ENGL 3261 - Major Authors: Major American Women Authors

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

English

Description:

Fulfills a Major Authors requirement for English majors pursuing an emphasis in Literary Studies or English Education, and open to other interested students. In depth exploration of the work of a major woman writer or group of women writers. Topics and time periods may vary according to instructor expertise. Emphasizes the dynamic interplay among the aesthetics of the text(s), the authors' lives, and the socio-political context in which the works are produced. Students will be expected to read extensive amounts of work from these authors, write several critical assignments, and conduct a major research project. Offered in rotation; consult class schedule. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Analyze and explore the unique contributions of women authors to the literary canon. 2. Link the chosen women authors to their major works and trace thematic elements that run through each authors' oeuvre of work. 3. Analyze, connect, and assess common themes specific to female writers throughout a breadth of time, experience, and place and begin to investigate how these themes both reflected and created social change. 4. Explore how the chosen literary texts are engaging with recognizable literary tropes, themes, styles, periods, and accoutrements of literary narrative and writing. 5. Analyze and critique a specific literary text in a meaningful and effective fashion, doing far more than stating the obvious. 6. Evaluate and assess the insights of scholarly criticism pertaining to the primary texts read in the class. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 (Grade C or higher) or ENGL 2010A (Grade C or higher).

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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Semester

General Education

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