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3.00 Credits
James Joyce was born and raised in colonized Ireland. In English 340, we will read Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Exiles, Ulysses, and some of Joyce's political writing. Our discussion of these texts will focus mainly on the writer's commentary on imperialism, racial bias, anti-Semitism, and other forms of oppression present in late-colonial Ireland. We will try to determine why Joyce famously declared: "I will not serve that in which I no longer believe, whether it call itself my home, my fatherland, or my church." In some texts, Joyce anticipates the postcolonial challenges the Irish people may face after their liberation from the British Empire. All of the books included in this course are deeply embedded in and inspired by Dublin-a city with which Joyce had a love-hate relationship, and which provided him with a wealth of characters and stories for his fict ion. Uly sses is a challenging book, but its plot and structure become much clearer when one immerses oneself in the life of the city and mimics the path of Leopold Bloom and Stephen Daedalus. An immersion trip to Dublin during the Thanksgiving week will enhance our textual, cultural, and historical and biographical study of Joyce's tePrerequisite: Junior or Senior standing Credits: 1
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1.00 Credits
Is the novel always better than its film adaptation After an introduction to the art of film and a theoretical consideration of the similarities and differences between fiction and film, we will compare four or five novels with their film adaptations. This course is offered in the spring semester. Credits: 1
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This course takes a literary approach to the study of the civil rights movement. Students will examine the autobiographies, plays, novels, and other various artistic expressions of the mid-1950s through 1980. The aim of the course is to explore the use of literature and art as means of political, cultural, and religious expression. Students are introduced to critical theory as well as black studies. This course is offered in the fall semester. Credits: 1
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Ezra Pound, James Joyce, and T.S. Eliot, arguably the greatest Modernists of 20th century literature in English, drew deep inspiration from the Middle Ages. C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams, a literary group known as the Inklings, drew even more directly on the Middle Ages in their rich fantasies. In this course, we'll read and study some medieval texts-Beowulf, Chretien's romanc e, Yvai n, some troubadour poetry-and consider their refractions in one major 20th century te xt, Person ae (Pound), as well as in more popular works, such as Tolkie n's The Ho bbit and John Gardn er's Gre ndel. In the process, we will examine the literary relations between the medieval world and modernism and the diverse medieval worlds "invented" by several interesting 20th century wrCredits: 1
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1.00 Credits
Any student in good standing academically and interested in pursuing a topic in language studies in English not normally available through departmental course offerings is encouraged to apply to the Department for permission to do independent work in English language studies. Such study usually involves not more than one course credit a semester, and entails a significant academic project submitted to a department member for a letter grade. Students must receive written approval of their project proposal from a department member before registering for the course. One-half or one course credit each semester. Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor and approval of the Department chair. 0.5 Credits
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1.00 Credits
Any student who has completed at least one literature course, is in good standing academically, and is interested in pursuing a topic in English not normally available through departmental course offerings, is encouraged to apply to the department for permission to do independent study in literature. Such study usually involves not more than one course credit a semester, and entails a significant academic project submitted to a department member for a letter grade. Students must receive written approval of their project proposal from a department member before registering for the course. Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor and approval of the department chair. Credits: 0.5-1
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1.00 Credits
This course introduces English majors and minors to a number of literary genres, makes available to them systematic critical approaches, and gives them practice in scholarly and critical disciplines. Frequent written exercises. All members of the English Department will occasionally assist in classroom work. This course is offered in the fall and spring semester. Please Note: in future years this course will only be offered in the spring semester. Credits: 1
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1.00 Credits
The goal of this course is for the student to gain greater awareness and control over his writing for a variety of academic and professional purposes. Students who wish to improve their college writing and those who plan to attend law or graduate school, teach, or write professionally would be well served by the course. We will focus in particular on clarity in writing, argumentative techniques, the demands of different genres, and developing a personal voice. Limited enrollment. This course is offered in the spring semester. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing or permission of the instructor. Credits: 1
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1.00 Credits
The emphasis in this course will be on technical, business, and other forms of career-oriented writing. Topics include audience analysis, style analysis, grammar, punctuation, and research. Assignments adapted to fit the background and interests of each student include business correspondence, mechanism description, process description, formal proposal, magazine article, and formal report. Limited enrollment. This course is offered in the spring semester. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing or permission of the instructor. Credits: 1
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1.00 Credits
This course will be conducted as a workshop. Besides writing steadily and much, the student will be expected to read carefully and criticize his peers' work. This course is offered in the spring semester. Credits: 1
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