ENGL 200

Spring 2016 All Classes

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Intro to the Study of Lit

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Credit: 3 hours.

Introduction to the study of literature, with an emphasis on interpretive theories and methods as well as the formal distinctions between the major literary genres. For majors only.

Enrollment in all sections of ENGL 200 is open only to English and Teaching of English Majors.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Humanities – Lit & Arts

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ENGL 200 class schedule data for spring 2016
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
34519	Lecture-Discussion	E	1:00PM -1:50PM	MWF	149 Henry Administration Bldg	Cole, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/16-05/04/16 Degree Notes: Humanities - Lit & Arts course. Section Info: Engl 200 is restricted to English and Rhetoric majors. This course might be called “How to Be an English Major.” It offers tips on how to make the transition from the high-school study of literature to college-level study. The class will read a relatively small number of poems, novels, short stories, and plays, exploring a number of critical approaches to each. Emphasis will be placed on close reading of short passages, the historical contexts of literature, the way genre affects our reading practices, and the criteria for persuasive interpretations. Students will practice their critical skills in a number of short papers and other assignments. Restriction(s): Restricted to English or Rhetoric or Creative Writing major(s) or minor(s).
50047	Lecture-Discussion	M	9:30AM -10:45AM	TR	145 Armory	Jones, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/16-05/04/16 Degree Notes: Humanities - Lit & Arts course. Section Info: Engl 200 is restricted to English and Rhetoric majors. What can literature tell us about history, power, the environment, and relationships? How have those forces shaped the production, circulation, and reception of literature? How has the practice of reading changed over time? And how do we even begin to ask interesting questions about the literature we read? This course, which might be called “How to be an English Major,” invites you to engage these questions by joining a variety of debates in literary studies. By reading literary texts alongside works of critical theory and literary criticism, you will begin to understand how critics make meaning out of literature. And by completing a variety of formal and informal writing assignments, you will be empowered to make meaning out of literature for yourself, and to appreciate the keen challenges and even keener pleasures of literary studies. Authors whose works we engage in class may include Karen Yamashita, Charlotte Bronte, Jean Rhys, Wallace Stevens, and others. Restriction(s): Restricted to English or Rhetoric or Creative Writing major(s) or minor(s).
39032	Lecture-Discussion	S	2:00PM -3:15PM	TR	242 Armory	Pollock, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/16-05/04/16 Degree Notes: Humanities - Lit & Arts course. Section Info: Engl 200 is restricted to English and Rhetoric majors. This course is designed to help students develop analytical skills that will be crucial to their success in 300- and 400-level courses in literary and cultural studies. We will spend several weeks on each of the three primary literary genres taught in the English Department—poetry, prose fiction, and drama—paying close attention both to the defining characteristics that distinguish the genres from one another and to the structural elements they have in common. Throughout the semester, we will build up a critical vocabulary for articulating persuasive, detailed, and evidence-based arguments about literary texts, and we will think about interpretation itself as a form of action with political, ethical, and social-historical implications. Requirements: regular attendance and participation, informal responses, three essays, and a final exam Restriction(s): Restricted to English or Rhetoric or Creative Writing major(s) or minor(s).