Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
recognize representative aesthetic and thematic archetypes, conventions, and innovations as well as their evolution in American literature.
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
examine a variety of social issues (such as race, gender, religion, politics, and economics) in primary texts as a means of re-constructing the ideology of their authorial and rhetorical voices and as a way of reflecting on contemporary equivalents.
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Reasoning
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
evaluate the impact of gender, race, class, and ideology on literary reception and identify a range of standards for evaluating literature.
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Reasoning
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
apply a variety of critical theories to literary works.
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Reasoning
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
research and write rhetorically effective analyses and arguments pertaining to American literature.
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Communication, Reasoning
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
analyze representative works and genres of American literature produced after the Civil War.