Courses in Theory
ENG 3243. Literary
Analysis and Criticism.
Analysis of fiction, poetry, and drama, using representative
historical periods and contemporary texts. Focus on literary
history, schools of criticism, literary terminology, genres,
principles of analysis with intensive writing practice.
Prerequisites: Nine hours of English. Three lecture hours a week.
Credit: Three hours.
ENG 5283. Studies in Literary Criticism. The schools of
criticism, focusing on postmodern criticism; the application of some
critical theories to the practice of rhetoric; critical theory in a
given period. Prerequisite: Bachelor's degree with a concentration
in English. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
WS 5343: Feminist Theory. Explores the diversity of feminist
theories and their application to social, political, and
intellectual contexts of women’s lives. Examines original feminist
writings from the past several centuries through contemporary
writers. Looks at these theories in their historical context.
Includes consideration of individual writers. Considered a
foundation course in women’s studies. Three seminar hours a week.
Credit: three hours.
ENG 6313. Studies in Rhetorical Criticism and Discourse Analysis.
Directed investigation of topics in the patterned use of language
such as semiotics, narratology, discourse analysis, and stylistics
as approaches to criticism of written texts and other forms of
symbolic communication. May be repeated for credit when the specific
topic of investigation varies. Three lecture hours a week. Credit:
Three hours.
ENG 6323. Studies in Feminist Rhetoric. Directed
investigation of problems in feminism and rhetoric such as feminist
histories of rhetoric, feminist rhetorical theories, feminist
composition pedagogy, feminism and technology, and feminist
epistemology. May be repeated for credit when the specific topic of
investigation varies. Three seminar hours a week. Credit: Three
hours.
ENG 6343. Major Rhetorical Theories. Intensive investigation
of selected major rhetoricians and schools of rhetorical thought
within the history and development or rhetoric. Prerequisite: ENG
6203 or permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit up to
12 hours when specific topic of investigation varies. Three lecture
hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
