2023-2024 BSC Catalog Updated_UG ONLY_FINAL[82]

184 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
EH 390 Twentieth-Century British and American Poetry (1)
The critical study of major British and American poetry of the twentieth century.
Prerequisite: any 200-level literature course. (Category 1)
EH 392 Contemporary Fiction (1)
An examination of trends in British or American fiction since World War II, including
the impact of postmodernism, neorealism, and the belated recognition of minority
writing. Prerequisite: any 200-level literature course. (Category 4)
EH 395 GP Contemporary International Fiction (1)
A sampling of recent non-Anglo-American fiction; may include postcolonial literatures,
such as African- and Latin-American fiction, as well as Japanese, Chinese, Indian, and
other Asian fiction. A Global Perspectives designated course. Prerequisite: any 200-level
literature course. (Category 4)
EH 396 Contemporary Poetry (1)
A study of recent poetry and poetics. A service-learning integrated course. Prerequisite:
any 200-level literature course. (Category 4)
EH 400 Studies in Culture and Text (1)
A theoretical study of texts from a perspective of cultural criticism. Recent offerings have
emphasized modernism and postmodernism. With the consent of the English faculty,
students may enroll more than once for credit, providing that the focus of the course is
different. Prerequisite: at least three 300-level literature courses, one of which must be
EH 300. (Category 5)
EH 410 Studies in the Novel (1)
A theoretical study of the novel. The focus of the course may change each time it is
offered: for example, gender and the novel, the modernist novel, the novel and
narratology. Prerequisite: at least three 300-level literature courses, one of which must be
EH 300. (Category 5)
EH 420 Studies in the Drama (1)
A theoretical study of the drama. The focus of the course may change each time it is
offered: for example, gender and the drama, dramatic form and theory, the theatre of the
absurd. Prerequisite: at least three 300-level literature courses, one of which must be EH
300. (Category 5)
EH 470 Senior Seminar (1)
Advanced study of selected topics within a specific area of language or literature.
Students may enroll for a second seminar on a separate topic as one of their electives.
Prerequisites: EH 300 and senior standing.
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2023-2024