Curriculum

Critical examination of selected novels. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or ENG 210

Critical examination of selected works representing different historical and socio- cultural contexts. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or ENG 210

Examination of the nature of literature and the methods of approaching it. Implications for criticism across the arts. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or ENG 210

Examination of film history and film forms as part of a larger cultural history. Clarification and differentiation of the connections between film and literature. Exploration of the ways literary concepts are interpreted through film. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or ENG 210

In-depth study of selected literary topics, works, figures and genres. ENG 429 may be repeated as long as course content varies with each repetition. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or ENG 210

• Black Women Writers
• The Harlem Renaissance
• The Short Story
• Modern and Postmodern Poetry

A history of theatre production from Aeschylus to Shakespeare, with selected readings from Greek, Roman, Medieval, and Renaissance dramatic literature. Same as TH 439

A history of theatre production from Restoration to Realism, with selected readings from French neo-classical comedy and tragedy, English restoration comedy, and Continental realism. Same as TH 440. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or ENG 210

In-depth study of major literary works of the period. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or ENG 210

In-depth study of major literary works of the period. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or ENG 210

Introduction of terminology and methodology for critical viewing of films. Discussion of the role of theory in film analysis. Practice in reading films as reflecting social, cultural, religious, economic and aesthetic values of the periods and countries which produce the films. Prerequisite: COM 366 or PHO 421 and ENG 112 or ENG 210

In-depth study of selected works of the period. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or ENG 210

In-depth study of selected works of the period. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or ENG 210

Courses taught under this heading focus on the way social relations of power are constructed in and by cultural practices and the workings and consequences of those relations and practices. These courses examine through verbal and non-verbal texts what seems natural and familiar in order to unmask these representations and to critically examine the implications of these cultural practices in everyday life. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or ENG 210

• American Dreams
• The Detective Story in Literature and Film
• The Villain
• Science Fiction
• Roots, Rap, & Reggae
• Jazz in Literature and Film
• The Horror Story in Literature and Film
• Representations of War
• The Journey Motif in Film and Fiction

Courses taught under this heading focus on the distinctive social, political, cultural, linguistic and historical experiences of ethnic groups in the United States. These courses explore through verbal and non-verbal texts the ways places are represented as home, exile, or myth and how these representations affect the sense of self, gender, family, community, history, memory and nationalism. Additionally, special topics courses taught in this category include those grounded in postcolonial theory, i.e., examining texts as an assertion of power against colonialism and as agencies for exploring experimental or alternative forms of artistic expressions. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or ENG 210

• Voices of Our People
• Native American Literature
• Asian American Literature

Courses taught under this category focus on the construction and role of gender in culture. These courses examine verbal and non-verbal texts which through representations, shape gender identity by historical and cultural practices. These courses also examine gendered identities in terms of their construction, codification, representation and dissemination within society. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or ENG 210

• Gendered Images

Courses taught under this category focus on what contemporary theorists tend to call "family resemblances" or what psycholinguists would describe in terms of "prototypicality." The courses examine texts as familiar, codified, conventionalized and formulaic structures located within specific cultural contexts and, as such, influence and reinforce social conditions. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or ENG 210

• Black History in the Fictive Imagination
• Encounters with the Divine
• Shakespeare in Love
• The Graphic Novel