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CATLOG ADDENDUM SPRING 2009 |
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Visit the Online Catalog for current information on courses offered in the Literature Major. To get to the Online Catalog, visit the Web for Students page. From there, go to "Class Schedule." From there, the system will lead you to this and next semesters' offerings. |
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RECURRING
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SPRING 2009
MAJOR AUTHORS
LITERATURE SEMINAR
LITERATURE SEMINAR
Courses of Special Interest
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MAJOR AUTHORS (Spring 2009) |
| FULFILLS:MAJOR AUTHOR REQUIREMENT FOR LITERATURE
MAJORS 300-LEVEL WRITING INTENSIVE REQUIREMENT FOR LITERATURE MAJORS |
LITR 319 - MAJOR AUTHORS: Mark Twain Instructor: Edward Shannon (eshannon@ramapo.edu) In this class we will examine the work of one author in detail. Our goal is to understand the work of this author in a variety of contexts. While we want to be able to appreciate the works for their individual merits, we also want to approach the work in historical and biographical contexts. Through intensive study of one author, we hope to gain insight into his artistic project, and to become “experts” on a major literary figure. This course fulfills the Major Author requirement of the Literature Major. At the same time, it can fulfill the American Literature requirement for secondary education English certification.
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LITERATURE SEMINAR (Spring 2009) |
| FULFILLS:CAPSTONE REQUIREMENT FOR LITERATURE MAJORS 400-LEVEL WRITING INTENSIVE REQUIREMENT FOR LITERATURE MAJORS |
LITR 414 Literature Seminar: Modernism
This course will look at modernism—that artistic period taking place between the two world wars—from an international perspective. We will look closely at both the form and content of literary texts as we analyze how different writers contributed to this movement. The effects of World War I, as well as the discoveries of Freud and Einstein, radically changed how people responded to the world around them. We will examine how artists, particularly writers, reacted to the great upheavals of the early 20th century. This course can fulfill either the Capstone or International Literature requirement of the Literature Major. At the same time, it can fulfill one of the European/International requirements for secondary education English certification. |
LITR 414 Literature Seminar: The Rebel in Literature Time: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Days: TF Instructor:Peter Scheckner (pscheckn@ramapo.edu)
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Courses of Special Interest (Spring 2009) |
NEW COURSE SPRING 2009! BRAZILIAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE
Instructor: Paula Straile-Costa (pard@ramapo.edu) This course will provide you with an introduction to Brazilian literary production within the context of major historical periods. We will also explore the diverse social and political movements and cultural practices that coincide with them. Despite the diversity and transnational character of many of its people, we can identify a search for and development of a distinctly Brazilian national identity. Selected major literary works in translation will be studied alongside other Brazilian cultural products, such as film, music, visual and plastic arts, architecture, historical documents and non-fiction writing in order to gain a critical understanding of this Latin American ‘invisible giant’ and its people. Literature, Latino/a and Latin American Studies, International Studies Students This course can fulfill the International Literature requirement of the Literature Major. At the same time, it can fulfill one of the European/International requirements for secondary education English certification. (photo credit: corcovado-view-day_fs.jpg www.braziliantrip.com) |
LITR 342 The Victorians: Poetry and Prose Instructor: Patricia Ard (pard@ramapo.edu)
Britain under Queen Victoria (1837-1901) transformed itself into the first urban, industrial, technological, democratic, and imperial modern state. Writers—men and women alike—understood the revolutionary character of the time and confronted imaginatively the full range of social realities that continue to beset us now: the degraded environment, mass culture, changing sex roles, the alienated workplace, race, colonialism, and the endangered child. We will explore the achievements of a wide range of these writers in all their rich, varied forms of expression, including poetry, the novel, children’s literature, and the essay. * This course fulfills one of British Literature requirements for secondary education English certification.
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LITR 239 Literature and Film This semester's theme is "Utopia to Dystopia: Visions of a Failed and Better World in LIterature and Film" This class will explore apocalyptic visions in such cinematic and literary works (novels, plays, and graphic novels) as V for Vendetta, Fight Club, 1984, Terminator, Reds, Ten Days That Shook the World, Children of Men, and Freedom Road, among others. From the beginning of the twentieth century, film and literature have reacted to both the terror of the times--wars, nuclear catastrophe, dictatorships, and environmental disasters--but also to the possibilities of a better world. The past one hundred years have produced a body of exciting and enduring works that reflect this dual vision.
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LITR 255 Literature of the Americas This course is designed to introduce students to the many historic, thematic, and stylistic concerns common throughout the literature of the Americas. From the colonization that disrupted Native populations, to settlement, slavery, revolution, immigration, and many other issues, New World nations share a common heritage that we will explore. We will, therefore, read works from throughout the Americas: Canada, the United States, Central and South America, and the Caribbean, and our readings will represent different genres, from pre-Columbian times through the present. We will engage with these texts by reading and writing about them, and by discussing them during our class time.
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