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-250 Classical and Biblical Literature in Translation (3 cr.)
HUM/LIT Fall and Spring
Selections from Greek, Hebrew and Latin literature.
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
Analyze writing of prominent American and British women novelists and poets of l9th and 20th centuries; criticism of women writers.
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-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