17 courses with the subject ALIT, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Survey of the major writers of America from colonial days to the Civil War. Pass/Fail Option. Offered Fall only. LA HUMA
Survey of the major writers of America from the Civil War to the present. Pass/Fail Option. Offered Spring only. LA HUMA
There are two main components to this course. The first is a survey of American environmental literature (or nature writing) that will consider such topics as American attitudes towards nature and the wilderness, ecological history, the spiritual aspects of nature writing, literary movements such as Romanticism and Transcendentalism, the effects of nature writers on the growth of the conservation, and environmental movements and modern developments in literary environmentalism. The second component of the course will center on your own experiences in and writings about nature, as well as your research and ideas regarding the writers and works discussed in class. In both cases, our considerations will focus on nature and how we—both as individuals and as a species—interact with our environment. As befits a course on nature, outdoor experiences including field trips to sites such as Walden Pond or Slabsides (John Burrough’s writing cabin) will be included as part of the curriculum. A-E Only. Offered every 2-3 years. LA HUMA
A study of works by African-American writers since 1890. The forms studied will include novels, short stories, plays, and poems. Pass/Fail Option. Offered every 2-3 years. LA Cross-listed with ALS 2050 .
Study of an area not covered by regular course offerings. Pass/Fail Option. Offered irregularly. LA
Special studies under department supervision for students who have shown unusual ability in English and other areas. May be continued in successive semesters. Admission by consent of department chair and instructor involved. A-E Only. Offered irregularly. LA
A study of works of significant poets from Dickinson through World War II. Pass/Fail Option. Offered every 2-3 years. LA HUMA
Study of American fiction from the turn of the century to World War II. Pass/Fail Option. Offered every 2-3 years. LA
Study of American fiction from World War II to the present. Pass/Fail Option. Offered every 2-3 years. LA
Reading and discussion of contemporary poetry, with consideration of the function of poets in the contemporary scene. Pass/Fail Option. Offered every 2-3 years. LA HUMA
Study of American literature from about 1820 until 1860, including works by Poe, Emerson, Hawthorne, Thoreau, Melville, Cooper, Whitman, Dickinson, and others. Pass/Fail Option. Offered every 2-3 years. LA
This variable-topic course will focus on one or two prominent authors in American literature, their cultural and historical context, and their place in and influence on American (and other) literatures. Authors studied may include figures like Stowe, Douglas, Dickinson, Whitman, Chopin, W. C. Williams, Bishop, Ellison, T. Williams, Morrison, etc. Pass/Fail Option. May be repeated for up to 6 s.h. as long as different authors are taught in each course. Offered every 2-3 years. LA
A study of Black writers in Harlem between 1920 and 1929. Pass/Fail Option. Offered every 2-3 years. LA Cross-listed with ALS 3051 .
This course is intended to acquaint students with the history and representative writings of African American women writers from the 19 th century to the present, and celebrates the great tradition of African American women writers, from Phyllis Wheatley to Zora Neale Hurston to Toni Morrison, Audre Lorde, and Ntozake Shange. Seeking to increase our understanding of the particular obstacles, issues and social injustice faced by African-American women, as well as the richness, complexity and diversity of their writing, we will explore the poetry and fiction of writers both famous and little known, discovering their contribution to American Literature, to African American and Women’s literature, and to social critique and social consciousness over the years. A-E Only. Offered every 2-3 years. LA Cross-listed with ALS 3086 .
This course explores the rich literature of the American South related to race relations. Particular emphasis will be given to writers dealing with the struggle of African-Americans for equality and self-determination. A-E Only. Offered every 2-3 years. LA
Reading of American writers who live in and/or write about Upstate New York of the present day. A-E Only. Offered every 2-3 years. LA
This course will examine the work of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville, two of the key figures in the “American Renaissance” of the 1850s. In addition to several short stories and other works, two of the most powerful novels in American literary history—Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter and Melville’s Moby Dick —will be explored in depth. A-E Only. Offered every 2-3 years. LA
Source: SUNY Oneonta's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
