2019-2020 BSC Catalog

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
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EH 300 WR Theories and Methods of Literary Analysis (1)
An introduction to the discipline of literary study for English majors. This course
prepares students for advanced work in textual analysis, the application of critical and
theoretical approaches, and the production of well-researched literary analyses. At least
one previous EH course is recommended. A Writing Reinforcement designated course.
EH 301 Fiction Workshop (1)
The writing of original short prose fiction taught by the workshop method. The course
may be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: EH 205.
EH 302 Poetry Workshop (1)
The writing of original short poetry taught by the workshop method. The course may be
repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: EH 205.
EH 303 Advanced Prose Workshop (1)
Study of and practice in the development of style in writing, with general and
professional applications. With the permission of the English faculty, students may enroll
more than once for credit, providing that the focus of the course is different. Prerequisite:
any 200-level writing course.
EH 305 Journalism Workshop (1)
Reading and practice in forms of journalism, including literary journalism, arts reviews,
feature writing, editorials, and interviewing. Prerequisite: EH 204 or EH 208.
EH 325 Natural, Wild, and Free: American Environmental Literature (1)
An investigation of American environmental literature and nature writing. The course
gives particular attention to literature and film that examine the consequences of human
activity on natural systems and engage in conversations about human connections to the
environment, nature, wilderness, conservation, and preservation. Prerequisite: EH 102 or
EH 208.
EH 329 Slavery and the Literary Imagination (1)
An exploration of American slavery through literary representations of the “peculiar
institution.” The course focuses first on pre-1900 works, including slave narratives,
abolitionist fiction, and post-bellum recasting of the institution by southern apologists.
Then students read a variety of modern writers trying to come to terms with the legacy of
slavery and employing literary forms unimaginable to their nineteenth-century
counterparts. Prerequisite: any 200-level literature course. (Category 1)
EH 330 Major Authors (1)
A focused study of the works of one to three authors. Recent offerings have included
Dante, Hawthorne, Hemingway, Morrison, Woolf, and Yeats. With the permission of the
English faculty, students may enroll more than once for credit, providing that the focus of
the course is different. Prerequisite: any 200-level literature course. (Category 2)
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2019-2020