Communications and Literature Department

Humanities Electives

Spring Semester 2014

ALL COURSES SATISFY HUMANITIES

OR OPEN ELECTIVE REQUIREMENTS

The Graphic NovelENL 257 David SimsTTH 5:00-6:30 PM

Exploration of a recent and still emerging genre of narrative literature. Course work ties together various cross-disciplinary approaches in an investigation of several significant modern novels that use both words and images to tell their complex tales. Course topics include words and images; perception and interpretation; visual thinking; literary roots of sequential art; underground comix as satire and critique; Krazy Kat and surrealism; time, space and planes; women and sequential art; culture, power and pleasure.

3 Credits Prerequisite: ENL 111

World LiteratureENL 231 Kent BuntingTTH 2:00 – 3:30 PM

Exploration of the variations and developments in eastern and western world views through the literature of the ages. Course work offers a sampling of essays, poetry, fiction, and drama from the ancients through the moderns. An analysis of the literature of the world traces the shifting perspectives of our world, the powers that reign, and the condition of humankind.

3 Credits Prerequisite: ENL 111

American Literature Since 1865

ENL 241 John PoritskyTTH 12:30 – 2:00 PM

Overview of literary trends in American literature since the Civil War with focus on individual stories, essays, poems, and plays of representative authors. Emphasis on literary movements such as romanticism, realism, and naturalism and the critical analysis of literature using these concepts. Class discussions of reading assignments assist students in understanding the contexts out of which the literature grows, how the literature reflects the times, and how it reveals the nature of the characters who make the times.

3 Credits Prerequisite: ENL 111

Sport LiteratureENL265 Mark Noe M 6:30 – 9:30 PM

Serious study of selected literature with a sport theme or background. Examination of the nature of sport and its function in American culture, using references from fiction, poetry, drama, and film. Texts represent a variety of sports, with an emphasis on their humanist rather than mechanical elements.

3 Credits Prerequisite: ENL 111

American ComedyENL270 John Hruschka

TTh 9:30 – 11:00 AM

Survey of the social and cultural uses of comedy in America, beginning in the Colonial Era and ending with current Web-transmitted comedy. Examination of a wide variety of comedy in many media, including a printed collection of comic writing, a comic novel, sound and video clips, and longer format video. Course work includes daily class discussions, student presentations, essays, and a final exam.

3 Credits Prerequisite: ENL 111

Children's and Young Adult Literature

EDU121 Mary Ann Lampman MWF 11:00 AM – Noon

Comprehensive survey of children's and young adult literature, providing a basic knowledge and understanding of a diverse group of authors, illustrators, and genres. Discussion/participation covers trade books, classics, award-winning books, and culturally diverse books geared toward children and young adults. Course work is designed to assist future teachers, parents, and caregivers in developing a more comprehensive, creative, and insightful utilization of literary materials with emphasis on recognizing the primary characteristics of the best in children's books.

Fills a Humanity elective; 3 Credits

Early British Literature and American Democratic Values

ENL243 Lawrence Beaston Distance Learning Course

Overview of British literature from Anglo-Saxon times until the beginning of the Industrial Revolution with an emphasis upon the literary representation of values and institutions that support the development of American democracy. Themes discussed include leadership, models of governance, freedom, justice, and equality. Featured texts include poetry, prose, and foundational documents of British and American democracy.

3 Credits Prerequisite: ENL 111