Faculty Name

Jermaine Singleton

Document Type

Syllabi

School

CLA

Department

ENG

Course Subject

ENG

Course Number

3010

Course Section

01

Course Title

Textual Studies and Criticism

Academic Term and Year

Fall 2016

Credits

4.00

Hamline Plan Letter

H, W

Area of Study

ENG

Course Description

Goals: To introduce readers to a critical relationship with literary form that is the foundation of the discipline of English. The course investigates literature and writing as a site of cultural production and consumption, leading to a self-reflexive development of critical thinking through the close reading of texts in different genres. Students acquire critical terminology and practice interpretive strategies. Content: Close reading of and writing about selected works from various genres, cultures, and periods. Taught: Annually. Prerequisite: One survey course (1210, 1220, 1230, 1240, 1250, 1270) completed or taken concurrently, or permission of the department chair. Credits: 4

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