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3.00 Credits
This course is a study of the genre of mystery and detective fiction. It will focus on the development of the genre and the evolution of its various schools such as Golden Age mysteries, hard-boiled detective novels, and the police procedural. The course will also call attention to the cultural contexts in which these writings were produced. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: Identify literature as the product of a particular cultural climate; Examine the role of literary elements in the reading selection; Recognize the characteristics of the distinct schools within the mystery and detective fiction genre; Compose critical essays that analyze mystery and detective fiction; Discuss the development of mystery and detective fiction genre; Trace the correlations between mystery and detective fiction and other literacy genres.
Prerequisite:
ENG 112
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3.00 Credits
This course is a study of speculative writing that creatively represents the hard sciences and/or the social sciences in fiction. It will focus on the different subgenres found within the genre and will call attention to the cultural contexts in which these writings were produced. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: Identify literature as the product of a particular cultural climate; Discuss the development of science fiction as a genre and its relationship to other literacy genres; Discuss the characteristics of the different subgenres within the genre of science fiction; Recognize the ways in which science fiction writers encourage critical assessment of the real world; Examine the use of literacy elements found in the reading selections; Compose critical essays that analyze science fiction.
Prerequisite:
ENG 100
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3.00 Credits
This is a survey of British literature from the Anglo-Saxon era to the pre-Romantics with attention given to both major and marginalized works and writers. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: Identify and discuss major authors, literary genres, literary devices and styles of writing in British literature from the medieval era to the pre-Romantic period; Discuss British literary works by and about marginalized-underrepresented peoples in the context of their historical struggle and contemporary relevance; Compose essays that analyze British literary works in relation to their social, economic, and historical contexts and/or critical perspectives; Apply current information literacy techniques to develop multi-source research projects that follow MLA guidelines.
Prerequisite:
ENG 112
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3.00 Credits
This is a survey of British literature from the Romantics to the Moderns with the attention given to both major and marginalized works and writers. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: Identify and discuss major authors, literary genres, literary devices, and styles of writing in British literature from the Romantic period to the post WWII era; Discuss British literary works by and about marginalized/under-represented peoples in the context of their historical struggle and contemporary relevance; Compose essays that analyze British literary works in relation to their social, economic, and historic contexts and/or other critical perspectives; Apply current information literacy techniques to develop multi-source research projects that follow MLA documentation guidelines.
Prerequisite:
ENG 112
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3.00 Credits
This course is a study of representative Shakespearean plays set against the literary, political and social setting that spawned them. Attention is paid to Shakespeare's influence not only in the development of the drama, but also in the literary tradition of the English-speaking world. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: Identify the particular types of plays and poetic verse of Shakespeare; Reconstruct the text of Shakespeare's plays in order to view them as dramatic productions; Examine how literary elements function within Shakespeare's work; Read and comprehend Shakespeare's language; Analyze Shakespeare's writings as products of the Renaissance cultural climate; Recognize the correlations between historical context and literary sources in Shakespeare's work.
Prerequisite:
ENG 112
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3.00 Credits
This is a survey of American literature from the colonial era through the end of the Civil War with attention given to both major and marginalized works and writers. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: Identify and discuss major authors, literary genres, literary devices, and styles of writing in American literature from the colonial era to 1865; Discuss American literary works by and about marginalized / underrepresented peoples in the context of their historical struggle and contemporary relevance; Compose essays that analyze American literary works in relation to their social, economic, and historical contexts and/or critical perspectives; Apply current information literacy techniques to develop multi-source research projects that follow MLA guidelines.
Prerequisite:
ENG 112
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3.00 Credits
This is a survey of American literature from 1865 to the present with attention given to both major and marginalized works and writers. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: Identify and discuss major authors, literary genres, literary devices, and styles of writing in American literature from 1865 to the present; Discuss American literary works by and about marginalized / under-represented peoples in the context of their historical struggle and contemporary relevance; Compose essays that analyze American literary works in relation to their social, economic, and historical contexts and/or critical perspectives; Apply current information literacy techniques to develop multi-source research projects that follow MLA guidelines.
Prerequisite:
ENG 112
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3.00 Credits
The selective study of great representative literary works of the world from antiquity to modern times with emphasis on their social, cultural, and intellectual backgrounds. Special attention is given to the literature of continental Europe, Asia, and Africa. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: Identify the major characteristics of early literature (the ancient world to the Renaissance) from Asia, North and South America, Europe, Oceania, and Africa as these relate to literary artifacts; Discuss in writing how literature works in conversation across cultures by demonstrating an understanding of global and historical themes, influences, and styles as these relate to both specific cultural stories and to stories across cultures; Compare and contrast literary form and content, including genres, authorship, and styles of writing, that allow us to differentiate and compare stories from across the globe; Compose essays that analyze literary works, including those or marginalized or under-represented peoples, in relation to various social, economic and historic contexts, and/or aesthetic traditions; Demonstrate an ability to analyze and/or synthesize secondary sources, use current information literacy techniques, and document sources according to MLA-style in the context of a multi-source project.
Prerequisite:
ENG 112
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3.00 Credits
This course continues the balanced, selective study of great representative literary works from the Renaissance to the present day in their geographic, historic, socio-economic, and political contexts. Attention is given to genres, writing styles, and applicable critical approaches. The "emerging" literatures--works by women, colonials, post-colonials and those groups generally denied a voice--are studied in an attempt to enlarge the cannon and render it inclusive. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: Identify and discuss major writers and their influences in and contributions to world literature; Discuss dominant themes/genres/writing styles in the established and emerging literatures; Identify major historical and philosophical influences of modern life as they are represented in literary artifacts; Demonstrate in discussions and writing an awareness of the struggle of writers of the emerging literatures to find a voice, an audience, and a hearing; Respond to the writers and literature encountered in the form of critical, analytical, and/or argumentative multi-source essays that employ current information literacy techniques and apply correct MLA documentation.
Prerequisite:
ENG 112
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3.00 Credits
This course is a study of literature that has been produced in the past few decades. It may feature selected topics and/or themes from a variety of fiction, drama, and poetry. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: Identify various themes and techniques found in postmodern literature such as irony, pastiche, intertextuality, metafiction, temporal distortion, etc; Identify literature as the product of a particular cultural climate; Recognize the ways in which postmodern literature is a response to modern literature; Examine the use of literacy elements found in the reading selections; Compose critical essays that analyze the reading selections.
Prerequisite:
ENG 112
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