Course Details

This course, which is required of all English majors, introduces students to critical terminology and to issues in contemporary criticism and theory. Readings may include critical works that have informed and established formalist, feminist, psychoanalytic, and Marxist approaches to literary analysis, as well as those associated with gender studies, cultural studies, postcolonialism, and deconstruction.

Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of significant texts and theories relating to issues in contemporary criticism.