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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
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local shelter creates a powerful connection between literary study and the lives of our
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EH 229 Protest Literature (1)
An introduction to the study of literature through works written specifically to change the
world, or at least some aspect of it. Among the more famous works that have been
labeled “protest literature” are Harriet Beecher Stowe’s
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
, Upton
Sinclair’s
The Jungle
, John Steinbeck’s
The Grapes of Wrath
, and Kurt Vonnegut’s
Slaughterhouse Five
. The class examines a variety of movements for social change
within the historical contexts of the American Revolution, the antebellum period, the
progressive era, and the 1960s.
EH 230 Plural America I (1)
An introduction to the plurality of the American culture from within the liberal arts
traditions of history and literature. The intent is to recognize the aspects of other cultures
appropriated into the Western tradition but often either unacknowledged or glossed over.
The end should be an appreciation of the achievements and limitations of our Western
heritage, and a heightened sensitivity to the cultural diversity of the world-at-large. Plural
America I focuses on Native American and Chicano history and literature, and on the
European context of American society. (Also listed as HI 230 and HON 230.)
Prerequisite: EH 102 or EH 208.
EH 231 Plural America II (1)
An introduction to the plurality of the American culture from within the liberal arts
traditions of history and literature. The intent is to recognize the aspects of other cultures
appropriated into the Western tradition but often either unacknowledged or glossed over.
The end should be an appreciation of the achievements and limitations of our Western
heritage, and a heightened sensitivity to the cultural diversity of the world-at-large. Plural
America II focuses on African-American and Asian-American history and literature, and
on the 1960s as a catalyst for multi-culturalism. (Also listed as HI 231 and HON 231.)
Prerequisite: EH 102 or EH 208.
EH 248 Monsters, Monarchs, and Monastics: Legacies of Medieval Literature in
Popular Culture (1)
An introductory course focusing on critical approaches to literature. Using medieval
literature in translation and texts from popular culture the course introduces students to
the fundamentals of literary interpretation. Texts range from Arthurian romances to
contemporary trademarket mysteries. Considerable attention is also given to technology
in teaching and learning. (Also listed as HON 248.) Prerequisite: EH 102 or EH 208.
Spring.
EH 250 Survey of British Literature (1)
An introduction to major British prose and verse written from the Anglo-Saxon period to
the present.