Texts include novels, essays, stories, and poems by contemporary Native American writers. Films, art slides, guest speakers, and performers supplement the readings to enrich student understanding of the cultures that produced the literature. The scholarly study of traditional practices and narratives, including such genres as superstition, legend, proverb, myth, and folktale, with a multicultural emphasis. Upper Division Courses English majors enrolling in upper division literature courses are required to have completed English 298. Nonmajors must have completed the research component of the writing sequence as required by their major department.
Any exceptions require permission of the instructor.
Eng 300 Introduction to Literary Theory and Critical Writing 4 credits Intensive writing course for English majors emphasizing principles of analysis of literary texts. Surveys twentieth century critical theory and practice. 367 British Women Writers 4 credits Surveys British women writers with a focus on common issues and the development of a tradition. Eng 368 Women Writers in the U.S. 4 credits Surveys women writers in the United States with a focus on common issues and the development of a tradition. Examines selected works and writers from the late Renaissance to the Romantic period.