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3.00 Credits
Africa's literary backdrop is as vibrant and varied as the gamut of peoples, cultures, languages, and histories that make up the world's second largest continent. In this course students will retrace the major developments of African literature from the oral to the written, thereby exploring the different themes and the diversely rich approaches used by the practitioners of these different forms. From the epic of Shaka Zulu to the enthralling novels of Linus Asong, African literature offers exciting insights to the interplays of orality and literacy, of the ancient and the modern. Prerequisite(s): Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940 with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950 with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051 with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052 with a grade of C or higher. Recommendation: ENGL 1020 with a grade of C or higher OR ENGL 1021 with a grade of C or higher.
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3.00 Credits
This course, intended for all students, will analyze and explore Middle Eastern literature in the post-colonial era. It will examine major representative works of poetry, fiction and drama written by well-known Middle Eastern authors representing a variety of Middle Eastern countries, such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Sudan, Lebanon, Palestine and Israel. Prerequisite(s): Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940 with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950 with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051 with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052 with a grade of C or higher. Recommendation: ENGL 1020 with a grade of C or higher OR ENGL 1021 with a grade of C or higher.
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3.00 Credits
This college literature course intended for all students will discuss, analyze, and interpret works written in English by women in England and the British Empire. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1020 with a grade of C or higher OR ENGL 1021 with a grade of C or higher.
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3.00 Credits
This college literature course intended for all students will explore literature written by American women in their own distinct literary tradition, perspectives, and themes. Works are considered as a reflection of their times, including social, ethical, political, and economic conditions. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1020 with a grade of C or higher OR ENGL 1021 with a grade of C or higher.
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3.00 Credits
This college literature course intended for all students will analyze and explore literary works by contemporary women writers from six major regions of the non-Western world such as the Caribbean, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and East Asia. Readings include translated short stories, poems, plays, and novels. Students are encouraged to better understand an increasingly interdependent world and be exposed to some intellectual and psychological challenges posed by values and ways of life that are very different from their own. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1020 with a grade of C or higher OR ENGL 1021 with a grade of C or higher.
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3.00 Credits
This course, intended for all students, examines Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, related and allied (LGBTQ+) literature. This course welcomes students of all genders and sexual orientations. Students engage in critical analysis, form aesthetic judgments, and develop an informed personal reaction to LGBTQ+ literature. Readings and course materials focus on the following: LGBTQ+ issues, LGBTQ+ writers and readers, and LGBTQ+ audiences as fundamental to an understanding of the diverse human condition. Emphasis is placed on a wide range of literature, including historical texts, multiple and diverse genres, and cross-cultural literature. Prerequisite(s): Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940 with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950 with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051 with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052 with a grade of C or higher.
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3.00 Credits
This college literature course intended for all students focuses on the analysis and exploration of literature written for children. Topics include the history of children's literature, children's poetry, picture books, realistic and fantasy novels, as well as criteria for evaluating these works. Selections may include works by E.B. White, J.K. Rowling, Mildred Taylor, and Christopher Paul Curtis. Prerequisite(s): Course placement into college-level English and reading OR completion of ENGL 0950 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940 with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English placement exam OR completion of RDNG 0950 with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0900 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ENGL 0900 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051 with a C or higher and ESOL 0052 with a grade of C or higher. Recommendation(s): ENGL 1020 with a grade of C or higher OR ENGL 1021 with a grade of C or higher.
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3.00 Credits
This college literature course intended for all students focuses on the analysis and exploration of selected graphic novels and other comics. Topics include exploring the literary and formal design elements of the works selected and consider the unique features of this medium. Selections may include works by Lynda Barry, Daniel Clowes, Will Eisner, Neil Gaiman, Scott McCloud, Alan Moore, Marjane Satrapi, and Art Spiegelman. Prerequisite(s): Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940 with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950 with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051 with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052 with a grade of C or higher. Recommendation(s): ENGL 1020 with a grade of C or higher OR ENGL 1021 with a grade of C or higher.
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3.00 Credits
This college literature course intended for all students focuses on the analysis and exploration of selected short novels, typically works of 100-200 pages. Authors may include Henry James, Joseph Conrad, Kate Chopin, Edith Wharton, James Joyce, or William Faulkner. Prerequisite(s): Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940 with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950 with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051 with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052 with a grade of C or higher. Recommendation(s): ENGL 1020 with a grade of C or higher OR ENGL 1021 with a grade of C or higher.
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3.00 Credits
This college literature course intended for all students focuses on the analysis and exploration of science fiction and fantasy. Authors may include Mary Shelley, H.G. Wells, Aldous Huxley, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Ursula K. LeGuin. Prerequisite(s):Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940 with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950 with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051 with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052 with a grade of C or higher Recommendation(s): Completion of ENGL 1021 with a grade of 'C' or higher.
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