2013-2014 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

LIT-3230 Directed Readings–Fa, Sp 1–3 hours Selected readings designed to strengthen the major by providing primary and secondary material in preparation for an independent study of a major writer, literary genre, or literary period. Upper-level literature courses cannot be used as a substitution for the general education literature requirement. LIT-3240 Directed Writings–Fa, Sp 1–3 hours Students will work in close consultation with a faculty member on the creation and production of a significant project in one of the following genres: poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction. Upper-level literature courses cannot be used as a substitution for the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: any 3000-level creative writing workshop. LIT-3310 The English Novel–Fa 3 hours Reading and critical analysis of representative novels written in English. Authors include Fielding, Barnes, Rushdie, Gordimer, and Greene. Upper-level literature courses cannot be used as a substitution for the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: LIT-2090 Literary Analysis and LIT-2430 Survey of British Literature to 1800 or LIT-2440 Survey of British Literature from 1800 to Present; or permission of instructor. ( even years) LIT-3320 Renaissance Literature–Sp 3 hours A study of Metaphysicals, Milton, and other selected Renaissance writers. Upper-level literature courses cannot be used as a substitution for the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: LIT-2090 Literary Analysis; LIT-2430 Survey of British Literature to 1800; or permission of instructor. LIT-3330 18th Century British Literature–Fa 3 hours Study of British writers from the Restoration through the Age of Johnson. Upper-level literature courses cannot be used as a substitution for the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: LIT-2090 Literary Analysis; LIT-2440 Survey of British Literature from 1800 to Present; or permission of instructor. LIT-3340 British Romantic and Victorian Literature–Sp 3 hours Study of British romantic and victorian literature and culture. Authors may include Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, Jane Austen, George Eliot, Charles Dickens, Charlotte Bronte, Wilkie Collins, Christina Rossetti, Bram Stoker, and others. Prerequisite: LIT-2090 Literary Analysis, LIT-2440 Survey of British Literature from 1800 to Present, or permission of instructor. (odd years) LIT-3350 Shakespeare–Fa 3 hours Representative comedies, history plays, tragedies, and sonnets. Upper-level literature courses cannot be used as a substitution for the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: LIT-2090 Literary Analysis; LIT-2430 Survey of British Literature to 1800; or permission of instructor. LIT-3380 Contemporary British Literature–Fa 3 hours Study of representative and significant 20th century British writers, especially those reflective of modern ideologies. Upper- level literature courses cannot be used as a substitution for the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: LIT-2090 Literary Analysis; LIT-2440 Survey of British Literature from 1800 to Present; or permission of instructor. LIT-3400 3 hours Contemporary Studies in World Literature–Sp Study of contemporary literature outside the American and British traditions. Writers may include Chinua Achebe, Nadine Gordimer, Duong Thu Huong, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Haruki Murakami, V.S. Naipaul, Moniru Ravanipur, Jose Saramago, Tatyana Tolstoya, Luisa Valenzuela, Gao Xingjian, and others. Upper-level literature courses cannot be used as a substitution for the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: major status or permission of the instructor. (even years) LIT-3420 American Novel–Fa 3 hours Study of the historical development of the American novel and an analysis of the writings of major American novelists from Cooper to Roth. Upper-level literature courses cannot be used as a substitution for the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: LIT-2090 Literary Analysis; or permission of instructor; or major status. (odd years) LIT-3430 Literature of the American South–Sp 3 hours Study of the literature of the American South, covering its historical development, its major themes and authors, and its contemporary status. Upper-level literature courses cannot be used as a substitution for the general education literature requirement. Prerequisites: major status or permission of the instructor. (even years) LIT-3440 Multiethnic American Literature–Fa 3 hours A survey of literature produced by writers from diverse ethnic groups, including (but not limited) to Native American, African American, Chicano, Jewish, and Asian American. Upper-level literature courses cannot be used as a substitution for the general education literature requirement. Prerequisites: LIT-2090 Literary Analysis, LIT-2390 Survey of American Literature to 1900. LIT-3450 Contemporary Poetry–Fa 3 hours This course covers major poetry written by 21st century poets and poetry written in the second half of the 20th century. Upper- level literature courses cannot be used as a substitution for the general education literature requirement. Prerequisites: ENG-1400 Composition; LIT-2090 Literary Analysis. LIT-3460 Contemporary East Asian Literature–Sp 3 hours This course introduces students to contemporary literature from East Asia focusing primarily on works in translation from China, Japan, and Korea. Upper-level literature courses cannot be used as a substitution for the general education literature requirement. Prerequisites: major/minor status or permission of the instructor. (even years) LIT-3510 Modern American Literature–Sp 3 hours Study of major American authors of the 20th century. Upper- level literature courses cannot be used as a substitution for the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: LIT-2090 Literary Analysis; LIT-2390 Survey of American Literature to 1900; or permission of instructor. LIT-3520 C.S. Lewis and The Inklings–Sp 3 hours Study of Lewis’ contributions in the fields of literature, criticism, and apologetics. Special attention will be placed on understanding Lewis’ personal and intellectual development, his relationships with contemporary scholars and writers, and his continuing influence. Upper-level literature courses cannot be used as a substitution for the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: major status or permission of instructor. (even years) LIT-3530 Graphic Novel–Fa 3 hours This course will focus on the emerging literary form of the graphic novel. Students will be introduced to the history and development of sequential art as well as the narrative techniques and conventions used in graphic novels, manga, bandes dessinees. Students will read a broad selection of representative works. Upper-level literature courses cannot be used as a substitution for the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: major status or permission of the instructor. (even years) LIT-4220 English Seminar–Sp 3 hours Designed to help the student synthesize their major areas of study. Required of all senior English majors. Upper-level literature courses cannot be used as a substitution for the general education literature requirement. Capstone course. Course Descriptions | MAPE-2200 – MATH-2800 Page 247 2013–14 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Course Descriptions LIT-3230 – LIT-4220