Scott Stoddart, Ph.D., Chairperson
The Department of English offers a major in literature (including American, British, and World Literature in English), as well an English minor and courses and minors in Theatre, Creative Writing and Publishing (offered jointly with the Departments of Arts and Communication and Media Studies), and Film Studies (offered jointly with the Department of Communication and Media Studies).
Requirements for the English Major
Degree of Bachelor of Arts
Six of the required credits for the major may count towards the Core Curriculum Requirements.
| Choose two of the following courses | ||
| English Literature to 1800 | ||
| English Literature From 1800 | ||
| American Literature to 1900 | ||
| American Literature From 1900 | ||
| Survey of World Literature | ||
EL | Choose two EL Electives at the 300 or 400 level and an additional six EL electives at any level | |
| Take the Following | ||
| Textual Analysis: Theory and Practice | ||
| Capstone Seminar | ||
| Total Credits | 36 | |
Special Notes on English Literature Major Requirements
| 1 | A student should earn a 2.5 average in the core courses to be accepted as an English major. Majors must maintain a 2.5 average in department courses. Students may petition to waive these requirements under special circumstances. |
Requirements for a Minor in English
| Choose two of the following courses: | 6 | |
| English Literature to 1800 | ||
| English Literature From 1800 | ||
| American Literature to 1900 | ||
| American Literature From 1900 | ||
| Survey of World Literature | ||
| Take the following Course: | 3 | |
| Textual Analysis: Theory and Practice | ||
| Select three EL electives on any level | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
Requirements for a Minor in Theatre
| EL-207 | Drama | 3 |
| Choose fifteen approved elective credits (offerings will vary, but examples include Shakespeare: from the Page to the Stage, LGBTQ Drama, American Drama, Greek Drama, Women in Drama, Acting Workshop, Dramatic Writing Workshop, Live Performance Art, Theatre Internship) | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
Requirements for a Minor in Creative Writing and Publishing
| Take six credits of literature (core and/or upper-level EL courses) | 6 | |
| Choose twelve approved elective credits from English, Arts, and Communication and Media Culture. Choices include: | 12 | |
| Creative Writing: Fiction | ||
EL-253 | ||
| Creative Writing: Poetry | ||
| Creative Writing: Playwriting | ||
| Credited Internships | ||
| Screenwriting | ||
| Advanced Screenwriting | ||
| Art of Digital Publishing | ||
| Graphic Publishing The PAVAN | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
Courses
EL-175. Fundamentals of Acting I. 3.00 Credits.
Students will use scenes, activities, and games tolearn to improvise, move on stage, project their voices, understand a scene, and develop a character.
EL-176. Fundamentals of Acting II. 3.00 Credits.
Continuation of Part I including presentations for theatre and video space creation of video suitable for use as an audition piece.
EL-190. Introduction to Film. 3.00 Credits.
Screenings, reading and discussions are used to introduce students to the basic elements of film and to build an understanding of cinematic art, development, history and theory. Prerequisites: CM-102.
EL-201. English Literature to 1800. 3.00 Credits.
A study of major works in British literature from the Old English period through the eighteenth century, with emphasis on literary forms, genres, and themes, as well as key linguistic, cultural, and historical contexts. Prerequisites: CM-102 Course Type(s): Core curriculum course.
EL-202. English Literature From 1800. 3.00 Credits.
A study of major works of British literature from the Romantic and Victorian Eras to the present, focusing on thematic concerns and aesthetic innovations within British literary production in relation to the socio-historic development of the cultures of Great Britain and its Commonwealth. Prerequisites: CM-102 Course Type(s): Core curriculum course.
EL-203. American Literature to 1900. 3.00 Credits.
This course surveys American literature from its beginnings through the late nineteenth-century; it seeks to introduce students to the basic concepts of literary study, while reading the major authors of the American literary tradition. It examines these texts by identifying major themes and motifs, and contextualizing readings in regard to their historical time frame and academic position. Prerequisites: CM-102 Course Type(s): Core curriculum course.
EL-204. American Literature From 1900. 3.00 Credits.
This course surveys American literature from the late nineteenth-century through the present. It seeks to introduce students to the basic concepts of literary study, while reading the major authors of the American literary tradition, identifying major themes and motifs and contextualizing readings in regard to their historical time frame and academic position. Prerequisites: CM-102 Course Type(s): Core curriculum course.
EL-205. Survey of World Literature. 3.00 Credits.
An introductory survey of the modern and contemporary literatures of the developing world, with particular emphasis on interdisciplinarily situating texts in terms of their various cultural, political, economic, and historical contexts. As an introductory literature course, this class will also serve to introduce students to the methods of close-reading-based textual analysis. Prerequisites: CM-102; Course Type(s): Addl Humanities, Pluralism.
EL-206. Poetry. 3.00 Credits.
This introductory literature course is designed to help students develop the skills necessary to understand and enjoy poetry. The class will explore the diversity and range of poetry, emphasizing the analysis of short lyric poems, and selected examples of verse drama, verse essay, and narrative poems. Course Type(s): Addl Humanities.
EL-207. Drama. 3.00 Credits.
This class introduces students to the creative, eclectic and wonderful world of theatre in order to develop an appreciation for the art. Members of the class work together on creating a greater awareness of the role of theatre in its aesthetic, cultural, historical, and educational settings, helping students to gain a strong and well-rounded understanding of the role theatre plays in our everyday lives. Prerequisites: CM-120; Course Type(s): Addl Humanities.
EL-208. Fiction. 3.00 Credits.
Designed to initiate and develop understanding and appreciation of the nature, properties, and traditions of prose fiction; and to stimulate critical interest in this literary form by establishing standards of judgment and evaluation. Prerequisites: CM-102; Course Type(s): Addl Humanities.
EL-209. Special Topics in Literature. 3.00 Credits.
Special Topics in Literature is designed to help students develop the skills necessary to understand and enjoy literature, focusing on a particular literary genre or topic, which will vary by semester. Prerequisites: CM-102 Course Type(s): Core curriculum course.
EL-212. History of Film I: Beginnings to 1959. 3.00 Credits.
This course presents an overview of cinema history from its beginning to 1959 and provides students with the basic tools for analyzing the art of film. Students view representative films from major movements and study the uses of camera, editing, light, and sound.
EL-213. History of Film 1960 - Now. 3.00 Credits.
This course presents an overview of cinema history since 1959, with attention to the cultural, political, economic, and technological forces that helped to shape cinema during this time. Significant trends within the U.S. are studied, including new and changing genres, independent and maverick filmmakers, and the dominance of Hollywood blockbusters. Students are introduced to national cinemas in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
EL-250. Live Performance Art. 3.00 Credits.
Participants will be enlightened, enriched, entertained, by attending performances representative of Broadway musicals, ballet, concerts, dance, and opera. Additional course fee of $235.
EL-252. Creative Writing: Fiction. 3.00 Credits.
Creative Writing: Fiction is designed to teach the craft of writing works of prose fiction of various lengths. The objective of the course to produce original work through the study of short stories and novels composed by published authors with a wide range of styles. Writing workshops will work on audience, point of view, tone, language choice, plot, character, setting, dialogue and description, depending on the overall form.
EL-257. Creative Writing: Poetry. 3.00 Credits.
Creative Writing is designed to teach the craft of writing creatively; the objective of the course is to produce original work through the study of published authors with a wide range of styles, determined by the genre focus. In this class we will read a wide variety of poetry, in different forms and from various time periods. We will analyze poems considering context, literary devices, style, and themes, and we will then use them as inspiration for composing our own poetry. By the end of the semester, students will have not only written multiple poetic analyses, but they will also have compiled a dossier of their own creative work, which they will be encouraged to read aloud at one or more "poetry slam" events. Students will also be encouraged to become involved with The Pavan, the literary magazine of Saint Peter's University.
EL-258. Special Topics in Creative Writing. 3.00 Credits.
Special Topics in Creative Writing is designed to teach the craft of creative writing, focusing on a particular literary genre or topic, which will vary by semester. The objective of the course is to produce original work through the study of published authors with a wide range of styles, determined by the course's focus. Writing workshops will work on audience, point of view, tone, language choice, plot, character, setting, dialogue and description, depending on the overall form.
EL-259. Creative Writing: Playwriting. 3.00 Credits.
An introduction to the basics of dramatic writing, this course is for students who wish to concentrate on developing scripts for the stage.
EL-265. Screenwriting. 3.00 Credits.
This course is designed to introduce the fundamentals of writing for film and television. Students experience the same creative process as a professional screenwriter, moving through the various levels of a typical Hollywood "step" deal. During the first two weeks of class, the students conceive, plan, outline and "sell" their ideas for either a feature length film (75-120 minutes) or a television program (sit-com or drama series pilot). Course Type(s): Writing Intensive.
EL-281. The Science Fiction Film. 3.00 Credits.
This class is designed as a cultural analysis and history of the science fiction film genre. Students will look at the origins of science fiction on film, starting with its roots in literature. Through readings and the viewing of films, they will become familiar with the landmark films of the genre, the important film makers working in the genre, writers, and screen personalities. Ultimately, they should be able to analyze and read the science fiction film as a symbolic text, an art form of metaphors designed to address society's relationship to science, technological progress, and artists' use of the genre as a way of commenting on social trends in any given period and a way of predicting the future of a society based on its use of and relationship to science. Prerequisites: CM-102.
EL-293. Today's Film Scene. 3.00 Credits.
Students will meet in Manhattan to view and analyze contemporary films, often before they are released to the general public. At times the film makers are likely to participate. The course will give students a knowledge of the contemporary film scene as well as skills in film analysis. Additional course fee of $235.
EL-295. Credited Internships. 3.00 Credits.
EL-296. Credited Internship 2. 3.00 Credits.
English majors and minors, Theatre minors, and minors in Creative Writing and Publishing gain valuable work experience with industry leaders in publishing, journalism, the theater, marketing, and other relevant fields.
EL-298. Literary Travels. 3.00 Credits.
Students will read, analyze, and write about works of literature, within their historical contexts, and will travel to the site(s) of their inspiration, typically during the spring break. Destinations will vary, depending on the theme of the class. Additional course fee of $50.00. Course Type(s): International (Travel).
EL-299. Literary and Historical Travels. 3.00 Credits.
Students will study about the history of a nation or region of the world. At the same time, they will read, analyze, and write about works of literature from the area, which will be visited by the class during the spring break. Course Type(s): International (Travel).
EL-303. Dante Boccaccio and Chaucer. 3.00 Credits.
In this course we will study, analyze and compare three literary giants of the late Middle Ages: Dante, Boccaccio and Chaucer. Each writer will be studied separately and in a comparative context. In addition, we will look at the influence of these writers on one another, Dante on the other two and Boccaccio on Chaucer. Naturally, each of the writers will be discussed in his historical context, how the three express medieval thought and values and can be read as precursors of the early Renaissance. Prerequisites: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 EL-208.
EL-304. Medieval English Literature. 3.00 Credits.
Survey of the Old English period (499-1066), covering selected prose and poetry, including Beowulf, and the Middle English period (1066-1485), surveying the works of Chaucer, Langland, the Gawain poet, Malory and others. Prerequisites: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 EL-208.
EL-306. Textual Analysis: Theory and Practice. 3.00 Credits.
An introduction to the predominant contemporary methodologies of literary/cultural studies analysis and their theoretical underpinnings, this course will introduce core disciplinary concepts and develop awareness of the "schools" of criticism that make up the field of literary/cultural studies analysis as it stands today (new historicism, feminism/gender studies, deconstruction, etc.), thereby grounding students in the constitutive disciplinary practices of the field of English. Prerequisites: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 EL-208.
EL-308. Literature and Pop Culture. 3.00 Credits.
Literature and Pop Culture will focus upon a different author or aspect of contemporary literary fandom each semester it is offered. It will consider how composers of fan fiction, spinoffs, mashups, screenplays, vlogs, video games, and more adapt the works of their favorite authors in order to extend their experiences in these beloved "universes" and to bring their characters along with them, addressing issues of their own times. Prerequisites: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 EL-208.
EL-309. Women in Drama. 3.00 Credits.
This class will explore the multitude of contributions made to the world of drama and theatre by female-identifying playwrights, producers, directors, designers and performers to help you develop an appreciation and understanding for their historical impact for this art form. Prerequisites: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 EL-208.
EL-310. Gender and Sexuality in Film. 3.00 Credits.
An introduction to an understanding of the ways in which gender and sexuality have been represented in film and the mass media. Beginning with an introduction to methods of film analysis, it will explore socio-cultural presumptions about gender and sexuality, how some of these have changed over time, and how they have influenced social expectations, body types, and narrative structure. It will also look at diversity within categories and how "woman" can include Charlize Theron, Kate McKinnon, Lillian Gish, and Marilyn Monroe and "man" can include John Wayne, Kevin Hart, and Pee Wee Herman. Prerequisites: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 EL-208.
EL-311. The Renaissance: Major Texts. 3.00 Credits.
Interpreting the term "texts" broadly (as any important intellectual or artistic productions emerging from the variously and often vaguely defined era called the Renaissance), this course examines crucial literary works-including Don Quixote, Hamlet, the sonnets of Petrarch, and Calderon's Life is a Dream-as well as important artists (Giotto, Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Raphael) and philosophers (Descartes and Pascal, among others) of the period. Prerequisites: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 EL-208.
EL-312. Fantasy: Worlds of Wonder. 3.00 Credits.
Fantasy, comprised of tales rooted in history and myth, still retains contemporary resonance. From the fairy tale aspect of The Wizard of Oz to the epic scope of The Lord of the Rings, fantasy as a literary genre continues to fascinate readers. This course will draw on such diverse scholarly sources as J.R.R. Tolkien's approach to world-building to Joseph Campbell's arc of the hero's journey to explore classics of this compelling type of literature. Students will read and analyze selected works to determine not only the power of creative aesthetics found therein but also to analyze why such stories are experiencing a popular resurgence in today's society. For those who have spent years secretly wishing for an acceptance letter from Hogwart's, this course will provide entry into quests, quidditch, and cavernous wardrobes that open into magical realms! Prerequisites: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 EL-208.
EL-313. Renaissance Drama. 3.00 Credits.
A reading and analysis of a variety of Renaissance plays from England and the continent (including Spain, Italy and Portugal). Prerequisites: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 EL-208.
EL-314. Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama. 3.00 Credits.
A study of important dramatists, from Marlowe to Ford, excluding Shakespeare. Revenge tragedies, history plays and city comedies are examined both as literature and as plays intended for performance. Prerequisites: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 EL-208; Course Type(s): Writing Intensive.
EL-315. Studies in Shakespeare. 3.00 Credits.
A critical appreciation of representative sonnets, history plays, comedies, "problem comedies", tragedies, and romances. Works are studied within their historical context, and plays are approached both as published literature and as work designed for the stage. Prerequisites: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 EL-208; Course Type(s): Mission Seminar.
EL-324. Restoration and Eighteenth Century Drama. 3.00 Credits.
After the English Civil war and Charles II's restoration to the throne, English theater saw a revival and openness to new themes and broader participation (with women joining the ranks of players and playwrights). In this class, we will examine wickedly satirical comedies of manners, highly emotional tragedies, and new genre of opera, and more - on the page and in performance. Prerequisites: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 EL-208.
EL-330. Greek Mythology: When Women Were Gods. 3.00 Credits.
A study of Greek Mythology: the theories of myth and their specific influence in literature, media, and art. Prerequisites: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 EL-208.
EL-331. English Romanticism. 3.00 Credits.
An exploration of major trends in English Romanticism with particular attention to the question of why writers of this era had such an explosive effect on the course of English literature. Prerequisites: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 EL-208.
EL-332. W. Wordsworth Percy B. Shelley J.Keats. 3.00 Credits.
Issues to be discussed in this class include the nature of Romanticism, the Romantic Revolution, and these writers and other Romantic poets as rebels against the work and views of poets of the Eighteenth century. Important themes which these poets focused on and which we will discuss are the poet, himself or, rather, his feelings and ideas as the subject of his verse. Another theme, especially in our discussion of William Wordsworth, is the poet's relationship and view of nature. And, finally, we shall study the work of these poets as expressions of deep feelings, and attitudes and their defense of emotion as a legitimate subject of poetry. Prerequisites: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 EL-208.
EL-334. Victorian Prose and Poetry. 3.00 Credits.
An exploration of significant trends in Victorian literature primarily through a study of the works of its major poets, essayists, and novelists. Prerequisites: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 EL-208.
EL-335. Victorian Life and Literature. 3.00 Credits.
A study of art, education, history, religion, and science in the literature of the Victorian era. Prerequisites: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 EL-208.
EL-339. Literature of the Black Atlantic. 3.00 Credits.
Africana culture has flowed across the Atlantic Ocean littoral from the earliest days of the trans-Atlantic slave trade - not just from West Africa to the New World, but back and forth in complex circuits interconnecting the black peoples of West Africa, the Caribbean, the United States, and the United Kingdom. This is what scholar Paul Gilroy, in his groundbreaking formulation, calls "the Black Atlantic": an Africanist socio-cultural entity that traverses national and geographic borders. This course examines the literature of the Black Atlantic, proceeding from a survey of different theorizations of blackness to an analysis of select works by black authors that focus particularly on social and cultural encounters, exchanges, movements, and inter-group conceptualizations of different Africana peoples. Prerequisites: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 EL-208; Course Type(s): Pluralism, Writing Intensive.
EL-345. Gothic Literature. 3.00 Credits.
The Gothic mode in fiction has been popular for over two centuries. This course explores stories and novels, from The Castle of Otranto to The Exorcist, that reflect crucial elements of the genre. We will be reading all forms of the Gothic-supernatural, mechanical, and psychological. Prerequisites: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 EL-208.
EL-354. American Drama. 3.00 Credits.
An exploration of works by important American playwrights-including O'Neill, Williams, Hansberry, Mamet, and Wilson-this course examines how plays present universal concerns of family, identity, and the search for meaning, as well as specifically American themes of race, class, and gender. Prerequisites: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 EL-208.
EL-360. LGBTQ Drama. 3.00 Credits.
This course will focus on 20th and 21st Century American drama that deals with the subject of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer life. Members of the community wrote some pieces; others use an LGBTQ character in a unique manner. All of the pieces contend with the history of this minority group in a historical context; each piece seeks to decipher the place of minority (and often multi-minority) cultures in America. Prerequisites: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 EL-208; Course Type(s): Pluralism.
EL-361. Hitchcock. 3.00 Credits.
This course is designed to offer an in-depth study of the films of Alfred Hitchcock. Examining the major films against the director's life and the Hollywood system, students will understand the parameters of auteur theory and the working of the Hollywood system. Particular emphasis will be placed on Hitchcock's story-boarding method, stylistic and cinematic technique, and his innovative use of editing and sound. Prerequisites: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 EL-208.
EL-362. African American Literature. 3.00 Credits.
Students will experience the artistry of American writers of color by tracing their development from the early slave narrative to contemporary works of film, novels, and poetry. Discussions will revolve around these texts to familiarize readers with theories of formal literary reading, and cultural/ethnic distinction subjects include gender-based criticism, theories of community, and attitudes toward racism and prejudice. Prerequisites: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 EL-208.
EL-370. Org.Crime in History Literature & Film. 3.00 Credits.
This course explores the histories of organized crime in different parts of the world, from the U.S. to India, from Russia to Nigeria. It focuses in particular on the social, economic, and juridical factors that have shaped the development of organized crime and how its representation in literature, film, and popular culture has both served as a means of making sense of organized crime as a social phenomenon and fed into the self-fashionings of members of organized crime groups. Prerequisites: CM-102.
EL-371. Topics in Greek Theatre. 3.00 Credits.
This course will explore the role of female characters in Greek tragedy in relation to Aristotle's Poetics and the definition of the Tragic Hero. We'll explore how female characters are centered as primary characters, but ultimately denied the role of the tragic hero. We'll explore contemporary feminist theory and scholars who have interacted with these works to deepen our understanding of why and how these characters have been denied the highest honor in Greek Tragedy. Prerequisites: EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 OR EL-208.
EL-391. America's Roaring '20s. 3.00 Credits.
This course will consider the history, literature, cinema and culture of America's most turbulent and polarizing decade. The 1920s -- to some, America's golden age - was a time of great prosperity, giving rise to new economic empowerment to the American middle-class, shifting reliance on technology for news and information, changing roles for women and ethnic minorities, and a new-found excitement in cinema and culture. Much the opposite, a growing tide of political conservatism in the presidency led many to retreat to the "lost" cafes of Paris, and the enclaves of Harlem, where the black experience recorded their quest for the American Dream. The history, politics, literature, cinema and cultural trends of this decade illustrate how the American spirit could evolve from the traumas of World War I, to celebrate a new "roaring" American spirit. Students will not only explore the rich and diverse literature and cinema of the period but conduct research of their own into the political and cultural fields that make this period vital in shaping America's maturing place on the global stage. Prerequisites: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 OR EL-208: Course Type(s): Senior Seminar.
EL-403. Great Books. 3.00 Credits.
Designed to provide a background in intellectual history and provoke consideration of ethics and values, this course studies texts fundamental to the Western literary tradition and to a liberal education. Writers include Homer, Plato, St. Augustine, Machiavelli, Cervantes, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and Dostoevsky. Prerequisites: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 EL-208.
EL-417. Detective Fiction. 3.00 Credits.
This course focuses on the history of detective fiction and the evolution of the genre into reportage - the blending of real crime with the narrative of detective fiction. The selected fictions tell stories of crimes from differing points of view, beginning with the detective, moving toward the criminal and ending with their victims. In addition, a variety of crime genres will be studied: the whodunit, the noir, the docudrama, reportage, the neo-noir and the meta-fiction. Prereq. requirements -Take 1 course: From courses EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207, or EL-208. Prerequisites: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 EL-208.
EL-421. Fiction and Film. 3.00 Credits.
The course provides an introductory understanding of film, of the novel, and of the ways they interrelate. Prerequisites: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 EL-208.
EL-423. American Film. 3.00 Credits.
Through lectures, films shown in class, readings, and research projects, this course will develop the students' ability to analyze film in depth as well as to understand the historical and artistic development of the Hollywood film industry. Classical and current films will be studied in relation to American as well as foreign film traditions. Prerequisites: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 EL-208.
EL-450. Capstone Seminar. 3.00 Credits.
A required major seminar on a topic in English or American literature. As part of its content, the course will provide an introduction to literary theory and criticism applicable to the seminar's focus. Students will engage in extended research and write and present a capstone thesis. Prerequisites: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 EL-208; Course Type(s): Capstone, Writing Intensive, Senior Seminar.
EL-460. Culture of the 70's. 3.00 Credits.
This course offers an interdisciplinary cultural history of the 1970s in the United States. Particular attention will be focused on exploring the major events, trends, and social movements of the period through close analysis of its literature, film, music, television, and visual art. Topics will include the Women's liberation Movement, the Black Power Movement, urban decay and artistic renaissance in 1970s NYC, the birth of neoconservativism, and the politics of disco and the cultural backlash against it. Prerequisites: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 EL-208.
EL-473. Shakespeare: From the Page to the Stage. 3.00 Credits.
Since Shakespeare's plays were intended to be performed live, not read in silence, we will both critically analyze a selection of his works and then bring the texts alive in performance, employing both original theatrical practices and modern acting techniques. Prerequisites: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 EL-208; Course Type(s): Oral Communications.
EL-493. Film Noir: Dark Side of American Film. 3.00 Credits.
An introduction to this American Film genre with reference to its origins in European films and painting of the 1920's and 1930's, and in American hard-boiled detective fiction of the 1930's, as well as to its significance to the development of Hollywood and today's mass media. Prerequisites: 1 COURSE EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 EL-208; COMPLETE 6 CREDITS: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES PL-130 PL-140 AND 1 COURSE FROM COURSES TH-110 TH-120; Course Type(s): Values.
EL-499. Business Capitalism & World Literature. 3.00 Credits.
This class explores through a variety of literary works the promises and dangers posed by the world of business and the global capitalist system. Drawing on texts from the U.S. and the developing world manifesting a wide range of perspectives, we will consider issues such as sustainable business practices, the social impact of state economic policies, business ethics, globalization, the environmental impact of capitalist economic development, and the lived realities of social class. Prerequisites: 1 COURSE FROM COURSES EL-201 EL-202 EL-203 EL-204 EL-205 EL-206 EL-207 EL-208; Course Type(s): Writing Intensive, Pluralism, Mission Seminar.