Critical Theory

Catalog description

Students in this course will study various major theoretical schools and begin to develop their conceptual literacy in approaching literary and other cultural texts (for example, creative and other modes of writing, public discourses, aesthetic and/or social movements, images, film, and other media). The course will facilitate students' dynamic participation in the unfolding conversations and debates about texts and culture. Prerequisite: three credits in 200 level English courses. Offered Fall, Spring.