ENGL 332 - Perspectives on American Lit

Institution:

Coastal Carolina University

Subject:

English

Description:

(3)(Prereq: ENGL*101 and ENGL*102 with a grade of C or better)This course develops students' knowledge of a wide range of American literary and cultural texts that are critically analyzed within particular social, historical, political, theoretical, popular, and/or aesthetic contexts. Through various overlapping forms of representation (textual, digital, aural, visual), students explore recurring themes of American culture including, but not limited to, American exceptionalism, race relations, the individual vs. the state, the meaning of nature, identity creation/identity crisis, and the politics of voice. The literary and cultural texts that students read, view, and listen to include canonical as well as less heralded titles that the instructor selects from these main sources: poetry, fiction, non-fiction, contemporary video, musical lyric, and/or cinema. The course features interactive and diverse approaches to assessment, from traditional papers to digital collaborations that show students engagement with American texts and their literary/cultural contexts. F,S

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Take ENGL*101(6064) ENGL*102(6065); Minimum grade C;

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Department: English; CEEB: 5837;

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.coastal.edu

Phone Number:

(843) 347-3161

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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