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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 4-25-1995 |
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ENH259
1995 Fall – 1999 Summer II |
LEC
3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Acad |
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American
Indian Literature |
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Contemporary American Indian forms of literary expression.
Selected oral traditions of American Indians. Trends and movements within
American Indian literary history. Prerequisites: None. |
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MCCCD
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ENH259 1995
Fall – 1999 Summer II |
American Indian Literature |
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Define and use literary terminology in analyzing,
criticizing, and synthesizing American Indian literary works. (I, II, III) |
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Describe the major schools of literary criticism,
including psychoanalytic, sociological, and structural criticism. (II) |
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Analyze and synthesize American Indian literary works in
written and oral discourse. (III) |
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Analyze common
themes in selected readings, and identify specific cultural and historical
influences on American Indian literature. (IV) |
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MCCCD
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ENH259 1995
Fall – 1999 Summer II |
American Indian Literature |
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I. Literary Terminology A. Elements: plot and theme
B. Language: figurative and
literal C. Style: tone and point of
view D. Genres II. Schools of Literary
Criticism A. Psychoanalytic B. Sociological C. Structural III. Analytical and
Synthetic Responses to Literature A. Formal B. Informal C. Written discourse D. Oral discourse IV. Cultural and Historical
Influences A. The Native American
Renaissance B. Identity: pure blood and
mixed blood C. Traditional and
stereotypical images of American Indians D. Reservation life and its
impact on the values of the dominant culture E. Influences of oral
traditions on literature |