English
3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.
Features critical analysis and appreciation of fi ction through the reading of narratives originally written in English as well as works in translation. Employs a selection of chronological, genre, stylistic, or thematic approaches to content to introduce the short story, the novel, novella, and basic literary terminology and concepts.
F, W, Sp, Su
3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.
Features critical analysis and appreciation of drama from the classical Greek to contemporary periods written by an international range of playwrights. Introduces concepts and types of dramatic literature, including comedy and tragedy, as well as the elements and conventions of drama as both a literary and performing art.
F, W, Sp, Su
3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.
Features critical analysis and appreciation of poetry originally written in English as well as works in translation by major poets from various cultural backgrounds. Introduces poetic terminology, concepts and principles, and explores a variety of the poetry’s structures and types.
F, W, Sp, Su
3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.
Features discussion and analysis of histories, stories, poems, and plays of the Western and non-Western world between 2000 B.C.E. and 1450.
F
3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.
Features discussion and analysis of literary works of the Western and non-Western world between 1450-1850.
W
3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.
Features discussion and analysis of works of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.
Sp
3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.
Surveys selected Shakespearean tragedies, emphasizing dramatic structure, characterization, imagery, and theme. Uses critical essays to explore these plays and to provide background on the nature of tragedy.
F
3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.
Surveys selected Shakespearean comedies, emphasizing dramatic structure, characterization, imagery, and theme. Uses critical essays to provide background on the nature of comedy.
W
3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.
Surveys selected Shakespearean history plays, emphasizing dramatic structure, characterization, imagery, and theme. Uses critical essays to provide background on the nature of historical drama.
Sp
3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.
Covers the development of English literature from its beginnings in the Anglo-Saxon period through the early Renaissance (to c.1600). Focuses on literary works as products of a historical period and on the analysis and interpretation of these works.
F
3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.
Covers the development of English literature from the time of Shakespeare (c. 1600) to the end of the 18th century. Focuses on literary works as products of a historical period and on the analysis and interpretation of these works.
W
3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.
Covers the development of English literature from late 18th century (Romanticism) to the late 20th century. Focuses on literary works as products of a historical period and on the analysis and interpretation of these works.
Sp
3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.
Studies fi ctional and non-fi ctional works by Northwest writers from the time of early exploration of the territory. Emphasizes the relationship between Northwest writing and the unique Northwest social, cultural, and physical environments.
Offered as needed.
4 class hrs/wk, 4 cr.
Examines a special topic in British Literature in depth. Includes content organized around one of the following: an author, a movement, a genre, a period, a theme, or some other coherent focal point. Course may be repeated for a maximum of twelve credits.
Offered as needed.
3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.
Focuses on the portrayal of the feminine in mythology, conventional images in Western literature, literature of non-Western cultures, or that of other groups within the Western world in relation to specific themes, or a combination of any of these. Analyzes and interprets images of women in the works of literature assigned.
Offered as needed.
4 class hrs/wk, 4 cr.
Examines a special topic in American Literature in depth. Includes content organized around one of the following: an author, a movement, a genre, a period, a theme, or some other coherent focal point. Course may be repeated for a maximum of twelve credits.
Offered as needed.
3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.
Introduces folklore and some of its various forms: myths, legends, and folktales. Explores the nature and functions of folklore through examples from the classical world, from the native cultures of the Americas, and from at least one other area of the world, such as the Near East, the Orient, the Pacific, Africa, Australia, or Northern Europe. Also examines folklore in contemporary life. WR121 and ENG104 recommended.
Offered as needed.
3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.
Focuses on the literature of the Native Americans, European explorers, settlers, chroniclers, missionaries, and American contributors to the character of a new nation, the United States of America, from 1492-1800. Genres include story, chant, journal, letter, report, biography, autobiography, chronicle, narrative, dictionary, satire, poetry, song, sermon, novel, drama, essay, and political document.
F
3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.
Focuses on the literature of the 19th century, with attention given to the themes and issues of slavery, abolition, Native American and women’s rights, the Civil War, westward expansion, and industrial and urban growth. Genres include journal, narrative, speech, poetry, short story, novel, and essay.
W
3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.
Focuses on the literature of the 20th century, with attention given to the eras and events of the World Wars, Civil Rights, labor movements, and political parties. Addresses American-European interconnections, modernism, the decade of the twenties (including Harlem Renaissance), the Depression, post-World War II issues and realities, the Sixties, environmentalism, post-modernism and contemporary life, multiculturalism, and global perspectives. Recognizes literary works as products of history, as well as culture, and addresses the complexity and variety of voices and perspectives that make up American literature. Genres include a representative sampling from several of the following: poetry, short story, novel, drama, autobiography, letters, journals, biography, speech, essay, and lyrics. WR121 recommended.
Sp
3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.
Surveys the literature of the African-American people, including the infl uence of African origins, oral tradition, the diaspora, slavery, the post-Civil War era, the Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement, and recent and contemporary periods. Focuses on oral and written texts representing interests, aspirations, and experiences of African- Americans. Includes a selection of works taken from slave narratives, early literary publications, novels, short stories, poems, autobiographies, and plays. Uses a chronological or thematic approach.
F
4 class hrs/wk, 4 cr.
Surveys a wide spectrum of Indian verbal arts from oral narratives to contemporary fi ction, poetry to cinema. Explores the ways Native writers from many distinct cultures engage thematic issues such as identity, stereotypes, tribal sovereignty, or cultural continuity. Also looks at ways writers incorporate humor, ceremony, and traditional narratives into the structure of their contemporary works. Improves critical reading, thinking, and writing skills while introducing academic literary study.
Offered as needed.
3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.
Features reading and analysis of works by Latin American writers, giving attention to literary styles, historical background, and the unique voices and perspectives of authors from this region. A chronological, regional, or thematic approach may be taken.
Sp
3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.
Focuses on the achievements and perspectives of women writers through critical analysis of their literary works and literary strategies. Uses a chronological, thematic, or stylistic approach.
Offered as needed.
3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.
Analyzes science fi ction through the reading and discussion of representative works that explore the history and typology of this literary genre. May take a chronological, thematic, or stylistic approach.
Offered as needed.
3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.
Features the critical reading and analysis of western fiction to determine the conventions and the variety of the genre. Focuses primarily on the novel, but includes short stories, essays, and poetry. Considers the western in its historical context and may also take a thematic, and/or stylistic approach.
Offered as needed.
3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.
Focuses on the genre of detective fiction, its history and conventions through reading and critical analysis of representative works and authors. Uses a chronological, thematic, or stylistic approach.
Offered as needed.
4 class hrs/wk, 4 cr.
Introduces students to environmental literature, which addresses the relationship between human beings and the natural world, as well as the place of human beings in the natural world. Includes a focus on not only human interaction with pristine wilderness, but also with cityscapes and toxic environments. Uses chronological, regional, or thematic approaches to current issues in the field. Introduces ecocriticism as an interpretive tool that includes attention to issues of environmental justice. Explores the link between environmental problems and economic and social justices. Uses critical reading, field trips, discussion, reflective writing, and critical writing in order to explore how our understanding of the natural environment has been socially constructed and how these constructions both benefit and burden particular groups. Explores the relationship between literature and social action.
Offered as needed.
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