ENGL332
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Growing a National Literature (American Literature, 1865 to 1914)
Course Title
Growing a National Literature (American Literature, 1865 to 1914)
Course Description
This course focuses on American literature from the Civil War to World War I. Students will explore themes such as urban and racial conflict, the re-examination of American identity, and America's emerging role in the literary world; movements such as regionalism, realism, and naturalism; and topics such as poverty, westward expansion, and the rise of literature by women, African-Americans, and immigrants. Authors might include Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain, Steven Crane, Henry James, Zitkala-Sa, Theodore Dreiser, and W.E.B. DuBois. Specific readings and topics will vary by instructor. This course is designed for majors and non-majors interested in studying literature. This course meets criteria for Writing Intensive and Aesthetic Reasoning.
Pass/Fail Only?
No
Faculty Permission Required?
No
Credit Hours Min
3
Instructional Method
Lecture
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Learning Objective 1
Objective
Identify major literary, historical, social, and/or philosophical movements of American literature from the Civil War to World War I and explain how they influence authors and/or works
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Learning Objective 2
Objective
Identify the elements involved in creating artistic works
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Learning Objective 3
Objective
Apply appropriate strategies to interpret and assess artistic experiences and works
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Learning Objective 4
Objective
Analyze a diversity of artistic works within the context of various cultural and historical epochs
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Learning Objective 5
Objective
Produce written texts that reflect a knowledge and understanding of disciplinary conventions in terms of audience expectations, genre conventions, and/or citation practices.
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Learning Objective 6
Objective
Employ recursive strategies of brainstorming, drafting, revising, and editing during the writing process to complete a major writing project or series of written assignments.