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- LIT- 203 American Poets
- LIT- 205 The Short Story
- LIT- 208 Fiction Into Film
- LIT- 230 American Cinema
- LIT- 255 Recent World Literature
- LIT- 260 Modern American Literature
- LIT- 272 Women Writers
- LIT- 273 American Multicultural Literature
- LIT- 275 Environmental Literature
- LIT- 280 Best-Sellers
- LIT- 281 Recent American Literature
- LIT- 285 Science Fiction
- LIT- 299 Independent Study
- LIT- 300 Children'S Literature
- LIT- 301 English Literature
- LIT- 302 Topics In Literature
- LIT- 303 Coming of Age in Literature and Film
- LIT- 304 American Folklore
- LIT- 306 Shakespeare
- LIT- 350 Modern British Literature
- LIT- 396 Romantic Poets
- LIT- 399 Independent Study
- LIT- 450 Studies in Literature: Alice Walker: Beyond Purple
- LIT- 450 Studies In Literature: Women's Autobiographical Writing: Private Lives, Public Stories
- LIT- 450 Experience in China: Modern East Asian Literature and Cinema
- LIT- 450 Studies In Literature (Theme, Author, Genre)
- LIT- 450A Studies In Literature (Theme, Author, Genre)
- LIT- 496 Films And Literature
- LIT- 499 Independent Study
- LIT- 502 Topics In Literature
- LIT- 503 Coming of Age in Literature and Film
- LIT- 799 Independent Study
LIT- 203 American Poets
(3.00 cr.)
Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Humanities and the Arts - Literature
Repeatable: No
Contemporary American writers of narrative, dramatic and lyric poetry.
LIT- 205 The Short Story
(3.00 cr.)
Humanities and the Arts - Literature
Repeatable: No
Style, structure, history and development of short story as a literary form.
LIT- 208 Fiction Into Film
(3.00 cr.)
Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Humanities and the Arts - Literature
Repeatable: No
A literary and cultural examination of film adaptations. Special attention is given to the evolving depiction of non-dominant racial and ethnic cultural groups in literature and film.
LIT- 230 American Cinema
(3.00 cr.)
Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Humanities and the Arts - Literature
Repeatable: No
A literary and cultural examination of the development of cinema in the United States with special attention to the evolution of the cinematic treatment of non-dominant cultural groups.
LIT- 255 Recent World Literature
(3.00 cr.)
Global Perspective, Humanities and the Arts - Literature
Repeatable: No
Selected readings in Contemporary Literature in Translation.
LIT- 260 Modern American Literature
(3.00 cr.)
Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Humanities and the Arts - Literature
Repeatable: No
Selected poetry, prose and drama produced since World War I.
LIT- 272 Women Writers
(3.00 cr.)
Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Global Perspective, Humanities and the Arts - Literature
Repeatable: No
Study of representative American and international women writers within the tradition of feminist literary theory.
LIT- 273 American Multicultural Literature
(3.00 cr.)
Racial & Ethnic Studies Category A, Humanities and the Arts - Literature
Repeatable: No
American multicultural literature, focusing on Hispanic, African, Asian, and Native American writers.
LIT- 275 Environmental Literature
(3.00 cr.)
Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Humanities and the Arts - Literature
Repeatable: No
Literary and critical analysis of environmentalist discourses. Exploration of literary works that treat land use and co-existence among life forms.
LIT- 280 Best-Sellers
(3.00 cr.)
Humanities and the Arts - Literature
Repeatable: No
Fiction and non-fiction best-sellers: expression of and impact on popular culture.
LIT- 281 Recent American Literature
(3.00 cr.)
Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Humanities and the Arts - Literature
Repeatable: No
American poetry, fiction and drama since 1950.
LIT- 285 Science Fiction
(3.00 cr.)
Humanities and the Arts - Literature
Repeatable: No
Critical survey of popular and classic science fiction.
LIT- 299 Independent Study
(1.00 - 3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: Yes
Department consent
LIT- 300 Children'S Literature
(3.00 cr.)
Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Humanities and the Arts - Literature
Repeatable: No
Critical survey and ways of presenting literature for children from infancy to age 12.
LIT- 301 English Literature
(3.00 cr.)
Humanities and the Arts - Literature
Repeatable: No
Selected prose and poetry from 1798 to modern times.
LIT- 302 Topics In Literature
(1.00 cr.)
Humanities and the Arts - Literature
Repeatable: Yes
Intensive analysis of selected authors and literary works with emphasis on discourse analysis in group and workshop settings.
LIT- 303 Coming of Age in Literature and Film
(3.00 cr.)
Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Humanities and the Arts - Literature
Repeatable: No
Exploration of literary and filmic works that treat age, coming of age, aging, and old age. Literary and critical analysis using age studies in literature.
LIT- 304 American Folklore
(3.00 cr.)
Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Humanities and the Arts - Literature
Repeatable: No
Analysis and interpretation of stories, songs, jokes, and material culture of families, work groups, ethnic groups, and religious groups.
LIT- 306 Shakespeare
(3.00 cr.)
Humanities and the Arts - Literature
Repeatable: No
Several representative plays and selected criticism.
LIT- 350 Modern British Literature
(3.00 cr.)
Global Perspective, Humanities and the Arts - Literature
Repeatable: No
Selected poetry, prose, and fiction produced since World War I.
LIT- 396 Romantic Poets
(3.00 cr.)
Humanities and the Arts - Literature
Repeatable: No
Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats.
LIT- 399 Independent Study
(1.00 - 3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: Yes
Department consent
LIT- 450 Studies in Literature: Alice Walker: Beyond Purple
(2.00 - 3.00 cr.)
Humanities and the Arts - Literature
Repeatable: Yes
Study of Alice Walker's short stories, essays, children's literature, poetry, and novels, making connections with the social and historical contexts, particularly the civil rights, anti-Viet Nam war, and women's liberation movements.
LIT- 450 Studies In Literature: Women's Autobiographical Writing: Private Lives, Public Stories
(3.00 cr.)
Humanities and the Arts - Literature
Repeatable: Yes
Women's Autobiographical Writing: Private Lives, Public Stories: The changing contexts of women's lives and how women's actions have shaped and responded to those contexts as seen through women's autobiography. Rhetorical situations and consequences of various types of women's autobiography including autobiography using new medial such as blogging.
LIT- 450 Experience in China: Modern East Asian Literature and Cinema
(3.00 cr.)
Global Perspective
Repeatable: No
Through the Experience China Study Abroad Program, this course introduces students to the cultural, social, political, and aesthetic developments in Modern East Asia through the study of major works of 20th and 21st century Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Literature and film. Includes study of memoirs, writings of political theory, sociology, religion, and history.
Department consent
LIT- 450 Studies In Literature (Theme, Author, Genre)
(2.00 - 3.00 cr.)
Humanities and the Arts - Literature
Repeatable: Yes
A study of a selected writer's work or of literature focusing on a significant theme of literature or of a genre not offered as a distinct course of similar duration within the departmental curriculum.
LIT- 450A Studies In Literature (Theme, Author, Genre)
(2.00 - 3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: No
A study of a selected writer's work or of literature focusing on a significant theme of literature or of a genre not offered as a distinct course of similar duration within the departmental curriculum.
LIT- 496 Films And Literature
(3.00 cr.)
Humanities and the Arts - Literature
Repeatable: No
LIT- 499 Independent Study
(1.00 - 3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: Yes
Department consent
LIT- 502 Topics In Literature
(1.00 cr.)
Repeatable: Yes
Intensive analysis of selected authors and literary works with emphasis on discourse analysis in group and workshop settings.
LIT- 503 Coming of Age in Literature and Film
(3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: No
Exploration of literary and filmic works that treat age, coming of age, aging, and old age. Literary and critical analysis using age studies.
LIT- 799 Independent Study
(1.00 - 3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: Yes
Department consent
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