Introduction to the epic as complex and comprehensive literature -- which includes romance, drama, history. Gods and goddesses, kings and queens, heroes and heroines, ships and swords. Cultures and nations celebrating their past, present, and future.

This course is an introduction to the history, theory, and practice of rhetoric, defined here as the art of persuasion. For nearly 2,500 years, rhetoric has been the central academic discipline for thinking about the adaptation of discourse to purpose, audience, occasion, and subject matter. The earliest rhetorical arts were focused on public speaking in direct democracies; later rhetorics treated eloquence more broadly, including written discourse and its role in not only political and legal affairs but also religion, science, commerce, art, and education.

Nineteenth-century background: the Irish Renaissance; such major figures as Yeats, Synge, Joyce and O'Casey; recent and contemporary writing. (Gen.Ed. AL)

American fiction from the colonial period to the present. The course may focus on a small or large time period, and it will consider the language and form, method and content that mark a distinctly American tradition.

Analysis of problems of form, elements of genre, style and development of themes of stories and poems, written by class members and in class texts. Lecture, discussion, 5 poems, 2 stories, 2 essays. (Gen. Ed. AL)

This course examines the history of incarceration practices in the United States through poetry, fiction, and nonfiction prose. We will also consider the perspectives of several academic disciplines; these may include anthropology, history, journalism, legal studies, psychology, and sociology. This course satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for BA-Engl majors.

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An introduction to digital culture, visual images, audio content, archives, and new media. Critical approaches include a focus on formal analysis, historical perspective, reception and audience, and cultural theory.