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2020-2021 Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EN 299 - Topics in Literature: Genre and Theme


Credit Hours: 3

This course will examine the range of literature created within a particular subgenre (i.e. science fiction and/or detective novel) or upon a consistent theme (i.e. environmental literature). Author(s) and works chosen will vary. 

Fulfills the following SUNY General Education categories: The Arts and Humanities

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • demonstrate, through written work and class discussion, the ability to analyze themes, genres, and topics common to the specified author through the conventions and methods of the humanities;
  • demonstrate, through written work and class discussion, an understanding of the artistic processes and stylistic devices common to the specified author;
  • demonstrate, through written work and class discussion, an understanding of the impact of the biographical, historical, philosophical, and cultural context upon the writings of the specified author; and
  • demonstrate, through written work and class discussion, an understanding of the importance and influence of the works of the specified author to the humanities.


F/S (C, N, S)