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Core Courses Offered by English<br />
PCA230-EN, Writing the Imagination:<br />
When you look out the window do you see<br />
a tree or the rhythmic sway of dark line and<br />
bright color? Do you see a field of grass or<br />
waves of innumerable greens? This course,<br />
which satisfies the perspectives in the creative<br />
arts requirement of the core curriculum, will<br />
encourage you to see the world through the<br />
eyes of an artist by focusing on the natural<br />
world. To achieve this we will examine a variety<br />
of formats including poetry, the personal essay,<br />
painting and photography in relation to key<br />
aesthetic concepts such as the sublime, the<br />
beautiful and the picturesque. Although we<br />
begin with the Romantic turn to nature of the<br />
early nineteenth century, we will juxtapose<br />
contemporary writers and artists with those<br />
from earlier periods to demonstrate how the<br />
way we see the world is culturally determined.<br />
We will try to complement our readings with<br />
trips to nearby museums (IMA), galleries, and<br />
the studios of local artists. In addition, we will<br />
take advantage of such local natural resources<br />
as the grounds of the IMA, the canal walk and<br />
Holcomb Gardens, where you will find the raw<br />
material for your own reflection and creative<br />
expression. (U)(3). Fall and spring.<br />
PCA231-EN, Writing the Self: Over the past<br />
two decades, critics, publishers and readers<br />
have celebrated the growth of a field of writing<br />
known as “creative non-fiction.” Among the<br />
forms of creative non-fiction, none are more<br />
popular than those that allow the writer to tell<br />
the story of his or her own experience. Students<br />
will read memoirs, personal essays, autobiographies<br />
and travel writing. We will experiment<br />
writing in and about each of these forms. (U)<br />
(3). Occasionally.<br />
PCA232-EN, Seeing the World and the Self:<br />
When you look out the window do you see<br />
a tree or the rhythmic sway of dark line and<br />
bright color? Do you see a field of grass or<br />
waves of innumerable greens? This course will<br />
encourage you to see the world through the<br />
eyes of an artist by focusing on the natural<br />
world. To achieve this we will examine a variety<br />
of formats including poetry, the personal essay,<br />
painting and photography in relation to key<br />
aesthetic concepts such as the sublime, the<br />
beautiful and the picturesque. We will juxtapose<br />
contemporary writers and artists with those<br />
from earlier periods to demonstrate how the<br />
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way we see the world is culturally determined.<br />
We will complement our readings with trips<br />
to nearby museums (IMA), galleries, and the<br />
studios of local artists. In addition, we will<br />
take advantage of such local natural resources<br />
as the grounds of the IMA, the canal walk and<br />
Holcomb Gardens, where you will find the raw<br />
material for your own reflection and creative<br />
expression. (U)(3). Occasionally.<br />
TI210-EN, Inquiries in American Lit and<br />
History I: This course will be organized<br />
around a theme in early American literature,<br />
and thereby seek to increase students’ understanding<br />
of major works, authors and literary<br />
movements of the period. Texts for the course<br />
will come primarily from the period up to the<br />
American Civil War, and both the texts and<br />
the authors studied will be placed within their<br />
larger literary and cultural contexts. Particular<br />
themes for the course will be published each<br />
semester in the schedule of classes. (U)(3).<br />
Fall only.<br />
TI211-EN, Inquiries in American Lit and<br />
History II: This course will be organized<br />
around later American literature, and thereby<br />
seek to increase students’ understanding of<br />
major works, authors and literary movements<br />
of the period. Texts for the course will come<br />
primarily from the period after the American<br />
Civil War, and both the texts and the authors<br />
studied will be placed within their larger literary<br />
and cultural contexts. Particular themes for<br />
the course will be published each semester in<br />
the schedule of classes. (U)(3). Spring only.<br />
TI212-EN. Inquiries in British Lit and<br />
History I: This course will be organized around<br />
early British literature, and thereby seek to increase<br />
students’ understanding of major works,<br />
authors and literary movements of the period.<br />
Texts for the course will come primarily from<br />
the period up to 1800, and both the texts and<br />
the authors studied will be placed within their<br />
larger literary and cultural contexts. Particular<br />
themes for the course will be published each<br />
semester in the schedule of classes. (U)(3).<br />
Fall only.<br />
TI213-EN. Inquiries in British Lit and<br />
History II: This course will be organized<br />
around later British literature, and thereby seek<br />
to increase students’ understanding of major<br />
works, authors and literary movements of the<br />
period. Texts for the course will come primarily