These lower division courses in literature give primary attention to the act of reading in different contexts and genres. The courses emphasize for students the ways in which framing the reading experience by different kinds of questions reveals different texts, and enriches the imaginative experience of reading, leading more to insight on the part of the reader than final answers. Women s Literature 233, Post-Colonial Literature 234, Environmental Literature 241, American Traditions in Literature 251, British Traditions in Literature Upper Division Courses Designed particularly for upper division students, usually but not exclusively with the major in mind. A study of poems and conventions of poetry from the classics to modern projective verse. Stresses the Euro-American tradition.
Students keep travel journals, produce short travel essays, and read selected travel writers.
I A beginning workshop in writing poetry and short fiction. Includes a study of techniques and forms to develop critical standards and an understanding of the writing process. An introduction to fiction, poetry, and other literatures by women writers. Includes an exploration of women s ways of reading and writing. Emphasis on fiction.