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4.00 Credits
A workshop course, where students develop their own poetry writing through a guided reading of established poets and a series of excercises in poetic features such as imagery, sound, meter, and diction. Offered annually.
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4.00 Credits
The exploration of the socio-cultural forces shaping the African-American novel from its earliest antecedents through Wright and Baldwin to its contemporary efflorescence in the works of Toni Morrison and Charles Johnson. Some cross- cultural comparison with African and Caribean novelists will be made. Titles may vary from semester to semester. Offered annually.
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4.00 Credits
Beginning with the work of Phylis Wheatley in the 18th Century, this course explores the dominant motifs in African-American poetry, with special focus on the work of Langston Hughes and Gwendolyn Brooks. The second half of the course is devoted to a survey of African-American drama during the Harlem Renaissance, and culminates in an in-depth analysis of the work of Amri Baraka, Charles Fuller and August Wilson. Offered periodically.
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4.00 Credits
A comparitive understanding of the epic in its thematic, structural, and cultural aspects. Some of the major epics in India (Mahabharatha and Ramayana), as well as the Persian Book of Kings and Turkish oral epics, are studied in detail alongside the major epics of the Western tradition (Iliad, Odyssey, and Aeneid. Offered once every two years.
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4.00 Credits
No course description available.
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4.00 Credits
Advanced, qualified students may apply to assist a regular faculty member with basic classroom and course planning responsibilities in select lower-division courses. Consult with the convener concerning problems.
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2.00 Credits
A multimedia exploration of Chinese history and culture using CD-ROM technology and computers in Old Westbury's student computer center. Using a workbook in conjunction with a variety of CD-ROM's, students are introduced to the sights, sounds, land, language, culture, and history of China. The mini-lab is a 2 credit project under the direction of Dr. Judith Walsh. Students view the CD-ROMS in the computer lab, keep a journal, and complete worksheets and assignments on the material they view. Offered on demand and only with the instructor's permission. Prerequisite: EMS
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2.00 Credits
A multimedia exploration of Japan using CD-ROM technology and computers in Old Westbury's Educational Technology Center. Using a variety of CD-ROM's, students can introduce themselves to the sights, sounds, land, language, culture, and history of the Japanese islands. The mini-lab is a 2 credit project under the direction of Dr. Judith Walsh. Students view the CD-ROM's in the ETC lab, keep a journal and complete worksheets and assignments. A general description of the requirements for this course is on file in the humanities and languages office. Enrolled students must contact the instructor by first week of the semester. Offered according to demand.
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2.00 Credits
CD-ROM Mini-lab on Asia incorporates materials from CH4995 and may be take for General Education credit. Offered on demand and only with instructor's permission. Prerequisite: EMS
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4.00 Credits
The historical origins of the current crisis in South Africa, the development and structure of apartheid, the system of racial domination; the evolution of African resistance and black power politics; the nature of contemporary South African society; the cultural di- mensions of the liberation struggle and of African life in South African; the possible course of political change. Offerred periodically.
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