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4.00 Credits
This course may take various approaches to the genre: a thematic approach (Politics and the Novel, Desire and Sexuality in the Novel); a subgenre approach (The Epistolary Novel, The Detective Novel); or an historical approach that includes relevant theoretical aspects of its development (History of the Novel, The Post-modern Novel).
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4.00 Credits
A survey of dramatic literature from the beginnings of Greek tragedy to the rise of realism in the 19th century. Among the theatres represented are Classical Greece, the Spanish Golden Age, the English Renaissance, 17th-century France and the Romantic Period (cross-listed with Theatre Arts 342).
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4.00 Credits
This course explores a movement, historical period or theme in drama such as Theatre of the Absurd, Contemporary Theater, or The American Family (cross-listed with Theatre Arts 343).
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4.00 Credits
A study of the development and theory of poetry, exemplified especially in English works and those influencing English and American poetry.
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4.00 Credits
This course explores a theme, genre, or movement in poetry such as the sonnet, political poetry, or post World War II poetry.
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4.00 Credits
With an emphasis on literary works by African-American writers, this course explores race in the American context. Each semester offers a different focus based on culture, genre, or theme. For example: Race and Ethnicity in the 19th Century, Modernism and the Harlem Renaissance, or Representations of Race in African-American Literature. Prerequisite: English 111.
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4.00 Credits
This course explores gender in literature. Each semester offers a different focus based on culture, genre, or theme. For example: Gender across Global Cultures; Gender and American Culture; Sex, Gender, and Sexual Orientation; or Gender and War. Prerequisite: English 111.
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4.00 Credits
This course examines themes and perspectives in modern world literatures in the contexts of their cultural identities after a nation has gained independence from its former colonizers. These vibrant, sometimes revolutionary voices from African, Indian, and South Pacific roots, among others, represent the complex intersections of literature and culture in the post modern world.
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4.00 Credits
A study of the legislated and systematic extermination of Europe's Jews and other targeted groups by the Nazis. Through representative literature, the course addresses some of the complex religious, philosophical, and psychological issues this event raises. The course uses film and guest speakers to further reveal the genesis and consequences of human intolerance in its extremes. Prerequisite: English 111 and sophomore standing.
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4.00 Credits
Intended as a basic exploration of the literature of the Chicano people. This representative synthesis covers the principal genres of poetry, theatre, the novel, the short story, and the essay. An historical framework establishes the different periods of Chicano creativity from its origins in the pre-1960s prior to the Chicano movement, through the Civil Rights movement of the early 1960s and to contemporary times. Note: This class is offered in English and is not for Spanish credit (cross-listed with Spanish 361).
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