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This course explores first person discourse in contemporary American writing. We study varieties of self-representation through short stories, essays, novels, memoirs, poems, graphic novels, song lyrics, and film. Works by Raymond Carver, Jhumpa Lahiri, Brad Land, Alison Bechdel, and Bob Dylan will be read. The class also functions as a writer's workshop, with many writing assignments in a variety of forms. Hartman
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A transplanted face Kidneys for sale Tongue studs The human body and its modification are big business these days and the subject of much contemporary writing. Cultural developments and scientific research have opened up new scenarios for thinking of the human body along political, social, gender, racial, sexual, even fantastic lines. Though our focus will be literary, our inquiry will extend to texts drawn from various disciplines that discuss the phenomenon of body modification and to the many and varied practices that modify bodies: tattooing, piercing, scarification, branding, body sculpting, dieting, body-building, cosmetic surgery, transsexualism, and anorexia, to name a few. Bernard
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These courses examine selected issues and ideas in the traditions of British and American literature in the historical periods before 1800. ENG 201 covers British Literature from the Medieval Period; ENG 202 examines British Literature from the Renaissance; ENG 203 treats British Literature from the Restoration and the 18th Century; ENG 206 treats American Literature from its beginnings through the 1830s; ENG 256 examines African American Literature from the colonial period through the 19th century. Staff
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3.00 Credits
These courses examine selected issues and ideas in the traditions of British and American literature in the historical periods after 1800. ENG 204 covers British literature in the 19th century; ENG 207 covers American Literature from the founding of the Republic to the Civil War; ENG 208 extends from the Civil War through World War II. ENG 210 treats 20th century literature written in English; ENG 257 examines African American Literature of the 20th century. Staff
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3.00 Credits
Emphasis on literary analysis of Shakespeare's poetry and drama and on their place in literary history. Bossert
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An introductory examination of the major writers of the Harlem Renaissance. We will read some of the representative texts and analyze how they engaged imaginatively the cultural, political, and aesthetic concerns of the movement. Same as AFS/AMS 216. Bernard
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3.00 Credits
A general introduction to the modes and means of writing poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction with an emphasis on writing exercises and revision. Students will be introduced to the workshop method of critiquing student writing. Sherin Wright, Ford, Gehrke, Meyer, Hall
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3.00 Credits
The places where we live and visit shape our personal, cultural, and national identities. Effective writing about place enables us to see with new and deeper insights both ourselves and the places we inhabit. Readings include contemporary writings that use descriptions of place to express values including travel narrative, memoir, social and political commentary, nature writing, and journalistic reportage. Students will write both response papers and creative nonfiction essays about place. O'Hara
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3.00 Credits
A study of the experiences of women as presented in selected British and American literature from the Middle Ages through the 19th century, as presented from a variety of cultural perspectives. We will consider various readings of the texts, including those that emphasize feminist theory and historical context. Among others, we will be reading Jane Austen, Aphra Behn, Anne Bradstreet, the Bront ?, George Eliot, and Mary Wollstonecraft. Same as WGS 231. Hartman
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3.00 Credits
A study of the changing world of American and British women in the 20th century as portrayed by women writers. The critical emphasis will be on feminist theory and the political, social, and cultural background of the times. Among others, we will read works by Margaret Atwood, Toni Morrison, Sylvia Plath, Adrienne Rich, Anne Sexton, Edith Wharton, and Virginia Woolf. Same as WGS 233. Hartman
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