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3.00 Credits
Survyes representative literary texts from the margins and boundaries of the American experience. Concentrates on familiarizing students with issues, questions, and motifs that recur in works which diagnose ongoing conflicts in the American temper. Readings are drawn from both the margins and mainstream of American literary traditions and all eras. Content identified by subtitle. Prereq: ENGL250 or department approval
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3.00 Credits
Examines the literature of some of the diverse groups that make up Asian America, from early immigrant to contemporary times. The course will address how Asian American writers find resources for identity and where they see identity questioned or undermined. Students will also explore the lines of continuity among texts and writers as well as examine the various styles and visions used by this varied group of writers. Includes such writers as Chin, Hagedorn, Hwang, Kingston, Law-Yone, Lee, Mukherjee, Okada, Santos, Song, Tan, and Yamamoto. Prereq: ENGL 250 or department approval
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3.00 Credits
Follows a course of readings from novels and stories by and about Italian Americans, especially those dealing with the immigrant experience. Explores the cross-cultural dilemmas faced by those who found themselves in a new world where old identities were challenged. Students will be invited to discover the many ways in which our nation has been enriched by the values and initiatives of people whose roots were Italian. Literary strategies illuminating this process will be analyzed along with the psychological history of resistance and assimilation that made up the drama of Americanization. Prereq: ENGL 250 or department approval
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3.00 Credits
Provides students with help in completing a portfolio for experiential credit. Includes a rigorous essay-writing component. Prereq: Approval of the Advising Center in consultation with the appropriate department(s)
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3.00 Credits
Introduces students to the broad career area of public relations. Principles, cases, and problems of public relations will be studied through contact with local organizations. Topic areas include internal communications systems, applications of mass communications, researching public opinions and social responsibilites. Prereq: ENGL 239 or ENGL 211 or department approval
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3.00 Credits
Studies in depth a specific issue in film and filmmaking linked by one or more common contexts, such as genre and subject matter, or historical, social, economic, philosophical, or aesthetic concerns. Students will practice using evidence from those contexts to produce close, critical readings of films that reflect both an understanding of the context and an understanding of the visual and auditory languages of film. Content identified by subtitle. Prereq: ENGL 210 or instructor approval
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3.00 Credits
Studies in depth the role culture plays in the communication process in various world cultures including African, Asian, and Central American. Examines the cultural differences in language, thought patterns, and non-verbal communication behaviors. Prereq: Junior/senior status
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3.00 Credits
Studies in depth a number of films by one or a cluster of filmmaking professionals. The professionals may include directors, screenwriters, editors, cinematographers, producers, or others. Guides students in understanding the aesthetic, technical, economic, and other concerns of various film professionals, leading students to analyze and appreciate a filmmaker's body of work. Prereq: ENGL 210 or instructor approval
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3.00 - 12.00 Credits
Focuses on the daily functions of the campus newspaper, including editorial writing, news editing, page design/layout, photography, newsroom and advertising management, and budgeting. Fills editoral board and other senior staff positions on the campus newspaper for the purpose of refining writing, editing, design, and other communication skills. Prereq: ENGL 321, instructor approval
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on the work of the individuals in the workshop. The work of established poets is analyzed for method and craft. Weekly writing assignments are critiqued by the class and the instructor for rewriting. There is a final portfolio of 12-15 poems. Prereq: ENGL 301 or department approval
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