LIT Literature


LIT-203 American Poets (3 cr.)
HUM/LIT ESB
Contemporary American writers of narrative, dramatic and lyric poetry.
Prerequisites: take ENGL-102 ENGL-112 or ENGL-113.

LIT-205 The Short Story (3 cr.)
HUM/LIT Fall
Style, structure, history and development of short story as a literary form.
Prerequisites: take ENGL-102 ENGL-112 or ENGL-113.

LIT-208 Fiction Into Film (3 cr.)
HUM/LIT ESC Fall and Spring
Selected works of literature and their film adaptations. Prerequisites: take ENGL-102 ENGL-112 or ENGL-113.

LIT-230 American Cinema (3 cr.)
HUM/LIT ESB
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.
Prerequisites: take ENGL-102 ENGL-112 or ENGL-113.

LIT-255 Recent World Literature (3 cr.)
HUM/LIT GLP
Selected readings in Contemporary Literature in Translation.
Prerequisites: take ENGL-102 ENGL-112 or ENGL-113.

LIT-260 Modern American Literature (3 cr.)
HUM/LIT ESB
Fall, Spring and Summer
Selected poetry, prose and drama produced since World War I.
Prerequisites: take ENGL-102 ENGL-112 or ENGL-113.

LIT-272 Women Writers (3 cr.)
HUM/LIT GLP ESB Fall
Study of representative American and international women writers within the tradition of feminist literary theory.
Prerequisites: take ENGL-102 ENGL-112 or ENGL-113.

LIT-273 American Multicultural Literature (3 cr.)
HUM/LIT ESA Fall, Spring and Summer
American multicultural literature, focusing on Hispanic, African, Asian, and Native American writers.
Prerequisites: take ENGL-102 ENGL-112 or ENGL-113.

LIT-275 Environmental Literature (3 cr.)

HUM/LIT ESB

Literary and critical analysis of environmentalist discourses. Exploration of literary works that treat land use and co-existence among life forms.

Prerequisites: take ENGL-102 ENGL-112 or ENGL-113.

LIT-280 Best-Sellers (3 cr.)
HUM/LIT Fall and Spring
Fiction and non-fiction best-sellers: expression of and impact on popular culture.
Prerequisites: take ENGL-102 ENGL-112 or ENGL-113.

LIT-281 Recent American Literature (3 cr.)
HUM/LIT ESB Spring
American poetry, fiction and drama since 1950.
Prerequisites: take ENGL-102 ENGL-112 or ENGL-113.

LIT-285 Science Fiction (3 cr.)
HUM/LIT
Critical survey of popular and classic science fiction.
Prerequisites: take ENGL-102 ENGL-112 or ENGL-113.

LIT-300 Children's Literature (3 cr.)
HUM/LIT ESB
Fall and Spring
Critical survey and ways of presenting literature for children from infancy to age 12.
Prerequisites: take ENGL-102 ENGL-112 or ENGL-113.

LIT-301 English Literature (3 cr.)
HUM/LIT Spring
Selected prose and poetry from 1798 to modern times.
Prerequisites: take ENGL-102 ENGL-112 or ENGL-113.

LIT-302 Topics in Literature (1 cr.)
HUM/LIT
Intensive analysis of selected authors and literary works with emphasis on discourse analysis in group and workshop settings.
Prerequisites: take ENGL-102 ENGL-112 or ENGL-113. R

LIT-303 Coming of Age in Literature and Film  (3 cr.)

HUM/LIT  ESB Fall, Spring and Summer
Exploration of literary and filmic works that treat age, coming of age, aging, and old age, including texts from American majority and minority cultures. Literary and critical analysis using age studies in literature.

Prerequisites: take ENGL-102 or ENGL-112.

LIT-304 American Folklore (3 cr.)
HUM/LIT ESB Fall and Spring
Analysis and interpretation of stories, songs, jokes, and material culture of families, work groups, ethnic groups, and religious groups.
Prerequisites: take ENGL-102 ENGL-112 or ENGL-113.

LIT-306 Shakespeare (3 cr.)
HUM/LIT Spring
Several representative plays and selected criticism.
Prerequisites: take ENGL-102 ENGL-112 or ENGL-113.

LIT-350 Modern British Literature (3 cr.)
HUM/LIT GLP
Fall and Spring
Selected poetry, prose, and fiction produced since World War I.
Prerequisites: take ENGL-102 ENGL-112 or ENGL-113.

LIT-450 Studies in Literature (theme, Author, Genre) (2-3 cr.)
HUM/LIT Fall and Spring
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.
Prerequisites: take ENGL-102 ENGL-112 or ENGL-113. R