University of St. Thomas

4 Credit Hours

Before our recent hurricanes, there were literary "hurricanes" in Southern Literature. Writers such as Flannery O'Connor, Walker Percy, Eudora Welty, Tennessee Williams, and Alice Walker each created storms investigating racism, place, and changing values in their writing. While reading from a variety of Southern authors, we'll bring up questions related to Southern literature as a whole. For example, why is the South such a unique part of the American cultural landscape? Is there a distinctive body of Southern literature? How does the South talk about itself? Is there a sense of tragedy in Southern literature, owing to the South being the only part of the country that has suffered defeat in war (the U.S. Civil War, or as some still call it in the South, the War of Northern Aggression)? The writing load for this course is a minimum of 15 pages of formal revised writing. Prerequisite: ENGL 111 or 121. This course replaces ENGL 112 as the second course in the core Literature and Writing sequence. ENGL 190 students should take an ENGL 205 or above literature course to satisfy the core Literature and Writing requirement.

4 Credit Hours

Before our recent hurricanes, there were literary "hurricanes" in Southern Literature. Writers such as Flannery O'Connor, Walker Percy, Eudora Welty, Tennessee Williams, and Alice Walker each created storms investigating racism, place, and changing values in their writing. While reading from a variety of Southern authors, we'll bring up questions related to Southern literature as a whole. For example, why is the South such a unique part of the American cultural landscape? Is there a distinctive body of Southern literature? How does the South talk about itself? Is there a sense of tragedy in Southern literature, owing to the South being the only part of the country that has suffered defeat in war (the U.S. Civil War, or as some still call it in the South, the War of Northern Aggression)? The writing load for this course is a minimum of 15 pages of formal revised writing. Prerequisite: ENGL 111 or 121. This course replaces ENGL 112 as the second course in the core Literature and Writing sequence. ENGL 190 students should take an ENGL 205 or above literature course to satisfy the core Literature and Writing requirement.

4 Credit Hours

Students will read and write about literary texts critically and closely. The course emphasizes recursive reading and writing processes that encourage students to discover, explain, question and clarify ideas. To this end, students will study a variety of genres as well as terms and concepts helpful to close analysis of those genres. They will practice various forms of writing for specific audiences and purposes. Students will reflect on and develop critical awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses as readers and writers.

4 Credit Hours

Students will read and write about literary texts critically and closely. The course emphasizes recursive reading and writing processes that encourage students to discover, explain, question and clarify ideas. To this end, students will study a variety of genres as well as terms and concepts helpful to close analysis of those genres. They will practice various forms of writing for specific audiences and purposes. Students will reflect on and develop critical awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses as readers and writers.

4 Credit Hours

Students will read and write about literary texts critically and closely. The course emphasizes recursive reading and writing processes that encourage students to discover, explain, question and clarify ideas. To this end, students will study a variety of genres as well as terms and concepts helpful to close analysis of those genres. They will practice various forms of writing for specific audiences and purposes. Students will reflect on and develop critical awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses as readers and writers.

4 Credit Hours

Students will read and write about literary texts critically and closely. The course emphasizes recursive reading and writing processes that encourage students to discover, explain, question and clarify ideas. To this end, students will study a variety of genres as well as terms and concepts helpful to close analysis of those genres. They will practice various forms of writing for specific audiences and purposes. Students will reflect on and develop critical awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses as readers and writers.