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Explores the vicarious experience of warfare and the practical and moral problems associated with command.

This course begins by exploring 15th and 16th century fairy tales as they were recorded from oral culture. Students will then study contemporary revisions as they occur in both literature and film, examining the way contemporary writers and filmmakers challenge social and/or political conventions.

This course introduces students to the foundational categories and concepts of contemporary literary studies. Students will learn about the defining features of major textual genres, as well as the key terms involved in their literary and linguistic analysis. Students will also practice key skills such as scansion, close reading, and lexical inquiry through class discussion and short essays. Course readings will include examples of major literary genres and elementary literary criticism. The course will also discuss professional preparation for humanities majors.

A study of the techniques, history and development of selected literature and film classics. Content may vary depending on instructor.

An introduction to one of the most popular literary genres, the novel, with particular focus on the varied relations novelists establish between individual and society, audience and storyteller, to entertain, unsettle and inspire readers.

This course will investigate the roots, elements and nature of poetry in an effort to make poetry a rich source of pleasure for a lifetime. We will read poetry of all types from all ages, with an emphasis on modern and contemporary.

An introductory study of fiction, non-fiction, drama or poetry for majors and non-majors. May be repeated if the content varies.