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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on the portrayal of the feminine in mythology, conventional images in Western literature, literature of non-Western cultures, or that of other groups within the Western world in relation to specifi c themes, or a combination of any of these. Analyzes and interprets images of women in the works of literature assigned. Off ered as needed.
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4.00 Credits
Examines a special topic in American Literature in depth. Includes content organized around one of the following: an author, a movement, a genre, a period, a theme, or some other coherent focal point. Course may be repeated for a maximum of twelve credits. Off ered as needed.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces folklore and some of its various forms: myths, legends, and folktales. Explores the nature and functions of folklore through examples from the classical world, from the native cultures of the Americas, and from at least one other area of the world, such as the Near East, the Orient, the Pacifi c, Africa, Australia, or Northern Europe. Also examines folklore in contemporary life. WR121 and ENG104 recommended. Off ered as needed.
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on the literature of the Native Americans, European explorers, settlers, chroniclers, missionaries, and American contributors to the character of a new nation, the United States of America, from 1492-1800. Genres include story, chant, journal, letter, report, biography, autobiography, chronicle, narrative, dictionary, satire, poetry, song, sermon, novel, drama, essay, and political document. F
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on the literature of the 19th century, with attention given to the themes and issues of slavery, abolition, Native American and women's rights, the Civil War, westward expansion, and industrial and urban growth. Genres include journal, narrative, speech, poetry, short story, novel, and essay. W
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on the literature of the 20th century, with attention given to the eras and events of the World Wars, Civil Rights, labor movements, and political parties. Addresses American-European interconnections, modernism, the decade of the twenties (including Harlem Renaissance), the Depression, post-World War II issues and realities, the Sixties, environmentalism, post-modernism and contemporary life, multiculturalism, and global perspectives. Recognizes literary works as products of history, as well as culture, and addresses the complexity and variety of voices and perspectives that make up American literature. Genres include a representative sampling from several of the following: poetry, short story, novel, drama, autobiography, letters, journals, biography, speech, essay, and lyrics. WR121 recommended. Sp
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3.00 Credits
Surveys the literature of the African-American people, including the infl uence of African origins, oral tradition, the diaspora, slavery, the post-Civil War era, the Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement, and recent and contemporary periods. Focuses on oral and written texts representing interests, aspirations, and experiences of African- Americans. Includes a selection of works taken from slave narratives, early literary publications, novels, short stories, poems, autobiographies, and plays. Uses a chronological or thematic approach. F
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4.00 Credits
Surveys a wide spectrum of Indian verbal arts from oral narratives to contemporary fi ction, poetry to cinema. Explores the ways Native writers from many distinct cultures engage thematic issues such as identity, stereotypes, tribal sovereignty, or cultural continuity. Also looks at ways writers incorporate humor, ceremony, and traditional narratives into the structure of their contemporary works. Improves critical reading, thinking, and writing skills while introducing academic literary study. Off ered as needed.
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3.00 Credits
Features reading and analysis of works by Latin American writers, giving attention to literary styles, historical background, and the unique voices and perspectives of authors from this region. A chronological, regional, or thematic approach may be taken. Sp
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on the achievements and perspectives of women writers through critical analysis of their literary works and literary strategies. Uses a chronological, thematic, or stylistic approach. Off ered as needed.
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