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3.00 Credits
Course Level: Undergraduate A survey of African-American literature beginning with the poet Phillis Wheatley and the slave narratives of the 1700s and concluding with Malcolm X and Toni Morrison. The emphasis is on the continuity of black writing within its historical and cultural contexts. Usually offered every spring. Prerequisite for General Education credit: LIT-125 or HIST-100 or HIST-110 or WGST-150.
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3.00 Credits
Course Level: Undergraduate The recent explosion of Asian-American literature--defined as literature by writers of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, Pakistani, and Filipino descent living in North America--warrants close and historically-informed analysis. This course considers works by Asian-American writers in light of orientalism, issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and identity, and historical pressures such as immigration policies and independence movements. Usually offered alternate springs. Prerequisite for General Education credit: LIT-125 or HIST-100 or HIST-110 or WGST-150.
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3.00 Credits
Course Level: Undergraduate Without dwelling on "professional" terminology and technique, the course aims to make poetry more accessible and enjoyable through reading, writing, and discussion. Students are asked to write some poetry along with traditional papers, but the poetry assignments are designed to reassure those who doubt their creativity. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite for General Education credit: ARTH-105 or COMM-105 or LIT-120 or LIT-135.
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3.00 Credits
Course Level: Undergraduate
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3.00 Credits
Course Level: Undergraduate A survey of theoretical approaches to literature, covering major schools and movements. The course introduces a variety of critical methods, including New Criticism, structuralism, deconstruction, feminism, Marxism, etc. Usually offered alternate falls.
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3.00 Credits
Course Level: Undergraduate The connections between literary works and their social context. The course is divided into significant cultural subjects, such as the effect of scientific advancement on society at large, how Victorians perceived themselves at home and at work, and how issues of political reform affected literary works. Readings include historical studies, as well as novels and poems. Usually offered every spring. Prerequisite for General Education credit: LIT-125 or HIST-100 or HIST-110 or WGST-150.
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3.00 Credits
Course Level: Undergraduate Shakespeare's use of dramatic form, such as tragicomedy, masque, and spectacle. In addition, students learn about the interrelationship between form and meaning by seeing how the cultural myths encoded in these genres become transformed in different ages, media, and cultures. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite for General Education credit: ARTH-105 or COMM-105 or LIT-120 or LIT-135.
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
Course Level: Undergraduate Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic.
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3.00 Credits
Course Level: Undergraduate Offers students development in advanced writing skills using contemporary theory and practice in argumentation, style, meta-analysis, process, and critical thinking. Usually offered every term.
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3.00 Credits
Course Level: Undergraduate Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic. Rotating topics examine expression in a variety of literary genres. Topics include sentimentalism and sensationalism, utopian literature, the gothic, and the epic. Meets with LIT-608. Usually offered every year.
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