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works and the culture that produced
them. Students also examine the ways
in which subsequent cultures have
understood the works. The course
emphasizes research, and, working with
both primary and secondary texts,
students will strengthen their analytic
and interpretive skills. Writing for the
course involves the interpretation of
specific works and includes the
compilation of an annotative
bibliography. (Offered alternate spring
terms)
Prerequisite: 200- or 300-level literature
course
EN 463
Studies in Literature and Culture:
1900-Present
3 credits (AS)
Focusing on the concepts of
modernism and postmodernism,
students read selected works of the
20th Century with an eye toward what
those works reveal about changing
artistic visions of the human condition.
The course introduces students to the
important concepts of colonialism and
post-colonialism and to certain aspects
of the ―culture wars,‖ such as the
question of canon formation. Students
will read closely, understand and apply
a number of theoretical approaches to
interpretation—and interrogate the
very notion of ―interpretation.‖ The
course requires a number of seminar
papers and at least one larger, researchbased
project. (Offered alternate fall
terms)
Prerequisite: 200- or 300-level literature
course
EN 475
Theoretical Approaches to
Literature and Culture
3 credits (AS)
This course devotes itself to the broad
range of philosophical theories of
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meaning, interpretation, and criticism
shaping current work in the humanities
and the impact of these theories upon
both institutional and individual
scholarly practices. Students will
explore such topics as formalism,
semiotics, structuralism,
deconstruction, as well as political,
psychological, race and gender-based
approaches to literature and culture.
(Offered spring term)
Prerequisite: One 300-level Literature course
Equine Studies
EQ 101
Western Horsemanship
2 credits (fulfills equitation
requirement)
Instruction includes schooling in the
basic gaits, riding ring etiquette and
safety, and development of competency
and/or increasing competency in the
western seat. Show ring procedures are
included. Students are enrolled at their
level of skill. A student may repeat this
course for credit. There is an additional
fee for each course. (Offered annually)
Prerequisite: Students not competent at a
minimum skill level of 1 will be required to
take private lessons until competency is met.
There is an additional fee for private lessons.
EQ 102
Hunter Seat Equitation
2 credits (fulfills equitation
requirement)
Instruction includes schooling in the
basic gaits, riding ring etiquette and
safety, and development of competency
and/or increasing competency in the
hunter seat. Jumping and show ring
procedures are included. Students are
enrolled at their levels of skill. A
student may repeat this course for
credit. There is an additional fee for
each course. (Offered annually)
Prerequisite: Students not competent at a
minimum skill level of 1 will be required to