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3.00 Credits
A study of examples of mythology from two or more cultural traditions, possibly including ancient and modern, western and nonwestern traditions. The mythology will be studied as literature and from the perspective of several major twentieth-century theories of myth. Prerequisites: LAE102 or equivalent Counts in the Humanities Area of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours.
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An introduction to the study of language, with emphasis on historical study and on the English language. Covers characteristics, origins and development of language; origins and historical development of the English language in Great Britain and America; descriptive and prescriptive grammar; varieties of American English. Prerequisites: LAE102 or equivalent. Counts in the Communications or Humanities Area of General Education Requirements 5 quarter hours
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An introduction to film theory and film technique, with some reference to the history of film. Emphasis will be placed on the tools used to tell stories in film, e.g., cinematography, editing and sound. Both American and foreign films will be screened and discussed; Intolerance, Metropolis, Citizen Kane, My Darling Clementine, Shoot the Piano Player, The Seventh Seal and 8 movies outside of class and write papers analyzing various aspects of filmmaking. Prerequisite: LAE102 or equivalent. Counts in the Humanities Area of General Education Requirements 5 quarter hours
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A survey of the major forms of contemporary prose writing: novel, essay, short story, non-fiction narrative. Emphasis will be on analysis of each author's style and voice, and of the narrative techniques he or she employs to tell the story most effectively. Works vary from quarter to quarter and may from time to time include some non-English works in translation. Prerequisites: LAE102 or equivalent. Counts in the Communications or Humanities Area of General Education Requirements 5 quarter hours
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5.00 Credits
Students read, discuss and write papers on selections of literature commonly taught in Illinois high schools. They learn to lead discussions on the assigned literature with special attention to the interests and potential of high school students. Materials are clustered around a theme with special relevance or curricular usefulness for this group, such as "Coming of Age," "Young Americans During the Great Depression," or "Families in Transition." Counts in the Humanities Area of General Education Requirements 5 quarter hours.
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A brief look at early Puritan literature followed by readings from fiction writers such as Hawthorne, Melville, Irving, Cooper, Poe, Twain, and from poets such as Whittier, Longfellow, Whitman and Dickinson. Emphasis on the influence of social forces on literature and on the emergence of literary forms and conventions. Prerequisite: LAE102 or equivalent. Counts in the Humanities Area of General Education Requirements 5 quarter hours; 3 semester hours
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A survey of classic 20th century novelists such as Wharton, Dreiser, Lewis, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Faulkner, Wright, and Steinbeck. Students examine types of fiction such as realism, naturalism, proletarianism, impressionism. Prerequisite: LAE102 or equivalent. Counts in the Humanities Area of General Education Requirements 5 quarter hours; 3 semester hours
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A survey of the best and most influential writers following World War II and continuing through to the close of the turbulent sixties. Includes primarily fiction writers such as Mailer, O'Hara, Salinger, Cheever, Updike, O'Connor, Baldwin, Kesey, Heller, Roth, Bellow, Malamud, and Nabokov. Takes a look at the stunning contrasts between the fifties and the sixties, politically, socially, ethically, artistically, and psychologically. Prerequisite: LAE102 or equivalent. Counts in the Humanities Area of General Education Requirements 5 quarter hours; 3 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
1970 to the Present A dynamic overview of the most critically esteemed and widely read writers of the students' own lifetime. Stressing fiction, it includes such names as Updike, Bellow, Pynchon, Barth, Vonnegut, Wolfe, Irving, Roth, Morrison and Walker. Assesses the impact of the sixties and examines literary phenomena such as absurdism and the "new journalism" against the on-going tradition of realism. Prerequisite: LAE102 or equivalent. Counts in the Humanities Area of General Education Requirements 5 135 COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES COURSE DESCRIPTIONS quarter hours; 3 semester hours
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A survey of American women writers, which examines the special characteristics of writing by women, the growth of protest, and women's role in the 20th century history of American literature. Individual instructors may choose to focus primarily on fiction, on non-fiction, or on poetry; or an instructor may limit the survey to a particular 20th century time period or theme. See English Department for details. Prerequisite: LAE102 or equivalent. Counts in the Humanities Area of General Education Requirements 5 quarter hours; 3 semester hours
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