English Literature (ENG)
An introduction to American and international short stories, with a focus on the fundamental elements of fiction. Also examines the historical, social, and cultural background and significance of fiction. Students engage in literary analysis, use literary terminology, and develop personal and scholarly responses to fiction.
An introduction to American and international drama, emphasizing reading, appreciation, discussion, and literary analysis. Focuses on defining the genre and elements of drama, encouraging students' personal reflections and cultural understanding, incorporating relevant literary theories, and practicing the close reading and analysis of dramatic works.
An introduction to multicultural poetry in English and translation. Explores the elements of poetry and examines the historical, social, and cultural significance of various poems. Students engage in literary analysis, use literary terminology, and develop both personal and analytical responses to poetry.
Literature of the ancient through classical worlds: epic, lyric, and dramatic literature. Through class discussion, research, and written work, students practice close reading and literary interpretation, explore the readings' contemporary relevance, relate the readings to their own lives and the world, and engage in academic conversations about the literature.
Literature of the Early Middle Ages through the 18th Century, in a variety of genres. Through class discussion, research, and written work, students practice close reading and literary interpretation, explore the readings' contemporary relevance, relate the readings to their own lives and the world, and engage in academic conversations about the literature.
Literature of the 19th through 21st centuries, in a variety of genres. Through class discussion, research, and written work, students practice close reading and literary interpretation, explore the readings' contemporary relevance, relate the readings to their own lives and the world, and engage in academic conversations about the literature.
Examines the intrinsic literary and artistic qualities of comics, as well as their connections to classic literature, and the literature and other art they have inspired.
An introduction to detective/mystery fiction. Students will read, discuss, and analyze short stories by writers such as Edgar Allan Poe, Agatha Christie, and Walter Mosley.
Examines the nature of leadership by analyzing characters in major literary works.
Viewing, discussion, and analysis of films from a variety of eras and cultures. Students will learn to analyze a film beyond its surface meaning, drawing on film aesthetics, technology, history, and theory. The interpretive and critical thinking skills they develop can be applied to a variety of modern media.
This course will focus on the history and theory of American filmmaking from 1895 to the present. Film will be viewed as a visual language and an evolving art form that expresses and influences American culture.
Selected comedies, histories, tragedies, romances, and poetry. Students focus on reading and discussion, literary interpretation, and relating Shakespeare's work to their lives and the world. Study of significant plays and sonnets. Works from ENG-202 will not be repeated in CCC's other Shakespeare course, ENG-201.
Representative study of British literature, including major works, writers, and literary forms, from its beginnings through the eighteenth century. Readings from the Anglo-Saxon, Middle English, Renaissance, Restoration, and Enlightenment periods.
Representative study of British literature, including major works, writers, and literary forms. Nineteenth century through modern, with readings from the Romantic, Victorian, and modern periods.
This course offers a survey of U.S. Latinx literature of various genres and historical periods. Students read and study the literary contributions by writers of varied cultural heritage and will bring theory and literature into conversation about issues in the world, including power, privilege, and cultural perspectives between Latinx populations and the U.S. cultural sphere.
Explores the origins and development of Arthurian literature, focusing on the historical, cultural, social, and literary significance of original texts. Considers the Arthurian body of literature in the larger context of Western civilization and literary traditions, including its influence on contemporary literature, film, and art. Introduces theoretical approaches to literature and basic literary elements and terminology.
Surveys the development of the genres of children's and young adult literature, including fairy tales, picture books, classic children's novels, and contemporary young adult novels, studying how these texts reflect their culture's understanding of young readers' psychology, taste, and learning needs over time.
Discussion and analysis of various types of creative nonfiction such as literary journalism, memoirs, nature or science writing, literary travel writing, and personal essays.
Focuses on genre work within prose, film, comics and/or videogames that is specific in theme and targeted towards a more mass audience than traditional literary work. Genres might include but not necessarily be limited to horror, fantasy, science fiction, romance, and/or westerns. May be repeated for up to 8 credits.
This course will focus on documentary film history and theory. Students will learn to analyze documentary film and appreciate its value as a mode of cultural expression and influence.
Explores Native American mythology and its cultural, social, and literary significance; views Native American mythology in its historical and geographic positions and in the larger context of world literary tradition; considers how studying myth affects and influences reading other works; introduces theoretical approaches to mythology and basic literary elements and terminology.
Explores Norse mythology and its cultural, social, and literary significance; views Norse mythology in its historical and geographic positions and in the larger context of Western literary traditions; introduces theoretical approaches to mythology and basic literary elements and terminology; considers how studying myth affects and influences reading other works; connects Norse myth to medieval European and modern fantasy literature.
Explores African mythology and its cultural, social, and literary significance; views African mythology in its historical and geographic positions and in the larger context of global literary traditions; introduces theoretical approaches to mythology and basic literary elements and terminology; considers how studying myth affects and influences reading other works; connects African myth to African-American culture and literature.
Explores the historical, cultural, social, and literary significance of Greek myths; views Greek mythology in its historical and geographic positions and in the larger context of Western civilization and literary tradition; considers how studying myth affects and influences reading other works; introduces theoretical approaches to mythology and basic literary elements and terminology.
Explores the historical, cultural, social, and literary significance of Celtic myths; views Celtic mythology in its historical and geographic positions and in the larger context of Western civilization and literary tradition; considers how studying myth affects and influences reading other works; introduces theoretical approaches to mythology and basic literary elements and terminology.
Explores the historical, cultural, social, and literary significance of Hindu myths; views Hindu mythology in its historical and geographic positions and in the larger context of world civilization and literary tradition; considers how studying myth affects and influences reading other works; introduces theoretical approaches to mythology and basic literary elements and terminology.
Representative readings from pre-European contact to 1865. Surveys the development of American poetry, fiction, drama, and prose through the study of the works of both major and lesser known writers.
Representative readings from the 1865 to present day. Surveys the development of American fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama through the study of the works of both major and lesser known writers.
Focus on selected authors and works of American fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and drama. Theme changes yearly.
The study of the works (e.g. plays, poems, fiction, new media) created by women writers, both classic and contemporary, with an emphasis on women's evolving social, historical, and economic roles.
Explores historical, cultural, social, and literary significance of science fiction literature; places science fiction into the larger context of World literature and literary tradition. Considers how science fiction is often a lens to examine cultural themes such as gender, sexuality, race, and other ways that humans focus on difference; introduces theoretical approaches and basic literary elements and terminology.
Students will closely study famous literary texts through a variety of critical approaches such as structuralism, Feminist criticism, Psychoanalytic criticism, Marxist criticism, and queer theory.
Literature of the ancient through classical worlds: epic, lyric, and dramatic literature. Through class discussion, research, and written work, students practice close reading and literary interpretation, explore the readings' contemporary relevance, relate the readings to their own lives and the world, and engage in academic conversations about the literature.
Literature of the Early Middle Ages through the 18th Century, in a variety of genres. Through class discussion, research, and written work, students practice close reading and literary interpretation, explore the readings' contemporary relevance, relate the readings to their own lives and the world, and engage in academic conversations about the literature.
Literature of the 19th through 21st centuries, in a variety of genres. Through class discussion, research, and written work, students practice close reading and literary interpretation, explore the readings' contemporary relevance, relate the readings to their own lives and the world, and engage in academic conversations about the literature.
Cooperative work experience. Provides students with on-the-job experience in the field of English studies. Variable Credit: 2-6 credits. Required: Student Petition.
This course focuses on the study of revolutionary styles of filmmaking from around the world that were not only socially transformative, but changed the way movies are made.
Adaptation: Literature into Film is an exploration into the study of the art of transforming literary texts into films. The course focuses on various literary genres such as the novel, the short story, the play, and the nonfiction event, and analyzes the process of transforming these stories from page to screen, thereby creating a new art form. Note: This is a literature and not a writing class.
This course provides the opportunity for A.S. Degree students to revise, edit, reflect upon, and compile their best work from their various focus areas to meet the outcomes for the program and prepare for transfer to a university.