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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
This course, which is multicultural in approach, will survey the wealth of Irish literature from ancient Celtic sagas to contemporary poetry and fiction. The course will focus on selected early texts (in translation) as well as on selected works of nineteenth-and twentieth-century writers. We will study particular poems, short stories, plays novels, and essays in the context of Irish history and culture. Part of the literary and cultural studies concentration and minor and may also be taken as an elective (0502-227 or equivalent) Class 4, Credit 4 (offered occasionally)
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This course examines the poetry, prose and drama written by British authors during the tumultuous and vibrant period beginning with the onset of the French Revolution in 1789 and ending with the ascension of Queen Victoria in 1837. It was during this period that England experienced the change from an agrarian society in which power began to shift, and from which a more democratic and egalitarian society began to emerge. All of the changes and shifts in society are reflected in the literature of the period, making it one of the richest and most varied periods in English history. Part of the literary and cultural studies concentration and minor and may also be taken as an elective. (0502-227 or equivalent) Class 4, Credit 4 (offered occasionally)
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This course examines literary treatments of immigration to and migration across the US. Students will read novels, poems and plays, and view films by and about the experiences of Chicanos, Caribbean immigrants, European immigrants, Asian Americans, and other immigrant communities. The course may also explore texts dealing with the displacement of Native Americans, the shifting and ambiguous U.S./Mexican border, and the Great African American Migration. Students will read a selection of essays on the history and politics of immigration. Part of the literary and cultural studies concentration and minor and may also be taken as an elective. (0502-227 or equivalent) Class 4, Credit 4 (offered occasionally)
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This course traces Italian literature of a particular time period. Readings may include novels, short stories, poetry, plays, and essays representative of the time period, with attention to literary trends and to cultural and historical influences. All readings will be in English translation. Part of the Italian language/ culture concentration and minor; the literary and cultural studies concentration and minor; and may also be taken as an elective. (0502-227 or equivalent) Class 4, Credit 4 (offered every other year)
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This course presents an overview of the Latino experience in the United States examining representative works of Hispanic writers. Major Latino groups will be studied (Cuban, Chicano and Mexican Americans, Dominican Americans and Puerto Ricans living in the US). The emphasis is on the interplay between each of these groups, the main society and their place of origin. Special attention will be given to the issues of migration and assimilation. Part of the Latino/Latina/Latin American and Spanish language/culture concentrations; the literary and cultural studies concentration and minor; and may also be taken as an elective. Part of the international studies Latin American track. (0502-227 or equivalent) Class 4, Credit 4 (offered occasionally)
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4.00 Credits
Concentrates on literature by women, about women, primarily from the early 19th century to the present. Considers the aspirations, frustrations and achievements of women as documented by themselves, as well as the perceptions and representations of women in literature by male writers. Works are examined for their literary value as well as their documentation of broader feminist issues. Part of the literary and cultural studies concentration and minor and the women and gender studies concentration and minor (0522-481). It may also be taken as an elective. (0502-227 or equivalent) Class 4, Credit 4 (offered annually)
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This course provides a selective survey of science fiction from its antecedents to its foundational texts, and through many of its developments in the 20th and even 21st centuries. With a variety of authors who exhibit varying intentions and effects, the course approaches these texts as literary form, as cultural artifact, as philosophical speculation, and as scientific and technological imaginary. Part of writing studies concentration and minor, the literary and cultural studies minor, and the science writing minor. It may also be taken as an elective. Class 4, Credit 4 (offered occasionally)
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4.00 Credits
Exploration of the complexity of religious experience, both personal and cultural, as it is portrayed by writers from Biblical times to our own day. The literature is supplemented by readings from such disciplines as psychology, philosophy, history and theology. Part of the religious studies concentration; the literary and cultural studies concentration and minor; and may also be taken as an elective. (0502-227 or equivalent) Class 4, Credit 4 (offered occasionally)
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This course will examine a rich spectrum of life-writings, ranging from formal autobiography to "outlaw" narratives, including selections from visual selfportraitsin art, photography and film. With new studies in identity, memory and cognition, we will trace strategies for constructing identity as we redefine the boundaries of family, nation, class and gender. Part of the literary and cultural studies concentration and minor, the women and gender studies concentration and minor (0522-484), and may also be taken as an elective. (0502-227 or equivalent) Class 4, Credit 4 (offered occasionally)
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4.00 Credits
We will study Italian poetry from the late 19th through the 20th centuries within a cultural and historical context, examining in particular the influences operating between modern Italian poetry and modern poetry in English. Students will read a variety of poems in translation and will have at least one dual language text. When possible, class discussion and lectures will be supplemented by guest lectures on topics such as Italian art, design, and history; viewing of Italian films; and attendance at Italian cultural events. Students do no need any knowledge of the Italian language in order to take this course. Part of the Italian language/culture concentration and minor; the literary and cultural studies concentration and minor; and may also be taken as an elective. (0502-227 or equivalent) Class 4, Credit 4 (offered every other year)
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