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The world of William Shakespeare, examined in a global context, in Elizabethan London. We'll study his poetic and dramatic vision by reading select poems and plays and by examining themes dealing with inequalities in race, religion, gender and age. We'll see some plays live or on film, and read some scenes aloud in class. Prerequisite: Eligible for ENG 101 (EN 1103) General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature Intensive Values: Values/Ethics/Social Policy
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Remember. We must remember. That is the single clearest message we have from the literature of the Holocaust. In this course, students will learn about and remember the events surrounding WWII and the Nazi era through the literature: memoirs, diaries, essays, poetry, and histories. Topics such as racism, anti-semitism, homosexuality, genocide, propaganda, heroism, and post-war traumatic stress syndrome will be explored. Although generalities will be drawn, the focus will be on how the Holocaust affected individuals and families. Corequisites: ENG 101 (EN 1103). General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature Intensive Values: Written Communication; Multicultural/Global Awareness; Values/Ethics/Social Policy
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Called "the father of the Beat Generation," and considered by Timemagazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th Century, Lowell-born writer Jack Kerouac remains one of America's least understood authors. Students will read some of Kerouac's most important works, including On the Road, Lonesome Traveler, Visions of Gerard and Doctor Sax; look at his influence on fellow Beatniks such as Alan Ginsburg and William Burroughs; and understand why Jack Kerouac is still a powerful influence on American popular culture. General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature
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An exploration of protest and hope found in literature, music, and art throughout the world. We examine art forms such as short stories, poetry, drama, music, paintings, and film which helped to inform, sustain, comfort, and empower during difficult periods of human history. We look at, and listen to, "voices" of dissent,despair, and hope - artistic responses to the Holocaust, China's Cultural Revolution, 9/11, the Cambodian "killing fields", AmericanAbolitionist and Civil Rights Movements, human rights struggles in Latin America, South Africa's apartheid years, and conflicts in the Middle East. General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature Intensive Values: Multicultural/Global Awareness; Values/Ethics/Social Policy
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Explores the world of prisons, both as a reality and as a metaphor in our lives, utilizing literature from prisons around the globe. This course asks students to consider issues of incarceration while reading passages from classics such as "The Falconer","Merchant of Venice" and the Bible, as well as more modern textsas "Short Eyes" and "Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without Number". Prerequisite: ENG 071 (EN 1101) or eligible for ENG 101 (EN 1103) General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature Intensive Values: Written Communication; Values/Ethics/Social Policy
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This course is a wide-ranging survey of exceptional literary works from around the world. We will explore a variety of stories, poems, and plays from ancient times to the modern era. Selections may vary each semester, and may include masterpieces by Sophocles, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Voltaire, Chekhov, Kafka, Virginia Woolf, Chinua Achebe, Amy Tan and others. Prerequisite: Eligible for ENG 101 (EN 1103) General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature Intensive Values: Multicultural/Global Awareness; Written Communication
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A survey of major literary works from the classical world through the European Renaissance. Readings will feature various literary genres and themes, with an emphasis on gaining insights into the foundations of our contemporary global civilization. Selections may vary and may include the Bible, Ancient Greek drama, Buddhist and Asian philosophies, Medieval literature, Shakespeare and others. Prerequisite: Eligible for ENG 101 (EN 1103) General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature Intensive Values: Written Communication; Multicultural/Global Awareness
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A survey of the literary and philosophical influences from the Renaissance through modern times. Selections may vary and may include Shakespeare, Voltaire, Pushkin, Hesse, Esquivel, and others. Prerequisite: Eligible for ENG 101 (EN 1103) (World Literature I not required). General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature Intensive Values: Multicultural/Global Awareness; Written Communication
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The forms of poetry, the short story and the novel are explored through each student's written efforts to find the genre in which he/she is most comfortable. All classes are seminars in which each individual is expected to assume, at various and appropriate times, the roles of author-reader, critic and editor. Prerequisite: ENG 101 (EN 1103) General Education Electives: Humanities
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Students enrolled in this course will seek to write poetry, fiction, and drama with an eye towards publication. Students will employ a process of editing and revision to improve their own works, as well as participate in the editorial and decision-making processes that go into producing a magazine. One of the goals of this class will be to produce and publish a magazine of student writings. General Education Electives: Humanities
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