RockhuRst univeRsity 2012–2014 catalog

EN 3890. Women and Literature (3)This course offers a selection of fiction and poetryby women and about issues traditionally consideredimportant to women. Fiction includes, butis not limited to, works by Kate Chopin, VirginiaWoolf, Willa Cather, Alice Walker, and RachelIngalls. Poetry includes, but is not limited to,works by Emily Dickinson, Gwendolyn Brooks,Anne Sexton, Sylvia Plath, and Rita Dove. Essaysby such authors as Virginia Woolf, Simone deBeauvoir, Catherine McKinnon, and Mary Daleyare used to complement the poetry and fiction.The course begins with consideration of VirginiaWoolf’s contention that in order to create, awoman needs an independent income and a roomof her own. Emphasis is on the works of literatureas literature. Prerequisite: EN 1110/1120, or EN1140, or EN 1150. (LTII)EN 3896. The Literature of Catholicismand Christian Spirituality (3)The course will analyze works of literature thatexplore the Catholic faith, the sacramental experienceof Catholicism, and Christian spiritualitydepicted in human relationships with Christ. Thecourse further highlights issues common to majorwriters across the centuries, e.g., problems of eviland sinfulness, anguish over personal salvation,the beauty and goodness of God’s creation, theunconditional love of God. To accomplish theseaims, the course introduces students to poets likeJohn Donne, George Herbert, and Gerard ManleyHopkins; narrative artists like Graham Greene,Flannery O’Connor, and Ron Hansen; dramatistslike Thomas Bolt and T.S. Eliot; spiritual autobiographerslike Thomas Merton and Therese ofLisieux. Prerequisite: EN 1110/1120, or EN 1140,or EN 1150. (LTII)EN 4120. Introduction to Screenwriting (3)This course provides an introduction to the foundationsof screenwriting, including generatingideas, finding a subject, building characters, developinga plot through a beginning, a confrontation,and a resolution, designing individual scenes toadvance the story, building momentum for anaudience, and achieving a convincing climax. Theprimary purpose of the course is the production ofa complete written script that fulfills the specializedneeds of this particular writing genre. Prerequisite:EN 1110/1120, or EN 1140, or EN 1150.EN 4150. The Tradition of Rhetoric: Principlesand Practices (3)This course examines rhetorical history and theoryas it started in classical Greece, developed inancient Rome, was modified in medieval times,and matured into modern times. The use of rhetoricas a practical force, as a base in the academictradition, as part of modern media (including thework of Walter J. Ong), and as a necessary part ofpedagogy in teaching is reviewed in its methodsand concepts as a valuable principle in humancommunication. Prerequisite: EN 1110/1120, orEN 1140, or EN 1150. (LTII)EN 4170. Teaching of Writing (3)This course will explore the teaching of writing,both in theory and in practice, by considering anarray of approaches, methods, and techniques thatinform current research on best practices in compositionpedagogy. An intensive, upper-divisionseminar that focuses on techniques needed bysecondary-school teachers of English, topics mayinclude designing writing assignments, the role ofreading in writing, teachers’ comments and feedback,and assessment. Prerequisite: EN 1110/1120,or EN 1140, or EN 1150; junior, senior or graduatestanding; or department approval.EN 4180. Report Writing (3)Intensive course in the writing of reports usual inbusiness, institutions and government. Includesresearch, layout and graphics. One original projectrequired. Prerequisite: EN 1110/1120, orEN 1140, or EN 1150.EN 4190. Literature and Orality: A RhetoricalSynthesis (3)A course that studies the oral basis of modernwriting beginning with oral epics and continuingthrough Greek chirographic drama into themodern typographic novel. Works that presentrhetorical backgrounds (Aristotle, Horace, Longinus)are reviewed to synthesize the rhetorical formswith the literature. Recent work on literacy theoryis also examined along with the implications of thiswork for the written and spoken word. Prerequisite:EN 1110/1120, or EN 1140, or EN 1150.(LTII)EN 4600. Twentieth Century British andAmerican Poetry (3)A survey of the principal figures and major developmentsin 20th century British and Americanpoetry from Yeats, Pound, Eliot, Stevens and Williamsto contemporary poets. Prerequisite: EN1110/1120, or EN 1140, or EN 1150. (LTII)EN 4610. African American Literature (3)This course studies major works by major AfricanAmerican writers by addressing one or two selectedthemes developed in a variety of genres. Theauthors studied, predominantly of the 20th century,span several literary movements, beginningwith pre-Civil War writings and moving throughthe post-1960’s avant garde period. The primaryaims of the course include deepening students’awareness of the social and literary contributions ofAfrican Americans to the larger body of Americanliterature and exploring the ways African Americansdefine themselves and their unique culture intheir literature. Prerequisite: EN 1110/1120, orEN 1140, or EN 1150. (LTII)EN 4620. The Novels of Faulkner (3)Study of the themes in Faulkner’s novels. Readingsinclude The Unvanquished, Intruder in the Dust,Undergraduate College of Arts Programs & SciencesCollege of Arts and Sciences123