LIT 479The Value of Literature

Catalog

The Value of Literature (3) This course examines the myriad of reasons why literature has been valued and who has valued it. Students develop a capstone project that explores literature in ways that showcase its value. They also justify the value of their own critical or creative work. Students explicitly defend their claims of value for the text they study or create and the value of their analyses. By writing a proposal that explains why their project has value, and by immersing themselves in a conversation through annotated bibliographies, short papers, and journal entries, students create a researched and carefully considered literary, interpretive, or creative capstone that exemplifies an aspect of the value of literature. AU Core Integrative Requirement: Written Communication and Information Literacy II. Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite: two upper-level Literature courses, and completion of Written Communication and Information Literacy I requirement.