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May 25, 2026
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EN 202 - Writing About Literature
Credit(s): 3
How do we read and respond to literary and cultural artifacts? The purpose of this course is to introduce students to a variety of approaches to the understanding and analysis of texts by means of literary and cultural theory. Such theories form a critical component in our ability to read, understand, and generate complex analyses and responses to literary and cultural productions. In this course, students will engage in careful readings and close textual analyses of literary creations - from the traditional to the experimental - focusing on explication, analysis, and interpretation. In the process, we will examine and utilize critical approaches to studying literature and culture, which may include: reader-response theory; New Criticism; feminism and gender theory; lesbian, gay, and queer theory; psychoanalytical theory; Marxist theory; African American theory and critical race theory; deconstruction; and postcolonialism.
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