Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: EXPLORING FANTASY LITERATURE

Department: First-Year Writing Intensive

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Why do we create fantasy worlds and what makes them so popular in books, films, and games? How do these fantasy worlds reflect the real world's social and psychological concerns? To explore the answers to these questions, we will focus on several influential authors of fantasy literature and on reinterpretations of their writings in popular culture.