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2023-2024 Undergraduate Academic Catalog-June Update [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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LIT 2010 - Literary Genres

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
The purpose of the course is to acquaint students with the conventions of the novel, short story, poetry, drama, and newer literary forms (including online collaborative writing, fan fic, flash fic) and to provide them with the tools they need to interpret, evaluate, and appreciate quality literature throughout a variety of forms and themes. Providing students with a richly diverse menu of selections, which balance the classic with the contemporary, will facilitate their reflection on and understanding of the human condition. The course involves class discussions pertaining to the analysis and interpretation of selections in each genre, but also considers, at times, historical, political, and social forces that may impact on a writer’s vision. It also considers major approaches to literary criticism. Students will be introduced to a minimum of 4 genres. This course meets the following Raider Core CLO requirement: Exhibit Curiosity. (prereq: none)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  • Recognize the characteristics of a drama, short story, or poem and understand the structure of the work
  • Apply major concepts of literary analysis, interpretation, and critical reading
  • Appreciate the contributions of specific authors to the body of literature
  • Apply the main critical theories used to analyze and interpret literature
  • Collaborate in groups to present and discuss literary themes
  • Work cooperatively and develop their abilities to discuss literary texts with peers
Prerequisites by Topic
  • None
Course Topics
  • Discussion of drama components and terms
  • Discussion of fiction (including short stories, novels, flash fiction, fan fiction) components, concepts, and terms (including “genre” fiction)
  • Discussion of non-fiction concepts and terms
  • Discussion of poetry concepts and terms
  • Introduction to literary theory (including reader response, historical criticism, feminist criticism, Marxist criticism)
  • History and social, political, religious/cultural, etc. background/context
  • Introduction to/backgrounds of authors
Coordinator
Mark Zimmermann


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