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3.00 Credits
Examines poetry, memoirs, novels, and film inspired by the American civil rights movement, with a focus on the students' critical reading and writing skills. We will discuss the authors' literary techniques, how the authors choose to portray events and people involved, and what we can learn from reading such works in this important and growing area of American literature.GC
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Explores various dimensions of African American Literature from the Colonial Era to present day. Topics may include a survey of time periods, specific genres, major or minor authors, and comparative multicultural contexts. Required work may include critical essays, tests, and presentations.
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3.00 Credits
Examines literature and/or film focusing on the experiences of one or more ethnic minority group, such as Latino or Native American, excluding African American (Note: for African American Literature, students should take English 282). Situates this literature within its social/political/historical context to explore how society shapes the literature and how the literature can shape society.
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3.00 Credits
Examines literature and/or film about gender identity development or that explores the interconnection between one's gender and one's identity in a social context. Situates this literature within its social/political/historical context.
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3.00 Credits
Examines a variety of written and visual texts to analyze the economic, social, political, historical, cultural, and racial forces in the lives of women, both nationally and internationally, and investigates the complexity of gender representation in a variety of contexts.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the individual, psychological, and political experiences of sexualities in literature and/or film. This course also cultivates an understanding of compulsory sexuality as a form of social control and administration that varies with historical context and is often contested in verbal and/or visual art-forms. It will fulfill the diversity requirement for the English Literature program.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the genre of the short story with attention to form, technique, and interpretation. Note: this is not a class in short story writing, but an examination of the short story as literature. The primary writing done for this class will be analytical.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the genre of poetry with attention to form, technique, and interpretation. Note: this is not a class in poetry writing, but an examination of poetry as literature. The primary writing done for this class will be analytical.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the genre of creative nonfiction with attention to form, technique, and interpretation. Students will read in the various sub-genres (travel writing, memoir, literary journalism, etc.), but one or more may receive extended consideration. Note: this is not a class in nonfiction writing, but an examination of nonfiction literature. The primary writing done for this class will be analytical.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces methods and craft of fiction writing. Students create and revise their own imaginative works using models by established writers. This course is a combination of lecture, workshop, and discussion.
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