ENGL 283 - British Literature 19th and 20th Centuries

Credits: 5
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 55
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: Course introduces analysis and interpretation of 19th and 20th century British literature in cultural context.

Prerequisite: ENGL& 101 with a C or higher.
Distribution Requirements:

Humanities Distribution Requirement

General Education Requirements:

Fulfills Engage General Education Requirement

Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Identify the major authors and themes of British literature in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Identify relationships between social/historical contexts and literary works in different periods.
Read critically to understand the themes of British literature and how they are treated by different authors.
Demonstrate a range of critical thinking skills in reading, discussing, and writing about literature.
Demonstrate the ability to apply diverse analytical frameworks to understand and interpret British literature.
Demonstrate the ability to identify and describe how diverse perspectives about race, class, gender, sexual orientation, disabilities, and/or culture are expressed through literature.

Course Contents

This class is designed to prepare students for upper-division literature courses. Class discussion and exercises will help students to analyze texts from various genres and to develop well-supported arguments about works of literature in their cultural and historical contexts. Students will practice close reading and other techniques of literary analysis.
Students may be exposed to a variety of critical approaches to literature, with a particular emphasis to be determined by the instructor.
This course includes selected works of literature from the 19th Century to the present.

Instructional Units: 5