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3.00 Credits
By looking at contemporary American literature (1945-present), students in this course will better understand the experimental impulses that define the American postmodernist era. Specifically, our consideration of late-century poetry, prose, and drama will suggest that American postmodernism-like the Modernism that preceded it-does not so much refer to an artistic movement as it does reflect the broad constellation of socio-cultural trends that compose American culture today. In each semester, the course will focus on a unique cohort of twentieth and twenty-first-century writers. 3 credits
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This practicum course is designed for students who are interested in participating in the publication of Woodcrest, the Cabrini College arts and literature magazine and website. Students will have the opportunity to contribute to all phases of both the magazine and online publications including writing, copyediting, layout, distribution, as well as development of the English Department programming associated with the each issue. May be repeated for credit. Credit to be arranged.
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3.00 Credits
In this course students will study literary, musical, film, and artistic productions of the Harlem Renaissance. As W.E.B Dubois pondered the power of "Negro Art," prolific authors such as Claude McKay, Countee Cullen, Langston Huges, Jean Toomer, and Zora Neale Hurston created works that gave expression to the diverse and complex African American experience. Students will analyze these works and genres in the context of major debates, social movements, political shifts, and intellectual transformations of the modern era. The course will focus specifically on the construction of black identity and modern black aesthetics through jazz music, avant-garde texts, and blues women. Through our study, we will explore the rich cultural history of the Harlem Renaissance Movement and how it continues to influence our culture today. 3 credits
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3.00 Credits
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3.00 Credits
This course explores literary genres that have challenged our traditional notions of literature and society. The science fiction, horror, and fantasy short story and novel have deeply informed the creation of a mass market for imaginative art, including film and other media. Through a rigorous sequence of reading and writing assignments, students in this course will develop a more informed appreciation of these popular genres. 3 credits
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This course examines the poetry and novels of the so-called "Beat Generation." Examining the works of William Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Gary Snyder, and other artists of the post-war era, students will develop an appreciation for the broad contribution (social, political, and artistic) of these writers to the counter-cultural revolution of the time. Students will have the opportunity to research the work of a Beat writer of their choice. This work will inform their production of creative writing in the Beat mode. 3 credits
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This cultural studies course focuses on the graphic novel as pop culture product and literary practice. Students will explore how meaning (linguistic and artistic) is created in celebrated examples of the form, as well as in emerging classics. Our reading will be informed by contemporary theoretical perspectives as we interrogate the relationships that exist between the concepts of the "graphic novel," the "comic book," and the "storyboard." Through in-depth study of primary texts including Art Spiegelman's Maus, Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis, Joe Sacco's Journalism, and other examples of the form, we will better appreciate the unique achievement of this relatively new literary genre. 3 credits
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This experiential course is designed for students who have an interest in writing about travel. Students will explore the different types of travel writing, including first-person memoirs, creative non-fiction travel pieces, destination guides, and travelogues. Using the world as a text, the course will be enhanced with a series of short trips to Philadelphia-area cultural destinations, after which students will be asked to develop a narrative lens through which to write about their experiences. An emphasis will be placed upon producing publication-quality works for inclusion in the Woodcrest Magazine and website. 3 credits
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