Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: English

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: SEMINAR IN LITERATURE AND LITERARY ANALYSIS ***** Section 1: With a primary focus on story telling, class discussion will center on several interpretive strategies applied to specific works. The class will approach narrative as a form of cultural and personal expression in fiction and film. Several papers will be required, and both class time and individual conferences will focus on improving writing skills. Enrollment limited to 15. ***** INSTRUCTOR: Morris, Wesley ***** Section 2: This course will train students to analyze literary texts through a focus on genre. Three genres- poetry, short story, and novel-plus their respective histories will be studied. Particular attention will be given to the formal rhetorical tools needed to translate one's reading of a text into an interpretation. Enrollment limited to 15. ***** INSTRUCTOR: Aranda, Jose