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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, two courses in English writing with grades of "C"or better. This is a study of American literature 1860- the present. This course satisfies the Humanities literature requirement for Arts and Sciences students. 3 cr.
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Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, two courses in English writing with grades of "C"or better. This is a study of 20th century Spanish American works (in English translation) for the purpose of analyzing the treatment of the themes of love, death, and power. By focusing upon these universal themes, students gain insights into the cultural uniqueness of the Spanish American vision. The works examined represent three different literary genres: short story, poetry, and novel. This course satisfies the Humanities literature requirement for Arts and Sciences students. 3 cr.
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Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, two courses in English writing with grades of "C"or better. This course will explore examples of twentieth century gay and some lesbian literature and how this literature evokes our responses to the humanity of its protagonists. We will focus on issues of divergence as they are fleshed out through literary expression. In our focus on gay-lesbian narratives, we will pay special attention to the depiction of individuals whose daily lives and selfidentities are inextricably interwoven into the contexts of their families and society. These narratives convey to the reader the de facto societal and familial definitions of gaylesbian individuals as divergent and frequently as perversely antagonistic to society's norms. This course satisfies the Humanities literature requirements for Arts and Sciences students. 3 cr.
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Prerequisite: Two course in English writing with grades of "C" or better. Required inElementary Education Program. This course is an introduction to the learning standards in the literature strand of the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks and to the application of those standards to literary works. It will present potential elementary teachers with the background information necessary to apply the standards to works from our "Common Literary Heritage," assuggested by the Massachusetts Department of Education. 3 cr.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Topics in English that are not offered on a regular basis are examined. The course may be repeated for credit if the topic varies. Three credit literature courses satisfy the Humanities Literature Requirement for Arts and Sciences students. 1-3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of English chair and A "C" or better in two100-level English classes and one literacy survey. This course will explore contemporary literacy and cultural studies. Students will read primary texts that have had a major influence on the interpretation of literature (Freud, Marx, and others), explore the development of major critical "schools" of thought, and learn to considertexts from a variety of perspectives. This course will have students study, share, and question contemporary approaches to literature and the literary term associated with those critical approaches, while also creating and sharing a close analysis of a particular literary work. 3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Two 100-level writing courses with a grade of "C" or better and juniorstanding, or permission of English chair. An introduction to writing for the screen. Topics include 3-act structure characterization, dialogue, theme, and pitching. 3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Two 100-level writing courses with a grade of "C" or better and juniorstanding, or permission of English chair. This is a study of 19th and 20th century drama including dramatists such as Ibsen, Chekhov, Shaw, Strindberg, Sartre, Beckett, Ionesco, Brecht, Pirandello, Williams, Albee, Garcia, Lorca, and Genet. This course satisfies the Humanities literature requirement for Arts and Sciences students. 3 cr.
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Prerequisite: Two 100-level writing courses with a grade of "C" or better and juniorstanding, or permission of English chair. This is an overview of the structure and history of the English language, and of its variation in different speech communities. Dual listed as COMM 311. 3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Two 100-level writing courses with a grade of "C" or better and juniorstanding, or permission of English chair. This is a study of Chaucer as literary artist and critic of his age. Emphasis is on The Canterbury Tales, materials describing the world of the fourteenth century, and the oral presentation of Chaucer's verse rather than a linguistic analysis of Middle English. This course satisfies the Humanities literature requirement for Arts and Sciences students. 3 cr.
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