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ENG 301: Criticism
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- Introduces students to the varieties of literary and cultural criticism and the techniques and strategies required to research and write effective critical essays. The course covers key theoretical concepts and approaches to the analysis of literature (New Critical, poststructuralist, historicist, reader-response, feminist, psychoanalytic, Marxist, eco-critical, queer, race theory, etc.) and how these may be brought to bear on selected works of literature. Attention is also give to paper development, manuscript form, research methods, creative use of biographical and socio-cultural material, and prose revision.
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Professors who have taught ENG 301
- Arabella Lyon
- David Schmid
- James Holstun
- Joseph Conte
- Ming-Qian Ma
- Randy Schiff
- Richard Feero
- Stacy Hubbard
- Steven Miller
- William Solomon
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