In the early part of the twentieth century, American newspapers began publishing strips of sequential art that became known as “comics,” because of their often humorous nature. Decades later, publishers started to collect ...

This class will explore the various assumptions and protocols of academic writing. Academic writing is your passport to success, both within the academy and in much of the professional world. It is a form of writing with ...

Who decides what texts mean? Are some interpretations better than others? Does the author's intention matter? How does language work? In this foundational course, we will study texts of the cultures around us, as well as ...

COURSE DESCRIPTION:The goal of this course is to familiarize students with the concept of modernism. Modernism can be defined variously as a cultural period of the Western World, from about 1900-1945; or as a style of ...

GENERAL EDUCATION GOALS: • Practice skills in close reading and interpretation • Express ideas in writing • Engage with secondary research GOALS OF THE COURSE: • Practice the skills of close reading of literature • ...

Goals of the Course:¶ The goal of this course is to familiarize students with the developments in British literature between 1660 and 1870. We will of course only have time for a small sample of writings from these years, ...

Goals of the Course:¶ The goal of this course is to familiarize students with the functions and workings of fiction. To aid us in this we are turning to the branch of knowledge known as narratology. Narratology studies ...

This class will explore the various assumptions and protocols of academic writing. Academic writing is your passport to success, both within the academy and in much of the professional world. It is a form of writing with ...