Literature Quarterly Schedule

Course Offerings and Quarters

ENGLISH 5 Gay and Lesbian Literature Students from around the globe can enroll in this online Gay/Lesbian Literature course. The course takes a historical approach to the study of gay and lesbian literature, covering works by pioneers such as Walt Whitman, Oscar Wilde, Virginia Woolf and James Baldwin along with readings by a wide range of contemporary American authors, including poet and critic Gloria Anzaldua, National Book Award winner Paul Monette and California Native American author Greg Sarris.	Fall
ENGLISH 7 Native American Literature (rotated with Engl 40) Introduction to the history, development, and diversity of Native American literatures from pre-contact civilizations to present-day American Indian cultures. Readings in traditional creation myths and legends from a variety of tribal cultures; nineteenth and twentieth century autobiographical narratives; and significant works of fiction, poetry, and non-fiction prose by contemporary Native American authors. Emphasis on the specific historical, political, and cultural context of contemporary Native American literary achievements and the relationship between the oral tradition and modern literature. Discussion of the ways these texts respond to histories of conquest and resistance as well as popular stereotypes of Native American people.	Winter
ENGLISH 8 Children's Literature A survey of children's literature from many periods and cultures, including classics, picture books, folktales, fairy tales, biography, poetry, fantasy and fiction. Emphasis on the ideas, didactic and sociological, included in books usually read by children.	Fall, Spring
ENGLISH 11 Introduction to Poetry Analysis and discussion of forms, techniques and meanings of poetry, with emphasis on modern examples in English or translation, to develop the student's ability to read, understand, and evaluate a poem.	Winter
ENGLISH 12 African American Literature Read literature by African Americans beginning in slavery and continuing on into 20th and 21st centuries. Discover many of the current stereotypes in American cultural mythology about African Americans. Trace the complex forms of resistance and creation African Americans have developed. Understand issues and strategies in writings from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, including audience, identity (Self), gender, family, culture, politics, spirituality and language.	Winter
ENGLISH 14 Contemporary Fiction Selected short stories and novels written between 1940 and the present with emphasis on American works.	Fall
ENGLISH 17 Introduction to Shakespeare The Bard tells all: Mean Dads, Bad Babes, Surly Studs, Funky Friends, and Kinky Kings. Read and find yourself in Shakespeare's ROMEO AND JULIET, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, HENRY IV PART I, the SONNETS, OTHELLO, MACBETH, JULIUS CAESAR, and A WINTER'S TALE. It's "Killer Time"!!	Spring
ENGLISH 22 Women Writers An examination of the works of 19th and 20th century multicultural women poets, novelists, dramatists, and essayists and their contribution to English and American literature. Includes independent research and the creation of a major project on author, genre, work, or theme.	Spring
ENGLISH 31 Chicano Literature (rotated with Engl 41) Reading and discussion of Chicano literature and its relationship to social issues and conflicts of Chicanos. Critical examination of fiction, poetry, essays and drama by and about Mexican Americans.	Spring
ENGLISH 40 Asian American Literature (rotated with Engl 7) This survey will examine Asian American poetry, prose, and drama within social, political, and historical contexts. Attention will be given to immigration and citizenship legislation, World War II and the Vietnam War, as well as theories of identity, race, ethnicity, class, and gender.	Winter
ENGLISH 41 Literature of Multicultural America (rotated with Engl 31) An exploration of American identity, focusing on ethnic, cultural, and national affiliations. Analysis of literary works by Native American, European American, African American, Chicano/Latino, and Asian American writers. Readings selected represent a variety of historical periods and literary genres. Emphasis on issues of assimilation, acculturation, and cultural pluralism as expressed through diverse voices.	Spring
ENGLISH 46A Survey of English Literature Reading and critical analysis of representative works, emphasizing social and cultural backgrounds from Beowulf through Shakespeare (at right) and the Metaphysical Poets.	Fall
ENGLISH 46B Survey of English Literature 1660-1880 Reading and Critical Analysis of the Cavalier Poets, Milton, The Great Writers of the Age of Enlightenment (Swift, Dryden, Pope, and Johnson), and The Romatic Poets (Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron,Shelley, and Keats).	Winter
ENGLISH 46C Survey of English Literature Reading and critical analysis of representative works, emphasizing social and cultural backgrounds from the Metaphysical Poets through the Romantics.	Spring
ENGLISH 48A Survey of American Literature 1650-1855 Introduction to representative works of the Colonial and Romantic eras. Critical analysis of social, political, and philosophical conflicts in American culture through the study of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction prose.	Fall
ENGLISH 48B Survey of American Literature 1855-1914 Reading and Critical Analysis of American Realism (Twain, James, Howell, Chopin, and Perkins), The Harlem Renaissance (Hughes, McKay), and Post World War I Writers (Frost, Crane, Dreiser, and O'Neill). Get to know the writers you met in high school English: Mark Twain, Robert Frost, Kate Chopin, and others.	Winter
ENGLISH 48C Survey of American Literature 1914-present Reading and Critical Analysis of The "Roaring '20s": Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Parker, The Depression (1930s): Steinbeck, Wright, and West Post-World War II America (1940s): Mailer, Kerouac, O'Conner, Miller. Post-Moderism (1960s to present): Paley, Carver, Pynchon, Barth, Barthelme.	Spring

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