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ENGL0103C-S24

Reading Literature

Reading Literature: Theory & Artistry
In this seminar we will cover the basics of literary theory while analyzing a broad selection of literature from the sonnet to slam poetry, and from the modernist novel to the contemporary short story. Our goals are to become competent and confident critics of literary meaning, both in its politics (gender, race, class, sexual) and in its philosophy (hermeneutic, formal, deconstructive). Our objects of study are both literature and ourselves. We will even do some creative writing of our own. Authors may include William Shakespeare, John Donne, Virginia Woolf, Nella Larsen, Octavia Butler, Junot Diaz, Ocean Vuong, Danez Smith, and Franny Choi, among others. 3 hrs. sem.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
22029
Subject Code:
ENGL
Course Number:
0103
Section Identifier:
C

Course

ENGL 0103

All Sections in Spring 2024

Spring 2024

ENGL0103A-S24 Seminar (Berg)
ENGL0103B-S24 Seminar (Millier)
ENGL0103C-S24 Seminar (Billings)