ENG-207 Topics in Literature
This course examines literature through selected themes that illuminate cultural, social, and ethical questions central to the human experience. As a special topics course, the thematic focus and primary texts change each semester. Topics may include the graphic novel, environmental literature, contemporary American poetry, women in literature, food and culture, crime fiction, utopias and alternative social structures, literature and film adaptation, and science or speculative fiction.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Students will read and analyze a variety of popular literary texts in order to better understand the social and cultural contexts in which those texts were produced and how they relate to contemporary society.
- Students will write source-based essays using appropriate formats to both define major literary themes and their social and cultural significance, including how they reflect the progression of humanity’s ethics and values as well as the problems and proposed solutions that arise from these themes.
- By completing a capstone project, students will be able to produce an assessable reflection to articulate connections between their chosen area of study and their educational path, including the relevance/impact on their peers, the institution, and/or the community as a whole.