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  • ENGL 215: Vampire Literature

    4.00 Credits
    Westminster College (Salt Lake City)

    This course proceeds from the assumption that reading literature bears certain uncanny similarities with vampirism, and that these similarities partly account for the success of the vampire subgenre in popular literature and cinema (the reception of which we will regard as a kind of reading). In particular, literary texts put their readers in a state of passivity that is at once often nerve-wracking and intensely pleasurable. Meanwhile, we will regard writing as a form of vampiric seduction, luring the reading into a receptive state only to strike at the decisive moment and thus achieve its aims (which we will assume are somewhat less violent than the aims of a vampire). (WCore: WCFAH, WE)
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  • ENGL 219: Uncanny Film & Literature

    4.00 Credits
    Westminster College (Salt Lake City)

    This class will investigate a specific artistic affect: the uncanny. How do films and literature create this haunting feel which we have all experienced? How can we define and understand the uncanny? We will read selected authors such as Freud who have tried to define the uncanny. But primarily we will analyze closely films and literature which create the experience of the uncanny. (WCore: WCFAH)
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  • ENGL 221: Textual Analysis

    4.00 Credits
    Westminster College (Salt Lake City)

    Critical literary practice begins with reading slowly--Word by Word, sentence by sentence, frame by frame, building a tentative understanding of the whole through a variety of strategies focused on the parts, including: *Word meanings, denotative and connotative, and word histories (etymology); *Syntax: the arrangement of words and the adherence (or not) of that arrangement to standard grammar practice; *Figurative language: Metaphor and metonymy multiply and concentrate meanings, and/or reveal agreed-upon assumptions and historical frames. This foundational course asks students to closely analyze texts from a range of periods and genres and generate written and spoken arguments about them supported by precise textual evidence. Students will also consider the personal lens through which they read, their prejudices, preconceptions, and assumptions about what is "normal." Because the ending of a literary work is so important to its interpretation, whole brief texts (such as poems) are featured in this course. This course, ENGL 222: Words in the World: Texts in Contexts, and ENGL 223: Words on Words: Critical Theory are prerequisites for most 300-level courses in the English major. Students must have completed two of the three to register for these upper-division courses. Prerequisites: Two WCore Humanities and Fine Arts (WCFAH) courses and either one Writing Emphasis course(WE) course or HON 202
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  • ENGL 222: Texts in Context

    4.00 Credits
    Westminster College (Salt Lake City)

    This course positions literary texts as networks of language linked to other, larger networks, including politics, technology, intellectual and aesthetic trends, and myriad historical factors from literacy rates to disease outbreaks to revolutions. Each section will focus on a particular topic and compare works from two distinct periods or movements to provide a general knowledge of literary, historical, and cultural developments in those periods. In addition to studying other scholars' analyses of literature in particular contexts, students will conduct research to situate their own readings. Among the key issues considered are how literature reflects and affects contemporary tastes, how political struggles manifest themselves in literature, how means of distribution and consumption of texts have changed the way communities read them, and how texts construct identities in terms of race, class, gender, and other categories. This course, ENGL 221: Word by Word: Textual Analysis, and ENGL 223: Words on Words: Critical Theory are prerequisites for most 300-level courses in the English major. Students must have completed two of the three to register for these upper-division courses. Prerequisites: Two WCore Humanities and Fine Arts (WCFAH) courses and either one Writing Emphasis course(WE) or HON 202.
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  • ENGL 223: Critical Theory

    4.00 Credits
    Westminster College (Salt Lake City)

    Being a literary critic requires thinking about how and why we read. This course introduces critical approaches to literature and essential methods of academic research. Students will develop analytical reading, writing, and research skills that will prepare them for advanced levels of literary scholarship. Students will also begin identifying the basic aims and concepts underlying literary theories such as feminism, critical race theory, and disability theory, articulating the similarities and differences among them, and reflecting on the implications of reading texts through various frameworks. This course, ENGL 221: Word by Word: Textual analysis, and ENGL 222: Words in the World: Texts in Contexts are prerequisites for most 300-level courses in the English major. Students must have completed two of the three to register for these upper-division courses. Prerequisites: Two WCore Humanities and Fine Arts (WCFAH) courses and either one Writing Emphasis course (WE) or HON 202
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  • ENGL 230: Intro to Creative Writing

    3.00 Credits
    Westminster College (Salt Lake City)

    Students learn the building blocks of creative writing--including diction, figurative language, narrative, imagery, point of view, meter, and form--by reading examples of professional writing, writing short stories and poems of their own, and meeting visiting writers. This workshop course emphasizes experimentation and imitation and is designed to expand the students' repertoire of literary technique. Strongly recommended as a prerequisite to other creative writing courses. Prerequisite: WCore Writing Emphasis course or HON 202.
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  • ENGL 231: Global Shakespeares

    4.00 Credits
    Westminster College (Salt Lake City)

    William Shakespeare is exceptional in the worldwide reach of his plays and poems, and his influence continues to grow with performances, translations, and adaptations to a variety of mediums, notably film. Global Shakespeares will examine how his plays are adapted for different cultures and formats in far-flung places across the globe. We will view his plays from a sociological perspective, to see how they mediate the society of Shakespeare's England first, and then how they mediate various global cultures. Our study of global Shakesepeares will help us to better understand and meaningfully engage with the many cultures and countries that continue to enjoy, consume, use, and engage with his texts. We will pay especial attention to the representation of gender relations and the treatment of marginalized groups and individuals in performances of Shakespeare. (WCore: EWRLD)
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  • ENGL 300: Periods and Movements Studies

    1.00 Credits
    Westminster College (Salt Lake City)

    A changing topics course that addresses specific literary periods or movements, such as the Victorian period, the Harlem Renaissance, or magical realism. Possible topics include works by particular authors or individual long works. This course fulfills the Periods & Movements requirement for English majors.
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  • ENGL 300AA: Exploring Great Salt Lake

    2.00 Credits
    Westminster College (Salt Lake City)

    Join us in a unique experience at Great Salt Lake and in the classroom as we explore the art, literature, and historical texts inspired by our inland sea. Field trips will engage students in developing an eco-critical lens. Students will be asked to use language and their visual capacity, not as a metaphor for an ecosystem, but as a means to engage as members of an ecosystem, wherein Great Salt Lake functions as the primary text. Students will create field-guides that explore the intersection between art and environment, as well as self-directed final projects.
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  • ENGL 300B: Hunty Couture & Drag Cul Thry

    2.00 Credits
    Westminster College (Salt Lake City)

    From underground rebels to mainstream pop culture, drag queens are challenging our rigid notions of gender and sexuality-all while pushing for visibility and activism. Through an analysis of race, gender, sexuality, activism, and culture this course will unpack drag culture beyond the death drops to the role queens play in negotiating self-agency in a hostile world.
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