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This course is designed to familiarize you with the critical concepts and contexts that are central to literary studies. As such, it expands upon issues presented in English 281 and aims to prepare you for the advanced study of English. The course revolves around direct, in-depth encounters with theoretical essays and assessment of the validity and applicability of those theories in different contexts. Specifically, the following critical activities will be undertaken:
Engaging a variety of theoretical texts;
Bringing different critical theories into dialogue with one another;
Exploring the intellectual and historical movements that have led up to the current configuration of literary studies;
Applying the theoretical material to different texts;
Articulating critical responses in a variety of settings (oral presentations, class discussions, on-line discussions, analytical essays);
Finding, assessing, and incorporating scholarly sources and bibliographic material.
In addition, as 381 provides the foundation for work to be undertaken in the capstone seminar (481), we will familiarize ourselves with the projects our upper level colleagues are doing in the senior seminar (by attending their presentations and/or by having class visits from these students).
Course Projects
In order to achieve the objectives outlined above, course work will include reading journals on the essays in Richter, periodic class presentations on those essays, 2 in-class exams on the readings, 2 analytic essays, and a scholarly journal project.
You can find more detailed guidelines by clicking on the Assignments and Essays links.
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