, primarily in journalism or the arts. The English Department currently offers the Internship in Professional Writing (ENG 409). Further information about the writing minor is available from the English Department.
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This course offers orientation in the technique of narrative autobiographical writing. Using journal writing, observational writing, and free writing techniques, students will learn to access story material from memory and develop a personal writing practice. They will be assigned readings in memoir and autobiography, and will assemble a portfolio of essays and personal writings. Every fall. Cr 3.
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Acourse for prospective writers interested in studying the stories, novels, poems, biographies, memoirs, and letters of established writers, with an eye to learning aspects of craft, technique, and the creative process from a close and focused inspection of key facets of their works and lives. Areas of study will vary from semester to semester, but will include close textual reading and practice in both creative and expository writing. Every spring. Cr 3.
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A course dedicated to examining the history, concepts, and practices of literacy, with readings drawn from socio-linguistics, the social and cultural history of literacy and of print culture, the sociology and history of education, and reader response studies. The course will examine changing concepts of literacy, orality, and illiteracy, with special attention given to the following: the historical, social, and cultural dynamics influencing reading and writing practices; the plurality of literacy practices; and the theoretical debates over the meaning of the word "literacy" itself. Students will also do ethnographicstudies of their own literacy practices and the ways in which these differ from one social context to another. Every semester. Cr 3.
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This course introduces students to the history, concepts, and methods of cultural studies. Students will read a variety of critical texts from a number of different theoretical perspectives, including semiotics, Marxian theory, psychoanalytic theory, gender studies, and cultural anthropology, and will also read selected texts from specific areas of cultural analysis, such as television studies or film theory. The course examines specific aspects of past or present popular cultures. Every semester. Cr 3.
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This is a required course for all English majors. It may be taken concurrently with other 200-level courses in the Department, but is a prerequisite for all 300- and 400-level courses except those in creative writing. The course will have a double focus. Students will be introduced to a variety of methodologies important to an insightful analysis of literature and other cultural texts. They will also learn research procedures and techniques of effective critical writing. Every semester. Cr 3.
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This course studies poetry as a way of knowing and experiencing the world, introduces important concepts in analyzing and appreciating poetry, and offers the opportunity for students to develop skills in interpretation, literary analysis, and discussion, While primary attention will be on poetic forms, figurative languages and the poetic "canon," it willalso consider the relationship between historical context and changes in poetic form in various periods. Every fall. Cr 3.
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This course will introduce important concepts in analyzing fiction and enable students to develop skills in interpretation, literary analysis, and discussion. It will focus on narrative forms and rhetorical structures (such as voice, plot, diction, figurative language) in various historical periods, and will both examine and challenge the concept of genre. Every semester. Cr 3.
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This course will study dramatic performance from its roots in cultural ritual to its historical development in drama as well as its more contemporary manifestations in television and film. Students will investigate the social functions of performance in several cultures and epochs, focusing on conventions of language and stagecraft, dramatic experimentation, and technical innovation. Every fall. Cr 3.
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3.00 Credits
Acourse for those who, in a creative writing course or on their own, have written several pieces of fiction and are ready for more advanced work. Emphasis will be on writing well-developed short stories and on understanding the basic elements of fiction. A better-than-average competence in using English is required. Suggested preparation: ENG 201F. Every spring. Cr 3.
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