The type of writing and reading assignments that will be emphasized are indicated in the individual course description.

The department encourages most students to begin their work in the department at Level I courses. The English Department courses are numbered to indicate approximate level of difficulty and subject area. The department’s curriculum seeks to acquaint students with historical and current developments in language, literature, and film develop students’ competence as writers and foster a sense of literary values. Narrative, then, engenders empathy and commits us to social justice. Just as we are interested in many different kinds of texts, we are also eclectic in our theoretical and critical approaches, finding many ways to connect literature with science, history, culture, and other intellectual fields-but always, we come back to the literary text as a unique way of telling us about the world, telling us what others believe and value, as we learn to think and write about our own beliefs and values. Whatever we study-whether a medieval ballad or a detective film-we put the emphasis on reading closely, thinking creatively and critically, and writing well. We continue to read in the traditional genres- fiction, drama, and poetry-but we are also drawn to study memoir, film, archival documents, graphic novels and digital narratives.

The study of literature has always been a way to experience the past, reflect on the present, and imagine the future, and in recent years the texts that we are reading come in many and varied forms. Athletics at Gustavus Gustavus Adolphus College Shield Icon.Fine Arts at Gustavus Musical Notes Icon.Admission at Gustavus Pencil Paper Icon.Center for International and Cultural Education.Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures.Latin American, Latino, and Caribbean Studies.Administrative Organization, Faculty and Trustees.Pre-professional and Specialized Programs.Communication Arts/Literature Teaching Major.

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