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  • ENGL 3510: HU/CC World Literature

    3.00 Credits
    Weber State University

    This is a selection of masterworks from a variety of authors, regions, and eras -- expressly to introduce diverse literatures other than British and American. The required readings may vary considerably from semester to semester, according to the instructors' expertise. Prerequisite:    ENGL 2010 and ENGL 2015
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  • ENGL 3520: HU Literature of Natural World

    3.00 Credits
    Weber State University

    This course engages literary texts that focus on humans in relation to their natural environment. Conceived as a survey course, it attempts to delineate the various traditions of environmental concern, from the ancient past to the present, and to draw attention to the ongoing relevance of such texts. Students will learn how to read closely and carefully, and how to make such literature meaningful for their own daily lives. Prerequisite:    ENGL 2010 and ENGL 2015
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  • ENGL 3530: Lit of Business & Economics

    3.00 Credits
    Weber State University

    This course examines historical and contemporary issues in the world of business and economics through literature, film, and essays. The course will explore concepts such as private property, commodities and natural resources, wage labor, capital, public lands, and globalization. Students will investigate pertinent moral and ethical questions connected with these concepts from both historical and contemporary perspectives, such as the distribution of wealth and poverty, consumption and resource management, competition and conflict, and social (in)stability. The course is designed to improve writing skills, specifically the ability to express complex ideas from a variety of perspectives and to improve critical and creative thinking skills while stressing the importance of learning through writing.
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  • ENGL 3540: Adaptation Studies

    3.00 Credits
    Weber State University

    This course focuses on the process by which literary works and other texts are adapted into other forms and media, and on the product of that adaptive process. Works may include traditional text-to-film adaptations, as well as more non-traditional forms such as graphic novels, music, television, the Internet, and more. Prerequisite:    ENGL 1010 and ENGL 2015
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  • ENGL 3551: Queer Literature

    3.00 Credits
    Weber State University

    This course examines literature that centers queer perspectives - that is, the identities and experiences of people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, transgender, intersex, non-binary, two-spirit, asexual, or otherwise queer. We will study significant work by writers from diverse backgrounds and different historical periods. The class will cover themes that have been of central importance to queer literature. These include questions about identity and what it means to be queer; representations of love, from queer tragedy to queer joy; chosen family; political liberation; and how queerness intersects with class, race, and other identity categories. We will discuss how queer theory can illuminate this literature. No background in LGBTQIA+ literature, theory, or history is required to participate in this course.
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  • ENGL 3610: American Literature I

    3.00 Credits
    Weber State University

    This course will introduce students to the study of American Literature from its earliest known works to those produced prior to the American Civil War. We will examine its history, major works, and literary concepts. Prerequisite:    ENGL 2010 and ENGL 2015
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  • ENGL 3620: American Literature II

    3.00 Credits
    Weber State University

    This course will introduce students to the study of American Literature from the American Civil War to the contemporary period. We will examine its history, major works, and literary concepts. Prerequisite:    ENGL 2010 and ENGL 2015
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  • ENGL 3650: British Literature I

    3.00 Credits
    Weber State University

    This course will introduce students to the study of British Literature from its earliest known works to those produced in the eighteenth century. We will examine its history, major works, and literary concepts. Prerequisite:    ENGL 2010 and ENGL 2015
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  • ENGL 3660: British Literature II

    3.00 Credits
    Weber State University

    This course will introduce students to the study of British Literature from the eighteenth century to the contemporary period. We will examine its history, major works, and literary concepts. Prerequisite:    ENGL 2010 and ENGL 2015
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  • ENGL 3730: Literature Cultures & Places

    3.00 Credits
    Weber State University

    This variable topics course examines literatures, cultures, and nations beyond England and America. Students will be introduced to the ways in which texts are closely tied to geographical place and cultural space as well as the historical movement from which they emerge. The course may focus on a single national culture or, alternately, offer representative works from various cultures. Prerequisite:    ENGL 2010 and ENGL 2015
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