Racial Passing, Black Girlhood, Literature for Children, African American Literature, Jessie Redmon Fauset, Harlem Renaissance, Neew Negro Renaissance, Hip Hop Studies, Popular Culture
ENGL 1800 - American Ethnic Literatures
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Spring 2022
Introduces significant fiction by ethnic Americans. Explores both the literary and the cultural elements that distinguish work by these writers. Emphasizes materials from Native American, African American, and Chicano traditions.
ENGL 2102 - Literary Analysis
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Spring 2022
Provides a basic skills course designed to equip students to handle the English major. Emphasizes critical writing and the acquisition of basic techniques and vocabulary of literary criticism through close attention to poetry and prose.
ENGL 5109 - Literature and Culture of the United States
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Spring 2023
Introduces graduate level study of writing of the United States from its inception to the present. Emphasizes a wide range of genres, forms, historical background, and secondary criticism. Topics will vary. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
ENGL 5169 - Multicultural/Postcolonial Studies
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Fall 2021
Introduces graduate level study of ethnic American and/or postcolonial writing in English, including relevant theoretical discourse. Emphasizes a wide range of genres, forms, historical background, and secondary criticism. Cultivates research skills necessary for advanced graduate study. Topics will vary. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.