*meets A&H and Cultural Studies Requirements, and fulfills the COAS,
School of Business, and School of Education composition requirements
when taken in conjunction with W143

3031: MWF 10:10-11:00					
3035: MW 4:00-5:15
3032: MWF 11:15-12:05					
3036: TR 8:00-9:15
3033: MW 11:15-12:30					
3037: TR 2:30-3:45
3034: MWF 1:25-2:15						
3038: TR 2:30-3:45

	Take a trip to the other side with C146, as we journey to
the underworld with adventurers, heroes, commoners, skeptics, gods,
poets, and families.  Over the course of the semester, we will
discover that hell and the afterlife have a surprising array of
inhabitants and unexpected landscapes: frozen lakes, boiling rivers,
an exercise yard, boat trips, singing contests, upstanding citizens,
the scum of the earth, squabbling couples, learned philosophers, and
loving parents.  The dead can be frightening as well as funny.
	We will also be looking at hell on earth.  Prison life,
factory work, dysfunctional families, cannibals, oppressive
politics, slavery, and drug addiction are just some of the hellish
subjects explored in famous works of literature.  We will sample a
variety of genres that may include short stories, dramas, novels,
comedies, epic and lyric poetry, and satire.  Readings are drawn
from a variety of countries and time periods, both ancient and
modern.  Individual sections may also include television, music,
art, and film.
	All sections will be reading Aristophanes’ The Frogs, the
Book of Job, Alice in Wonderland, J. M. Coetzee’s Waiting for the
Barbarians, and Thomas De Quincey’s Confessions of an English Opium
Eater.  The course will continue the fall semester’s emphasis on
critical thinking, clear communication, and effective
argumentation.  Assignments will include 3 analytical essays, mid-
term and final exams, quizzes, and other brief assignments.  C146
must be taken in addition to C145 and with English W143 for
composition credit.