Bulletin - John Jay College Of Criminal Justice - CUNY

Courses Offered
LIT 223 African-American Literature
(Same course as AAL 223)
3 hours, 3 credits
A study of the writing of African Americans from colonial times to
the present, with special attention to influential African-American
writers such as W. E. B. Du Bois, Toomer, Hughes, Wright, Brooks,
Ellison, Baldwin, Baraka and Malcolm X. Readings in novels, plays,
autobiographies, short stories, poems, folktales and essays will
explore a wide range of African-American aesthetic responses to life
in the United States.
Prerequisite: ENG 102 or ENG 201
LIT 230 Classical Literature
3 hours, 3 credits
A study of early or fundamental literature in a variety of cultures.
Close readings and analysis of epics, lyrics, dramas and sacred texts,
with an eye to literary form and style as well as content. Discussion
of appropriate literary concerns, such as heroism, divinity, sacrifice,
duty and justice.
Prerequisite: ENG 102 or ENG 201
LIT 231 Medieval and Early Modern Literature
3 hours, 3 credits
A study of literature from 600 through the 17th century. Close readings
and analysis of sagas, romances, plays and poetry, with an eye to
literary form and style as well as content. Discussion of appropriate
literary concerns, such as faith, courtly love, loyalty, power and loss.
Prerequisite: ENG 102 or ENG 201
LIT 232 Modern Literature
3 hours, 3 credits
A study of literature from the 18th century to the present. Close readings
and analysis of fiction, drama and poetry, with an eye to literary form and
style as well as content. Discussion of appropriate literary concerns, such
as reason, freedom, idealism, materialism and alienation.
Prerequisite: ENG 102 or ENG 201
LIT 233 American Literature
3 hours, 3 credits
A study of American literature from its beginnings to the present.
Close readings and analysis of American fiction, poetry, drama and
nonfiction, with an eye to literary form and style as well as content.
Discussion of appropriate literary concerns, such as liberty,
individualism, utopianism, race and success.
Prerequisite: ENG 102 or ENG 201
LIT 260 Introduction to Literary Study
3 hours, 3 credits
Introduction to Literary Study teaches the skills needed to study
literature with understanding and pleasure. Students will learn
strategies for reading, interpreting, criticizing, and writing about
complex literary works. Through studying short stories, poetry,
plays, and a novel, students ascertain the defining characteristics of
literary genres, develop a working vocabulary of literary terms, and
advance their ability to write critical essays on literary texts.
Prerequisites: English 102 or 201, and LIT 230 or LIT 231 or LIT
232 or LIT 233
LIT 283 New York City in Film
3 hours, 3 credits
A survey of significant films and major filmmakers on the special topic,
New York City in Film, through an examination of the cinema as an art
form shaping and reflecting the changing perception of its society.
Prerequisite: ENG 102 or ENG 201
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