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Introduction to international literature through various forms of literary expression; e.g., poetry, drama, essay, autobiographical fiction, short story, and novel. Provides a global overview of literature with special emphasis on diverse cultural contributions of women, African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans.

Prerequisites: None.

Explores how sports are and have been represented in narrative literature and film, using examples from a range of U.S. media. Investigates how narrative representation engages changing cultural and historical contexts as well as how it shapes social perceptions of fields of human endeavor. Focus on analysis of narratives' form and content, and the construction of meaning.

Prerequisites: Appropriate reading placement and eligibility for ENG101 as indicated by appropriate writing placement.

Involves reading, discussing, and analyzing poetry of various forms and from selected periods. Prerequisites: None.

Introduction to gender and its intersections with race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, nationality, ability, and country of origin in media. Examines film, television, popular culture, advertising, gaming, print and digital media, music and other forms of media.

Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG101 or ENG107.

Includes literature written prior to 1860 in the United States.

Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG101.

A discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of literature created by U.S. authors and film created by U.S. or other filmmakers. Includes the challenges of adapting literature to film; addressing the racial, ethnic, sex, sexuality, gender, class, and religious differences among cultures and mediums; the use of narrative in each medium and how it translates various cultural values and assumptions particular to U.S. society and culture; the specific genres present in literature and film; and the cultural metaphors and symbols used in literature and film.

Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG101, or ENG107, or equivalent.

History, motivations, and effects of censorship in a democratic society. Censorship and book banning as a method of silencing diverse voices. Critical analysis of banned or challenged literature for children and adults. Prerequisites: None.