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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Survey of novels, poems, short stories and plays by "third world" authors. Covers writers from South Asian, African and Middle Eastern nations. Explore the rise of "three worlds theory"in the context of the Cold War and the decolonization struggles in the 1950s and 1960s. Topics include imperialism, colonialism/neocolonialsm, identity, nationalism, race and the validity of the "third world" as a political and literary-historicalcategory. Authors may include, but are not limited to, Achebe, Anand, Dangerambga, Habiby, Head, Ngugi, Rachlin, Singh and Soyinka. Prerequisite: C or better in ENGL 102 or 103. Three hours per week with enhancement. Meets General Education IB (Prior to Fall 2008: IA).
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4.00 Credits
Primitive, oriental and Occidental mythology, emphasis on classical, Nordic and Judeo-Christian myths. Application of principles of myth and folklore criticism to Western literature, ancient through modern. Not open to students who have taken ENGL 326. May not receive credit for both ENGL 222 and ENGL 366. Prerequisite: C or better in ENGL 102 or 103. Three hours per week with enhancement. Meets General Education IB (Prior to Fall 2008: IA).
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4.00 Credits
An examination of a philosophical theme, such as existentialism or tragedy, as reflected in literature. Can be repeated for credit with different themes. May not receive credit for both ENGL 450 and ENGL 368. Prerequisites: C or better in ENGL 102 or 103 and a philosophy course, or permission of instructor. Three hours per week with enhancement. Meets General Education IB (Prior to Fall 2008: IA).
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4.00 Credits
Study in literature written by American authors during the Harlem Renaissance period, beginning with the key concept of the period, W.E.B. DuBois' Double Consciousness. Readings include, but not limited to, the poetry of Hughes, McKay, Bennet, Fauset and Cullen; the fiction of Nugent, Fisher, Toomer, Larsen and Walter White. Prerequisites: C or better in ENGL 102 or 103. Three hours per week with enhancement. Meets General Education IB (Prior to Fall 2008: IA).
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4.00 Credits
Study of major American literature from the nation's origins to 1860. Authors to be studied may include, but are not limited to, Edwards, Franklin, Hawthorne, Irving, Melville, Poe and Whitman. May not receive credit for both ENGL 331 and ENGL 380. Prerequisite: C or better in ENGL 102 or 103. Three hours per week with enhancement. Meets General Education IB (Prior to Fall 2008: IA).
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4.00 Credits
A study of African-American literature and its relationship to African-American movements and the experience of African- Americans in America. Authors may include Wheatley, Douglass, Jacobs, Harper, DuBois, Washington, Hurston, Wright, Ellison, Hansberry, Baraka and Morrison. May not receive credit for both ENGL 307 and ENGL 383. Prerequisite: C or better in ENGL 102 or 103. Three hours per week with enhancement. Meets General Education IB (Prior to Fall 2008: IA).
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4.00 Credits
Study of the literature that grew out of the unique perceptions and experiences of the Native Americans with particular emphasis on poetry, short stories and novels. Authors include Erdrich, Silko, Momaday, Black Elk, Welch and Oritz. May not receive credit for both ENGL 328 and ENGL 384. Prerequisite: C or better in ENGL 102 or 103. Three hours per week with enhancement. Meets General Education IB (Prior to Fall 2008: IA).
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4.00 Credits
Explores literature of America's ethnic cultures and their historical and literary contexts. Emphasizes but not limited to literature of African-, Asian-, Jewish-, Mexican- and Native- Americans. May not receive credit for both ENGL 449 and ENGL 385. Prerequisite: C or better in ENGL 102 or 103. Three hours per week with enhancement. Meets General Education IB (Prior to Fall 2008: IA).
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4.00 Credits
Study of Native American, African-American, U.S., Latina and Asian American women's writing, emphasizing 19th and 20th century issues which influenced their writing. May not receive credit for both ENGL 346 and ENGL 386. Prerequisite: C or better in ENGL 102 or 103. Three hours per week with enhancement. Meets General Education IB (Prior to Fall 2008: IA).
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4.00 Credits
A study of journals and travel narratives and popular, regional and historical novels of the American West. Works of writers such as Cooper, Twain, Steinbeck, Anaya, Cather and Silko. May not receive credit for both ENGL 329 and ENGL 387. Prerequisite: C or better in ENGL 102 or 103. Three hours per week with enhancement. Meets General Education IB (Prior to Fall 2008: IA).
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