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This course will introduce students to the European literature of travel and colonization of the 16th and 17th centuries. We will examine both early modern travel narratives classified as history (works by Columbus, John Smith, Sir Walter Raleigh) as well as more traditional “literary” texts (Shakespeare 痵 Tempes t, More Utopia and selections from The Faerie Queene). Prerequisites or coreq- uisites: ENG 102, ENG 200/ENG 218, ENG 300.
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This course encourages students to explore the relationships between imaginative literature and a variety of disciplines. Proceeding chronologically, we will begin with several western utopias and move into modern and contemporary dystopias—some of which address the “problem” of being non-western or female in anostensibly perfect world. Prerequisites or corequisites: ENG 102, ENG 200/ENG 218, ENG 300.
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A course designed to train students to write efficient business documents and to present effective oral briefings in an organizational setting. Students will consider ethical issues faced in careers, methods of persuasion, audience analysis and writing issues of clarity, conciseness and courtesy, among others. Literature about business will be a basis for presentations. Prerequisites or corequisites: ENG 102, ENG 200/ENG 218, ENG 300.
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A seminar employing psychological approaches in analyzing and writing about literary texts. In examining fiction, poetry and drama by writers from Sophocles to Toni Morrison, the course includes such topics as archetypes, defense mechanisms, psychological disorders, family dramas, therapeutic relationships, the psychology of women or the psychology of the artist. Contributions of selected psychological theorists provide a foundation for discussion of literary texts. Prior knowledge of psychology is not required. Prerequisites or corequisites: ENG 102, ENG 200/ENG 218, ENG 300.
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Students will explore issues of gender formation and gender identity (in the United States) as described in literature. The course covers a variety of eras as well as authors from various backgrounds. Prerequisites or corequisites: ENG 102, ENG 200/ENG 218, ENG 300.
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Intensive study of Hamlet itself will be supplemented by consideration of interpretations of the play from a variety of perspectives (such as feminism, Marxism, and psychoanalysis). The course will also look at Shakespeare’s sources, adaptations of Hamlet for other media (such as film and television), and artwork, music and other plays inspired by it. Prerequisites or corequisites: ENG 102, ENG 200/ENG 218, ENG 300.
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Examination of the views of nature and the environment as seen by selected writers, poets, and essayists of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The readings, discussions, and written assignments will explore the aesthetics, the socio-political climate and the prevailing attitudes toward the environment that formed the background for readings. Prerequisites or corequisites: ENG 102, ENG 200/ENG 218, ENG 300.
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European and American writers whose pens bore witness to the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps. Through nonfictional memoirs and imaginative accounts, this course will document how survivors of the holocaust forged a resilient art out of the pain they endured. Films and guest speakers will supplement the reading materials. Prerequisites or corequisites: ENG 102, ENG 200/ENG 218, ENG 300.
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This course explores ancient and modern Irish and Welsh literary traditions with emphasis on the mythological, historical and political backgrounds of the literature. Prerequisites or corequisites: ENG 102, ENG 200/ENG 218, ENG 300.
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3.00 Credits
The primary aim of this course is to give students a close acquaintance with dramatic art as it is actually performed in contemporary theatre. Students will attend about ten theatrical performances in the Syracuse area, read scripts and other supplementary materials and bring to bear relevant materials from various disciplines. Note: Tickets for the semester will cost about $130. Students must be free to attend evening performances.
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