L.ENG 145 - Literature and Public Life-EI

Credits: 3

This course introduces literary studies: writing, literature, public humanities, and critical theory in the context of contemporary issues. Literature actively engages with the world, and helps us examine our place in it. In addition to mastering the skills of analysis, inquiry, and argument, you will see how literature relates to the most pressing issues of our human experience, such as class, gender, ethnicity, race, immigration, political life, environmental concerns, sexuality, and many others. Through our practice of close and critical reading, we will see how literature in various forms and genres, and writing and speaking, prepare us for life as engaged citizens in professional roles. In this way, the course introduces students to the study of literature, and the pathways it opens into careers in law, journalism, communication, social justice, and management.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Identity, Culture, and Society-EI