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4.00 Credits
These courses focus on concerns central to feminist criticism: the role of women as writers, readers and literary characters; the relations between gender and genre; feminist revisions of the literary canon.
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Works by contemporary women writers with an emphasis on fiction. The use of a woman's literary tradition; connections between gender and genre; experimentation with language and form; the impact of ethnicity, race and class; and feminist revisions of traditional images of gender. Readings may include works by Morrison, Kingston, Atwood, Kincaid, Munro, Robinson and Rich. Secondary readings in feminist criticism and theory. Open to sophomores, juniors and seniors. J. Gezari, J. Rivkin, A. Rossi
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Students will study and write short fiction. Prerequisite: Writing samples must be submitted to the instructor one week prior to preregistration and will constitute the basis for selection of 12 students. Admission by permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 12 students. B. Boyd
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This is the same course as American Studies 201A. Refer to the American Studies listing for a course description.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to practical and theoretical questions about the discipline of English and the study of literatures in English. What is distinctive about English as a discipline and how does it intersect with other disciplines and interdisciplinary fields While continuing to refine the techniques of close reading developed in 120, we will consider how some theories of language, text, value, narrative, author, audience, history, culture, psyche, identity and politics may shape literary study. Prerequisite: Course 120. Enrollment limited to 20 students. Offered both semesters. Staff
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Intensive writing course emphasizing use of narrative techniques in nonfiction writing. Relationship of fiction and nonfiction, integration of storytelling with essay-writing and reporting. Focus on the development of individual style. Readings may include Didion, Mailer, Thompson and James Baldwin. Admission by permission of instructor. Enrollment limited to 15 students. B. Boyd
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How are contemporary English authors defining their cultural identity after the collapse of Empire and the end of "British" domination What does it mean to be"English" at the end of the 20th century In addition to readings and films from contemporaryEnglish writers (Angela Carter, Hanif Kureishi, Ian McEwan, Salman Rushdie and Jeanette Winterson), the works will be put in the context of contemporary English culture using art, music, essays, and critical readings. Open to sophomores, juniors and seniors. M. Reder
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4.00 Credits
This course focuses on major movements in African-American literary history, from the antebellum era to the present. Students will be introduced to the practice of literary analysis through a study of early and recent criticism. Discussions will focus on the tricky question of how to identify a uniquely African-American text. Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. C. Baker
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4.00 Credits
An exploration of concerns central to African-American literature through focus on a single genre. The course examines the relationships between texts and culture, literary form and racial identity, and African-American texts to the literary canon. Staff
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4.00 Credits
An exploration of the British and American career of Alfred Hitchcock, focusing on themes such as sexuality, suspense, violence, and obsession. Films include The Lady Vanishes, Rebecca, Suspicion, Notorious, Rear Window, Vertigo, Psycho, The Birds, and Frenzy. This is the same course as Film Studies 227. Open to sophomores, juniors and seniors. Enrollment limited to 40 students. D. Greven
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