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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course will present some of the masterpieces, both great and minor, of American literature. The course may be organized around a major theme (such as "Nature in American Literature"), concentrate on importantworks of a single author ("The Poetry of Emily Dickinson," "Hemingway?ovels"), or examine examples of a particular literary genre ("The AmericanShort Story," "Journals and Diaries in American Life"). Recent offeringinclude: "American Renaissance" "Harlem Renaissance" "Ohio and Western Reserve" Not recommended for English majors.
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3.00 Credits
Basics of Creative Writing will introduce beginning writers to creative writing-its fundamentals, its craft, its process. The course will concentrate on techniques that cross genres-scene and dialogue, description, three-dimensional characters, metaphor, etc. Students will analyze literature, but also their own work in a workshop environment.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course will present some of the masterpieces, both great and minor, of British literature. The course may be organized around a theme (such as "Depictions of Class in British Literature"), concentrate on importantworks of a single author ("Jane Austen's Contribution to the Novel"), oexamine examples of a particular literary genre ("Modern British Poetry"or "The Development of the English Mystery"). Recent offeringsinclude: "Charles Dickens" "English Renaissance Poetry" "Utopias Dystopias" Not recommended for English majors.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course will present some of the masterpieces, both great and minor, of world literature. The course may be arranged around a theme (such as "Post-colonialism" or "The Epic Impulse"), concentrate on importaworks of a single author or geographical area ("The Novels of West Africa,""Nabokov's Russian and American Novels"), or examine examples of specific genre of writing (such as "African and Australian plays," "EnglisPoetry in Asia"). Recent offerings include: "20th-Century Indian Literature ?ostcolonial Literature" Not recommended for English majors.
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3.00 Credits
Readings and exercises will be assigned that help students begin to shape experience and language into poetry. Exposure to contemporary poetry will be central to the course.
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3.00 Credits
This survey begins with innovative plays by 19th-century European realists and expressionists, including Ibsen, Strindberg, and Chekhov, continues through representative works by Brecht and Beckett, and concludes with plays by contemporary European, American, and African playwrights. We shall practice analysis of these plays as pieces for theatrical performance as well as for literary interpretation. A 4-hour version of this course is offered for as English 240A student may receive credit for only one of these courses. Also listed as THEA 239.
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4.00 Credits
This survey begins with innovative plays by 19th-century European realists and expressionists, including Ibsen, Strindberg, and Chekhov, continues through representative works by Brecht and Beckett, and concludes with plays by contemporary European, American, and African playwrights. We shall practice analysis of these plays as pieces for theatrical performance as well as for literary interpretation. A 3-hour version of this course is offered as English 239. A student may receive credit for only one of these courses. Also listed as THEA 240.
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3.00 Credits
Gender expectations have shaped women's roles in literature and their work as writers. This course examines several facets of the complex dilemmas faced by women artists within their historical context. Its perspectives include such concerns as the debate about women's innate nature, their role in both the domestic and outside world, their contributions, and their current status within or literary culture.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the medium by defining photojournalism and the difference between pictures made for publication and those made for personal purposes. Also listed as COMM 243.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an overview of sports journalism and includes the study of story development from a single idea to a published story in the field of sport. This course examines the various elements necessary to bring a sporting event from the playing field to the public through the print media. Topics include types of print media, the role of sports department personnel, coverage of the sporting event, developing contracts, gaining access to sports figures, interviewing, and story development. The course focuses on developing effective writing skills by approaching sports writing as a process. Also listed as COMM 246.
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