MATC 2021-22 Catalog

ENG

DEGREE/DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Students in the course will demonstrate appreciation for the literature and re fl ect on the perceptions of women in literature and society. Major attention also is given to the preparation and writing of the research paper. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENG-152 or ENG-197 or ENG-201 with minimum grade of C. ENG-223 Credits: 3 African American Literature By and About Black Women This course provides a re fl ection of women’s social, economic and legal status, both past and present. The course analyzes and evaluates literature written by and about Black women with the goal of focusing our critical energy on recovering “her- story,” as well as attaining keener insights into the important role of these women in both historical and contemporary life. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENG-152 or ENG- 197 or ENG-201 or ENGE-201 or ENGCR-201 with minimum grade of C. ENG-224 Credits: 3 Introduction to U.S. Latino Literature This course examines contemporary fi ction, creative non fi ction, drama and poetry written by authors of Latin American descent. Students will learn about the contemporary sociocultural concerns experienced by the U.S. Latino population. Major attention also is given to literary analysis and writing of the research paper. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENG-152 or ENG- 197 or ENG-201 or ENGE-201 or ENGCR-201 with minimum grade of C. ENG-226 Credits: 3 Literature of Migration This course examines literature of migration, both fi ction and non fi ction, from a global perspective. Authors come from a variety of countries of origin and migrate to a variety of destinations. Students will consider the historical, cultural and personal reasons for, and impacts of, both voluntary and involuntary migrations. Students write re fl ective and analytical essays, with major attention given to the preparation and writing of a research essay. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENG-152 or ENG-196 or ENG-197 or ENG-201 or ENGE-201 or ENGCR-201 with minimum grade of C. ENG-235 Credits: 3 Utopian and Science Fiction Literature A survey of selected utopian and science fi ction literature that examines the various trends, themes and subgenres in speculative fi ction. The course concentrates on the use of these literary genres as a vehicle for social criticism and exploring contemporary concerns. Major attention also is given to the preparation and writing of the research paper. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENG-152 or ENG-197 or ENG-201 or ENGE-201 or ENGCR-201 with minimum grade of C.

course will prepare students for critical thinking and academic writing about literature. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENG-152 or ENG-197 or ENG-201 or ENGE-201 or ENGCR-201 with minimum grade of C. ENG-219 Credits: 3 African-American Literature 2 This course covers literature written after the Harlem Renaissance to the present. Students will consider the literature within a sociohistorical context and will discuss such topics as the Wright school, protest writers, raceless novels, novels and plays of African- American life, the Black Arts Movement, and existentialism in African-American letters. This course will prepare students for critical thinking and academic writing about literature. Students do not need to have completed ENG-218 in order to enroll. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENG-152 or ENG- 197 or ENG-201 or ENGE-201 or ENGCR-201 with minimum grade of C. ENG-220 Credits: 3 Native American Literature Students examine literary work by contemporary and traditional Native American writers and oral tradition storytellers. Wisconsin Indian history, culture, tribal sovereignty, and treaty rights will be covered within the context of literary analysis and critique. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENG-152 or ENG-197 or ENG-201 or ENGE-201 or ENGCR-201 with minimum grade of C. ENG-221 Credits: 3 Native American Women in Literature This course is a study of literature written by and about Native American women from throughout North America. Literature by Wisconsin Indian women will be covered speci fi cally to explore and understand Wisconsin Indian history, culture, tribal sovereignty, and treaty rights. Students will explore, analyze and interpret Native women’s literature from various genres and times: oral traditional tales to contemporary short stories, novels, poetry, plays, histories and essays. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENG- 151 or ENG-195 and ENG-152 or ENG-196 or ENG-197 with minimum grade of C, or ENG- 201 with minimum grade of C. ENG-222 Credits: 3 Images of Women in Literature The course provides examples of images of women in literature as a creative re fl ection of, description of and reaction to their social, economic, familial, legal and personal status both in the past and in the present. Students in the course will read and analyze literature to better understand the reasons and motivations for the portrayal of women in literary works that re fl ect cultural and historical values. Through literary analysis, students will strengthen their understanding of how women’s roles, and the perception of these roles, have or have not changed.

ENG-213

Credits: 3

American Literature to 1865 This course is an introduction to American writing from the age of exploration to the Civil War. Students will examine early literary sources and consider how literature re fl ects and in fl uences the lives of those who have lived in what is now the United States. Approaches vary with instructor; materials studied are likely to include early Native American oral traditions and works by authors such as Adams, Bradstreet, Child, Dickinson, Douglass, Emerson, Franklin, Hawthorne, Jacobs, Melville, Murray, Poe, Rowlandson, Stowe, Thoreau, Wheatley and Whitman. Major attention also is given to the preparation and writing of the research paper. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENG-152 or ENG-197 or ENG-201 or ENGE-201 or ENGCR-201 with minimum grade of C. ENG-214 American Literature Since 1865 This course is a survey of the American literary tradition from post-Civil War writers to the present. Students will read a range of major American authors in order to trace the development, in fl uence and practice of American literature. Authors may include Alexie, Baldwin, Cather, Chopin, Ellison, Erdrich, Faulkner, Frost, Gilman, Hemingway, Tan, Updike and Walker. Major attention also is given to the preparation and writing of the research paper. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENG-152 or ENG-197 or ENG-201 or ENGE-201 or ENGCR-201 with minimum grade of C. ENG-215 Credits: 3 Contemporary Literature Students study diverse contemporary authors and their work, which includes poetry, short stories, the novel, drama and non fi ction, both creative non fi ction and literary criticism. Historical, cultural, social and political contexts of contemporary literature are considered. The main objectives of the course are to introduce techniques and practices for interpreting, appreciating, discussing, writing and researching about contemporary literature, and to help students improve existing skills for composing and revising written work. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENG-152 or ENG-197 or ENG-201 or ENGE-201 or ENGCR-201 with minimum grade of C. ENG-218 Credits: 3 African-American Literature 1 African-American literature written during the period from 1760 to 1940 is studied, including slave narratives, poetry, short stories, speeches and essays. Students will consider the literature within a sociohistorical context, including such topics as the background of the African- American Renaissance, the Talented Tenth, double consciousness, the rise of the Black Intelligentsia, and the Harlem school. This Credits: 3

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