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2.00 Credits
2 cr. Theory and practice of research skills in preparation for writing an article-length essay, report, review of literature, literary or cultural critique, memoir, etc. Focus on developing a proposal,producing aworking bibliography, developing an outline or focus statement, writing drafts, and using discipline-specific formats as appropriate. Excellent preparation for McNair students and liberal arts majors intending to pursue graduate school as well as others interested in investigative writing.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Introduction to literature written by authors of minority groups in the United States, including Hispanic Americans, American Indians, African Americans, Asian Americans and Jewish Americans. The course focuses on the diversity of American literature, on the ways in which writers outside the mainstream view America and on how they view their own cultures.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Study of medieval and Renaissance texts in their historical, cultural,and literary contexts.The course examines various genres and subjects in an effort to understandwhat texts froma distant past reveal about their own cultures and howtheymight speak to a 21stcentury audience. Texts are selected from a range of cultures,such asmedieval and Renaissance France,Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Russia, Scandinavia, Spain, andWales, as well as Arabia and the Jewish Diaspora.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Study of theory, forms and techniques of poetry with greatest emphasis on close study of selected poems. The course focuses on the major forms of poetry and the relationship of metaphor, symbol, tone and metrics to meaning.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Survey of the world's great novels in a variety of cultural settings and idioms. Special attention is given to the forms and conventions of the genre,and to the critical apparatus by which a reader may intelligently analyze works of fiction. A typical reading list might include works by Austen, the Bronte sisters, Flaubert, Twain, Dostoevsky, Lawrence, Hurston, Camus and Erdrich.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Study of theory, forms and dramatic conventions of plays taken from Greek, medieval, Renaissance, neoclassical, modern and contemporary periods.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Semester length study of selected genres such as the Bible, fantasy literature, science fiction, murder mysteries, and the Gothic novel.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Study of literature written in Spanish, French,German or Russian and translated into English. Selected works of prose and poetry from a particular period with emphasis on careful reading and reader response as well as on the cultural, historical, political, religious and economic developments that provide context.
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3.00 Credits
SPRING An overview of non-dramatic literature of the United States, showing its development from colonial times to the present. Students also work individually and collaboratively to explore topics, works, and authors representing multi-cultural voices in the changing canon of American literature. Prerequisites: ENG 131 and ENG 132
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3.00 Credits
FALL Covering great works of literature from the Western world, (excluding American and British writers) the course demonstrates the relationship between the development of a literary canon and the contemporary historical and cultural scene. Offered alternate years (Fall 2008). Prerequisites: ENG 131 and ENG 132
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