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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Examines fiction, poetry, essays, and drama about class-economic-struggle, war, and racial and sexual oppression. Through these kinds of literature, oppressed people have voiced their ideas on ethics, politics, and society and other social groups have responded positively or negatively. We will relate works to their historical time periods, but no specialized historical knowledge is needed. The course stresses close reading of literature, interpreting themes, understanding literary techniques, and training in quotation, citation, and research methods. Two or three short interpretations and a research paper are required. Offered annually. Prerequisite: ECII placement
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4.00 Credits
Students will study novels that describe young people growing up in different parts of the Carribean. The course will explore issues particular to the Carribean and will raise questions about the relationship of the self to social identity and responsibility. Interpretive essays and a research paper are required. Offered periodically. Prerequisite: ECII placement.
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4.00 Credits
Works from writers of various cultures enable students to develop an understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity. Interpretive essays and a research paper are required. Offered annually. Prerequisite: ECII placement
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4.00 Credits
This course examines literary responses to colonialism, im- perialism, and globalization in the modern world, including both glorification of war and domination and rebellion against them. The course stresses close reading of literature, understanding literary themes and techniques, reading in historical context, and training in quotation, citation, and research methods. Two or three short inter- pretations and a research paper are required. Offered periodically.
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4.00 Credits
A variety of short stories will be studied for theme and structure and other elements of fiction. Emphasis on the development of the short story in the context of literary movements, such as realism, naturalism, impressionism. Interpretive essays and a research paper are required. The course stresses training in quotation, citation, and research methods. Offered periodically. Prerequisite: EC II placement.
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4.00 Credits
Students will read a variety of short stories by authors from around the world, including Russia, Kenya, Brazil, India, and Japan. Emphasis on character and culture, as shaped by social factors. Interpretive essays and a research paper are required. The course stresses training in quotation, citation, and research methods. Offered every year. Prerequisite: EC II placement.
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4.00 Credits
This course will analyze various forms of mass media-periodicals, television, radio, and film- through the conventions that govern literary interpretation. Concepts of theme, characterization, conflict and humor, as well as implied and obvious messages will be analyzed and interpreted. Interpretive/analytical essays and a research paper are required. Offered peiodically. Prerequisite: ECII placement.
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4.00 Credits
Traces the patterns and problems of growing up in America and forming an identity in the context of family influence and social pressures. Authors include Twain, Salinger, McCullers, Baldwin, Marshall, Potak, Walker. Interpretive essays and a research paper are required. Offered every semester. Prerequisite: ECII placement or equivalent
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4.00 Credits
This lecture/discussion course focuses on developing students' abilities to understand, analyze, and write about literature by women writers. Texts studied include essays, poems, stories, and novels by Emily O'Connor , Gwendolyn Brooks, Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, June Jordan, and Maxine Hong Kingston. Students are required to write a reading journal, analytical essays, and a research paper. Most writing is done outside of class. Offered every semester.
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4.00 Credits
Literary masterpieces reflect the values, aspirations, and conflicts of their cultures. This course focuses on selected modern masterworks from the Caribbean, the United States, Latin America and Africa. Authors may include Chinua Achebe, Toni Morrison, V.S. Naipaul, Pablo Neruda, Mario Vargas Llosa, Derek Walcott, and others. We will focus on close reading of literature, interpreting themes, understanding literary techniques, and training in quotation, citation, and research methods. Two or three short interpretations and a research paper are required. Offered every semester. Prerequisite: EC II placement.
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