ENG 211 - Critical Explorations of Literature and Film

This course guides students in studying multiple narrative forms, such as graphic novels, plays, contemporary fiction, and film. Students will become more knowledgeable participants in the ongoing conversation about the value of literature and film to society and the debate surrounding the cultural and political significance of the methods we use to read and interpret narratives. Students will also be invited to think critically about their own responses to the positions and dilemmas portrayed in the texts they read and in the films they see. Assignments and in-class activities are aimed at helping students better perceive some of the ways authors and artists use their work to engage with the world. Analytical approaches will include cognitive science, critical race theory, and literary and film studies. Depending on instructors’ expertise and the texts they have selected for study, other appropriate approaches may also be introduced. Because this class is devoted to engaging with multiple communities, the work in this class is explicitly antiracist and inclusive. This is a writing-enhanced course open to all students but is especially recommended for students pursuing or considering an interdisciplinary minor. The course is also a good fit for Creative Writing students who desire a supplemental course to ENG 209 - Introduction to English: Writing about Literature.

Credit(s): 3
Course Attribute(s):

Arts & Humanities Perspectives course for the Dialogues.
This is a writing-enhanced course.

Missouri Higher Education Core Curriculum Transfer (CORE 42) Course Number: MOTR LITR 100 - Introduction to Literature

(For additional information: https://dhe.mo.gov/core42.php)