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• ENGL 336: Language, Gender & Society

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Investigates the various ways that language and gender interact and intersect in society. Examines such questions as: Does society use language to favor one sex over the other? Why is language a crucial component in formulating constructs of masculinity and femininity? What stereotypes of gender-based language are promoted in our society? How can we analyze language to reveal disparate views and treatment of the sexes? Prerequisite:    ( ENGL 202 or EN 202 )
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• ENGL 337: Myth

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Examines the nature and function of the mythic experience and explores the archetypal patterns of myths from various cultures.
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• ENGL 341: Poetry

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Studies the forms and theories of poetry as a genre. Includes study of major writers, movements, and aesthetic developments.
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• ENGL 342: Short Fiction

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Studies the form and theory of short fiction as a genre. Emphasizes major writers and movements as well as significant historical developments.
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• ENGL 344: Ethnic American Literature

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Concerned with ethnic US experiences as expressed in poetry, fiction, drama, and autobiography. The topic will vary and be announced in advance. Examples include Asian American, Hispanic, Irish American, Jewish American, and Native American literatures.
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• ENGL 347: Playwriting

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  A practical exploration of the craft and process of playwriting. Focuses primarily on the practical, hands-on experiences approximating the developmental process currently in use in the American theater. The student is guided from the initial concept through synopsis, outlines, working drafts, and completion of an original one-act play and a staged reading of this project. Either of these courses may be substituted for each other and may be used interchangeably for D/F repeats but may not be counted for duplicate credit.
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• ENGL 348: African American Literature

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Primarily 19th- and 20th-century African American literature (poetry, fiction, nonfiction), including works by Frederick Douglass, W. E. B. Du Bois, spirituals and folk poetry, Harriet B. Wilson, Jean Toomer, Richard Wright, Audrey Lorde, and Toni Morrison. Emphasizes historical context and an Afrocentric approach. Prerequisite:    ( ENGL 121 or EN 121 or ENGL 122 or EN 122 ) and ( EN 202 or ENGL 202 )
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• ENGL 349: English Bible as Literature

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Considers literary aspects of the English Bible by relating earlier translations to the Authorized Version of 1611 and by tracing some of the major influences of the King James Bible upon writers and speakers of modern English. Offers a close reading of the major narrative and poetic portions of the Old Testament. Prerequisite:    ( ENGL 121 or EN 121 or ENGL 122 or EN 122 ) and ( EN 202 or ENGL 202 )
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• ENGL 350: LGBTQ Literature, Theory&Film

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Introduces literature, film, and theory that focus primarily on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender perspectives. Inquires into the representation of gender and sexuality within historical and cultural contexts.
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• ENGL 354: Classical Lit in Translation

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Masterpieces studied range from those of ancient Greece to Middle Ages. English literature and American literature excluded. Prerequisite:    ( ENGL 202 or EN 202 ) and ( ENGL 122 or EN 122 )
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