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Prerequisite: ENG 1020 Students study contemporary American poetry, view videotapes of readings and interviews, and explore the role of poetry in contemporary American culture and the relevance of poetry to their lives. Students participate in discussions, group activities, and writing exercises, and write analytical essays.
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Prerequisite: ENG 1020 Students survey the writing by Americans of African descent. They are acquainted with a historical overview of representative literature across several genres from colonial times to the present.
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Prerequisite: ENG 1020 Students read and analyze fiction, poetry, and autobiographical works by women writers. The readings will represent a variety of ethnic groups and cultures. Students write critical analyses and essay exams.
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Prerequisite: ENG 1020 Students study literature written by diverse American authors from colonial to contemporary times, including works by African-, Asian-, Hispanic-, European-, or Native-Americans. Students explore the social, economic, historical, and religious experiences that shape each group. Students analyze literary works, write individual or collaborative papers, and give presentations.
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Prerequisite: ENG 1020 Students survey and analyze the literature and film of Latin American and Latino-American culture in various literary and film genres, which may include short fiction, poetry, drama, creative nonfiction, and feature documentary film. They study the political, economic, and global influences that have shaped Latin American writing and film, and consider the influence on U.S. cultures. Students participate in discussions and group activities, write analytical and critical essays, and give presentations. This course is taught in English. Offered days and evenings.
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Prerequisite: ENG 2300 or permission of instructor Students produce articles suitable for the campus student newspaper and for other community newspapers. Students are assigned to cover live events. Writing features, editorials, and profiles are emphasized. Layout, editing, and journalism law are also addressed.
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Prerequisite: ENG 1020 Major works of world literature from antiquity to approximately 1700 C.E. are studied in terms of the cultures that produced them. Included may be ancient Egyptian poetry, The Book of Job, a Greek tragedy, the works of Confucius, The Bhagavad-Gita, portions of The New Testament, works from China's Middle Period, 1001 Nights, Dante's Inferno , earlyJapanese works, and a work from the European Renaissance.
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Prerequisite: ENG 1020 Major works of world literature from approximately 1700 C.E. to the present are studied in terms of the cultures which produced them. Included may be 17th-Century Chinese fiction, works from European enlightenment and European and American Romantic Period, Urdu lyric poetry from India, works of European realism and naturalism, works of native peoples from around the world, and works from the modern world community.
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Prerequisite: ENG 1020 Students study fiction and film about the Vietnam War from both the American and Vietnamese sides and study the war's effects on contemporary literature and society.
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Prerequisite: ENG 1020 Students examine, discuss, and respond to works of literature and film that interpret the experience of war and its consequences. In this course, students look at conflict from the American Revolution and Civil War through World War II and study how the literature and film depict the best and worst human behavior under the most extreme conditions. Likewise, students look at the impact of war on American ideology and culture from inception through contemporary society and examine how it shapes literature in both textual and visual forms. Author Phil Caputo's statement that "the job of the battle-singer is to wringorder and meaning out of the chaotic clash of arms," drives the study. Offered in the fall semester.
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