Course Calendar 2011-2012 - Champlain College Saint-Lambert

English (continued)
603-103-MQ
American Writers of the South
(Literary Theme)
The history of the South reflects a particular past, haunted
by ghosts of the slave trade, plantations, incest, and
murder. The literature of the South, like its history and
location, reveals themes that question the social and racial
system that permeated the old South. Many writers
attempt to expose their paradoxical attraction for this
particular region and its history. This course will study the
literature of the South to familiarize the student with the
history of the South and the movement from old to new
South.
4 hours/week Units: 2.33
603-103-MQ
Travels and Journeys
(Literary Theme)
This course explores the use of the journey in literature
through short stories, plays, novels, and/or travel writing.
4 hours/week Units: 2.33
603-103-MQ
The Creative Self
(Literary Theme)
This course explores the nature and expression of
creativity. Through an analysis of fiction and/or nonfiction,
students will discover ways in which ideas are
transformed into literature. Students may also apply
what they learn from these texts to their own creative
lives.
4 hours/week Units: 2.33
603-103-MQ
Paths to Self-Realization
(Literary Theme)
Students in this course will study texts that explore an
individual's need for self-discovery.
4 hours/week Units: 2.33
603-103-MQ
Extreme Fiction
(Literary Theme)
Through this survey of thought-provoking and
noteworthy non-realistic and/or non-traditional fiction,
students will think about literature and fiction in a new
light while being exposed to a wide gender, ethnic, and
stylistic diversity. Short stories, novels, plays and/or
poems may be used to present startling ideas, characters
and situations.
4 hours/week Units: 2.33
603-103-MQ
Sport in Fiction
(Literary Theme)
This course examines sport themes and motifs, and the
role of sports in society as expressed in literature. Issues
examined might include, but are not limited to,
heroes/heroines in sport; youth and aging in sport;
nationalism, racism, and sexism in sport; the individual
versus the community; and the triumph of the individual
in terms of body and mind.
4 hours/week Units: 2.33
603-103-MQ
The Rebel
(Literary Theme)
This course will examine the rebel from different points
of view. The causes and forms of rebellion will also be
explored.
4 hours/week Units: 2.33
603-103-MQ
Marginality: Gay and Lesbian Literature
(Literary Theme)
The study of same-sex desire has been avoided for
centuries. Due to the history of legal and social scandal,
queer theory has attempted to highlight clandestine or
ignored desire between people of the same sex. Gay and
lesbian literature reflects the paradox of liberation: the
combination of a desire to articulate personal yearnings
and the realities of culturalized homophobia. This course
will sample literature that represents same-sex desire
either overtly or covertly to acquaint the student with
themes that examine the transition from concealed to
open same-sex desires.
4 hours/week Units: 2.33
603-103-MQ
Single Author Study
(Literary Theme)
In this course, students will study the work of a single
author in detail. The choice of author may vary from
semester to semester depending on instructor
preference.
4 hours/week Units: 2.33
603-103-MQ
Studies in Theme
(Literary Theme)
This course will introduce students to the themes or
ideas of literature. Students will learn to recognize and
analyze the themes and value systems of the texts.
4 hours/week Units: 2.33