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3.00 Credits
examines literary works by authors such as Whitman, Dickinson, Twain, James, Douglass, and Wharton in the context of emergence of modern individualism, industrialism and immigration, and the struggles for the rights of women and African Americans.
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Students study drama and theater through the reading of dramatic criticism and plays, attendance at approximately 20 performances, group discussions, guest lectures, and tours. London, the theatrical center of the English-speaking world, enables students to experience a wide variety of theatrical performances ranging from traditional to modern. Excursions to Stratford-upon-Avon, Oxford, and Canterbury offer additional theater perspectives. Offered during Interim.
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3.00 Credits
examines literary movements and works in 20th-century America, such as those by Frost, Eliot, Cather, Faulkner, Hurston, Ginsberg, Plath, and Morrison, in such contexts as the world wars, economic depression and experiences, and alienation of different cultures and generations. For more information on this course please see the following website: http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/english/courses/
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Students examine various heroic and trickster figures as manifested in post-colonial literature from Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean, both oral and written, and seek to understand what basic human needs and realities these figures express and fulfill.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to poetry from a range of perspectives including, but not limited to: the poet's life; the application of categories of analysis such as race, gender, and nationality; poetry as literary craft; and the aesthetic appreciation of poems. To experience the literary medium of poetry in the fullest sense, students are required to write about, memorize, orally interpret/recite, and compose their own poetry.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to literary analysis through dramatic texts and performance. Activities may include trips to see local productions, student in-class performances, staged readings, and viewing filmed productions. Plays are drawn from varied genres, two or more historical periods, and both traditional and experimental approaches.
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3.00 Credits
The course explores illuminating contrasts in these distinctively American film narratives, tracing the origins and development of the two genres. Attention will be given as well to the formal features of cinematic storytelling --e.g. shots, composition, lighting, editing. Exemplary films range from "It Happened One Night" to "When Harry Met Sally," "Double Indemnity" to "Memento." Offered during Interim.
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3.00 Credits
Students read detective stories from their earliest forms in Poe and Doyle to their postmodern deconstruction in the hands of Paul Auster, and examine the problematic character of evidence, causality, verification, agency, and meaning itself. These matters are understood differently in different times and different places. Thus, a good detective story is also an investigation into culture, race, and gender. Offered during Interim.
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3.00 Credits
Students read and consider the American dramatic tradition from O'Neill and Odets to Baraka and Shange and up to the present. Particular emphasis is given to drama, both representational and non-representational, of social commentary and protest. Examination of the literature is supplemented by filmic interpretations where applicable. The course is appropriate for non-majors with broad interests. Offered during Interim.
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3.00 Credits
As they read a variety of mostly contemporary literature from English-speaking countries around the world, students learn strategies of critical analysis and interpretation. They also practice and develop skills in writing and oral communication. This course is required of those beginning the English major. It is not recommended for general education students. Prerequisite: FYW or equivalent.
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