English 122:
Introduction to Literature
Catalog Description
Introduces literature through the reading, analysis, and discussion of various genres such as short stories, poetry, drama, novels, myths, essays and folktales. Literature encompasses different time periods and a variety of male and female authors from around the world. Students will use the literature to write critical and appreciative essays.
Spring 2009 Syllabus
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Spring 2009 Books
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Literature: A Portable Anthology, 2nd edition. Ed. Janet E. Gardner et al. Boston: Bedford/St.Martin’s, 2009. (Be sure to get the right edition!)
Free Companion Website for Literature: A Portable Anthology
Baca, Jimmy Santiago. A Place to Stand. New York: Grove Press, 2002.
Baca, Jimmy Santiago. C-Train and 13 Mexicans. New York: Grove Press, 2002.
2009 Literary Arts Festival’s Events
- Keynote Speaker: Jimmy Santiago Baca
Cool Sites for the Lit. Junky
- International Literature Quarterly
- McSweeney’s
- Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image
- Indy Magazine
Literary Links for the Lit. Major
- Careers for English Majors
- Identity Theory
- Voices from the Gaps: Women Artists and Writers of Color
- Arts and Letters Daily
- American Literature Sites
- The Online Literature Library
- Nobel Prize Winners
