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of the development of American theatricalperformance. Thematically examinesavant-garde and alternative forms as wellas commercial and mainstream theatre.Same as PATH 341GenEd: C2, InterdisciplinaryENGL 342 MODERN BRITISHAND EUROPEAN DRAMAAND THEATRE (3)Three hours lecture per weekMajor works of British and Europeandramatic literature in performance andproduction from the middle of the 19thcentury to the present. Thematicallyorganized to examine avant-garde andalternative forms, as well as commercialand mainstream theatre.Same as PATH 342GenEd: C2, InterdisciplinaryENGL 344 WORLD DRAMAAND THEATRE (3)Three hours lecture per weekExplores world dramatic literature inperformance and production. The focusis largely on plays and performance textsby non-Western authors, and is organizedaround one or more themes. This courseis regional in organization rather thanchronological. Texts studied feature thefollowing regions: Asia, Oceania, SouthAsia & Middle East, Africa, and LatinAmerica.Same as PATH 344GenEd: C2, InterdisciplinaryENGL 349 PERSPECTIVES ONMULTICULTURAL LITERATURE (3)Three hours lecture/discussion per weekAn introduction to the diversity ofAmerican literatures, their unique literarytraditions and forms, and what they holdin common. An emphasis on becomingcross-cultural readers and writers aware ofhow culture influences literature. FormerlyENGL 449, changed Fall 2006.GenEd: C2, C3B, InterdisciplinaryENGL 354 STUDIES IN CULTURALLITERATURES (3)Three hours lecture per weekIn depth study of the literature ofa particular culture chosen by theprofessor. Various genres, theoreticalperspectives, and critical questions maybe emphasized, along with comparisonsamong the literatures of various cultures.Repeatable by topic up to 9 units.GenEd: C2, C3BENGL 360 LITERARY THEORY (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisites: ENGL 103 or ENGL 105or equivalent and one upper divisionliterature courseIntroduces foundational theories currentlyinfluencing literary, social studies, andcultural analysis and criticism. Specificschools of theoretical inquiry includestructuralist, materialist, psychoanalytic,deconstructive, feminist, gender, queer,postcolonial, critical race, readerresponse, and cultural studies. This coursewas formerly known as ENGL 420,changed January 2009.ENGL 378 CONTEMPORARY NATIVEAMERICAN AUTHORS:TELECOURSE (3)One hour lecture per week and four hoursactivity per week.An introduction to the fiction andpoetry produced by contemporaryNative Americans. Authors of the worksstudied join the discussion of their workand concepts important to their work.Modes of discourse and the impact ofNative American cultures, concerns andphilosophy on the fiction and poetryof these authors are the primary foci ofthe course. Students will meet with thecourse instructor three times during thesemester; otherwise, students will viewthe telecourse tapes, read the assignedbooks, read the essays in the workbook,and do the assigned activities explainedin the workbook on their own.ENGL 400 CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE (3)Three hours lecture/discussion per weekPrerequisites: ENGL 103 or ENGL 105or equivalent and one upper divisionliterature courseSurvey of world trends in literature,possibly including fiction, non-fiction,poetry and/or drama. Specific topicsvary from term to term. Repeatable bytopic.ENGL 410 SHAKESPEARE’S PLAYS (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisites: ENGL 103 or ENGL 105or Equivalent and one upper divisionliterature courseStudy of the many aspects ofShakespeare’s plays as literaturelanguage,context, form and style-aswell as the ways in which these elementswork as parts of a whole, which includesspoken speech and other sounds as wellas physical form and movement.Same as PATH 410ENGL 412 DRAMA OF ANCIENT GREECE (3)Three hours lecture/discussion per weekPrerequisites: ENGL 103 or ENGL 105or Equivalent and one upper divisionliterature courseA survey of ancient Greek drama andthe culture/society that produced it. Thecourse will examine a representativesample of the major plays. Among thetopics considered will be: the tragic andcomic festivals, tragedy’s relationship withAthenian democracy, the nature of Greektheaters and ancient theatrical productiontechniques, religion and drama, womenand tragedy, tragic and comic heroism,myth and tragedy, and the legacy ofGreek tragedy in the modern world.Same as PATH 412ENGL 430 TRADITION ANDTRANSFORMATION:LITERATURE, HISTORY,AND CULTURAL CHANGE (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisites: ENGL 103 or ENGL 105 orHIST 280 or Consent of instructorBringing literature and history together,this course exposes students to a diverserange of work in art, literature, films,and history. It cultivates the students’intellectual understanding of the topicfrom both a cross-disciplinary and across-cultural perspective. It emphasizesreading, writing, analytical skills, andcommunication skills. Topics and themesmay vary under the same title. Repeatableup to 9 units.Same as HIST 430GenEd: C3B, D, InterdisciplinaryENGL 431 EUROPEAN RENAISSANCELITERATURE AND ART (3)Three hours lecture/discussion per weekPrerequisites: ENGL 103 or ENGL 105 orEquivalentExamination of the literature and art ofthe Renaissance of the 15th and 16thcenturies in Europe and England, focusingon the re-birth of the human spirit and thelegacies of the Renaissance artists andwriters.Same as ART 431GenEd: C1, C2, InterdisciplinaryCourse Descriptions2011 – 2012www.csuci.edu • California State University Channel Islands • 2011 - 2012 Catalog255