2:30p-3:45p TR (25) 3 cr.
COAS INTENSIVE WRITING SECTION. OPEN TO MAJORS ONLY. DECLARED MINORS
OBTAIN AUTHORIZATION
FROM BH442.
This course is an introduction to the various genres of literature,
including fiction,
drama, and poetry. It is also an exploration of the variety of ways
that we read
literature, the resources we bring to our interpretations, and the
questions we ask of
texts. We will pay particular attention to the role that language and
style play in
literary analysis. The goal of the course is to increase our textual
power as readers, that
is, to extend our ability to respond as readers to any text, to talk
back and write back in
a variety of ways. At the same time, we will be considering how
different issues of gender,
race, and culture influence both textual and reading practices. Among
the authors we might
be reading will be Caryl Churchill, Toni Morrison, William
Shakespeare, E.M. Forster, and a
variety of poets. In addition to short response papers, there will be
three 5-page papers
and a final exam in the course.