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3.00 Credits
Exploration of the writings of African-Americans from 17th-19th centuries in a cultural, historical, and literary context. The genres of captivity narrative, autobiography, and short story are examined with focus on their contribution to the canon of American literature as well as their unique African-American characteristics.
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What lies ahead? Focus on African-American literary tropes after Reconstruction, through the Harlem Renaissance, into the Civil Rights movement, and to the present. This course explores how race as a social construct and literary identity has been articulated and altered through the 20th century, and considers what lies ahead.
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An introduction to the strategies of teaching English. Students will learn methods for teaching the structure, grammar, style, research, and media of English. The study of rhetorical theory, composition theory, and literacy theory and the investigation of writing in the disciplines will help students gain insight for particular student audiences when teaching English.
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An exploration of the historical context, various reading strategies and contemporary critical theories of the Adolescent/Young Adult (YA) literature available for study on middle and secondary school levels. The cross section of works examined will enable discussions of multiculturalism, globalism, diverse audiences and subject matter.
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3.00 Credits
Varied approaches to authors, themes, and literary genres.
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A further reinforcement of the strategies of rhetoric and style introduced in freshman writing courses. Students learn writing by investigating theories of writing, particularly argumentation.
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3.00 Credits
An exposition of good literature and good films made from this literature as a means of learning to appreciate the value of both methods of presenting great stories and ideas. Students form a critical apparatus that allows perceptive judgments of both genres.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to literary theory and analysis. This course explores the development of literary theory, the variety of approaches that open up literary works, and the influence of cultural diversity on the varied theories. Students explore, evaluate, and discover their own preferences as literary critics.
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3.00 Credits
A study of representative works of ancient and medieval world literature (in translation) with a concentration on myth, epic, and drama.
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3.00 Credits
The many modern and contemporary versions of Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights testify to the endurance and significance of the novels. Students will examine some of the adaptations, such as Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (a prequel to Jane Eyre), Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, Jane Slayre by Charlotte Brontë and Sheri Browning Erwin (a mash-up of Jane Eyre), Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye, and Re Jane by Patricia Park -all of which reimagine Jane Eyre-and Heathcliff: Vampire of Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë and Amanda Paris (a mash-up of Wuthering Heights), Here on Earth by Alice Hoffman, Solsbury Hill by Susan M. Wyler, and Abide with Me by Sabin Willett-all of which reinvent Wuthering Heights. Students will consider, not just how and why the authors recreate the Brontë novels, but also the ways in which the adaptations shed light on the original works.
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