Decoding Narrative

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This course emphasizes how narrative texts work. Moving between micro- and macro-analysis of narrative texts, students practice decoding patterns and structures to understand meaning-making across genres, periods, cultural contexts, and media. Students will learn fundamental principles of close reading, poetics, formal analysis, and semiotics to more deeply understand and analyze narrative texts and render meaningful interpretations. Critical and analytical tools gained in this course are transferable skills into other academic and professional contexts.