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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2015-2016
EH 229 Protest Literature (1)
An introduction to the study of literature through works written specifically
to change the world, or at least some aspect of it. Among the more famous
works that have been labeled “protest literature” are Harriet Beecher Stowe’s
Uncle Tom’s Cabin,
Upton Sinclair’s
The Jungle,
John Steinbeck’s
The Grapes
of Wrath
, and Kurt Vonnegut’s
Slaughterhouse Five.
The course examines a
variety of movements for social change within the historical contexts of the
American Revolution, the antebellum period, the progressive era, and the
1960s.
EH 230 Plural America I (1)
An introduction to the plurality of the American culture from within the
liberal arts traditions of history and literature. The intent is to recognize the
aspects of other cultures appropriated into the Western tradition but often
either unacknowledged or glossed over. The end should be an appreciation
of the achievements and limitations of our Western heritage, and a
heightened sensitivity to the cultural diversity of the world-at-large. Plural
America I focuses on Native American and Chicano history and literature,
and on the European context of American society. (Also listed as HI 230
and HON 230.) Prerequisite: EH 102 or EH 208.
EH 231 Plural America II (1)
An introduction to the plurality of the American culture from within the
liberal arts traditions of history and literature. The intent is to recognize the
aspects of other cultures appropriated into the Western tradition but often
either unacknowledged or glossed over. The end should be an appreciation
of the achievements and limitations of our Western heritage, and a
heightened sensitivity to the cultural diversity of the world-at-large. Plural
America II focuses on African-American and Asian-American history and
literature, and on the 1960s as a catalyst for multi-culturalism. (Also listed
as HI 231 and HON 231.) Prerequisite: EH 102 or EH 208.
EH 248 Monsters, Monarchs, and Monastics: Legacies of Medieval
Literature in Popular Culture (1)
An introductory course focusing on critical approaches to literature. Using
medieval literature in translation and texts from popular culture the course
introduces students to the fundamentals of literary interpretation. Texts
range from Arthurian romances to contemporary trademarket mysteries.
Considerable attention is also given to technology in teaching and learning.
(Also listed as HON 248.) Prerequisite: EH 102 or EH 208. Spring.