This course is intended for first-year students and is designed to be taken alongside the two-semester survey lecture in English and American literature. It aims to equip students with the analytical tools necessary for the academic study of English and American literatures. Students will be introduced to key concepts in literary studies and will learn to apply these to a range of texts in order to become more precise and effective readers, researchers, and writers. In addition to developing students’ close reading skills, the seminar will provide an overview of the major literary genres—prose, poetry, and drama—and familiarize students with the relevant conventions and terminology.
- Teacher: Julia Von Bergen