Literatureat SPC-Clearwater
Literature
at SPC-Clearwater
Below is a list of courses offered at the Clearwater Campus. Not all courses are offered every semester and some may be offered every other year. American Literature I, British Literature I, and World Literature I are usually offered in the Fall and American Literature II, British Literature II, and World Literature II are usually offered in the Spring. The I and II designations refer to historical periods of literature studied (American Literature I covers literature to 1865 and American Literature II covers literature from 1865 to the present). The American, British and World courses satisfy composition II requirements and a student may take these courses in lieu of composition II. Names of professors who most often teach these courses are included at the end of each description. Click on those names to go to those professors' web pages. All of these courses have a substantial reading requirement. Honors versions of some of these courses are now offered at Clearwater and other campuses. Check here and on the Honors College web page for details.
AML 1604 AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE 3 credits
Prerequisite: (ENC 0020 and REA 0002) or EAP 1695 or appropriate score on the placement test. This course is designed to survey the major fiction, poetry, drama, and essays of selected African writers through the twentieth century. It emphasizes issues and ideas that have influenced African-American literary expression and explores personal responses to the African-American experience as reflected in American culture. It examines African-American literature through four periods: Slavery, The Civil War and Reconstruction, The Harlem Renaissance, and The Contemporary Period. It traces human experience as it unfolds in African-American literature, exploring the historical background, social issues, and ideologies of each period and the impact of the African-American experience upon American culture. This course has a substantial reading and writing requirement. 47 contact hours. This course is occasionally offered at Clearwater, but more often makes its minimum enrollment quota at the St. Petersburg / Gibbs Campus. Contact the Communications Department for planned offerings.
AML 2012 AMERICAN LITERATURE I 3 credits
"G" Prerequisite: (ENC 1101 or ENC 1121) and REA 0002 or EAP 1695 or appropriate score on the SPC placement test. A course designed to survey American literature through the nineteenth century, with special emphasis on the Romantic and Realistic movements as well as methods of library research, writing of the research paper and the paper of literary interpretation. Included are selected works of major writers such as Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain, Stephen Crane, and Henry James. This course partially satisfies the Gordon Rule writing requirements outlined in the General Education Requirements. 47 contact hours. Dr. Gregory Byrd
AML 2022 AMERICAN LITERATURE II 3 credits
Spring 2005: American Literature II with Dr. Byrd
"G" Prerequisite: (ENC 1101 or ENC 1121) and REA 0002
or EAP 1695 or appropriate score on the SPC placement test. This is a course
designed to survey American literature of the 20th century to the present.
Included are selected works of major writers such as Robert Frost, Carl
Sandburg, T. S. Eliot, E. E. Cummings, F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner,
Ernest Hemingway, Norman Mailer, Bernard Malamud, Flannery O'Connor, James
Baldwin, James Dickey, and Sylvia Plath. This course also stresses methods of
library research and emphasizes writing of the research paper and the paper of
literary interpretation. This course partially satisfies the Gordon Rule writing
requirements outlined in the General Education Requirements. AML 2012 is not
necessarily a prerequisite to this course. 47 contact hours.
Dr. Gregory Byrd,
Prof. Linda Yakle, Dr.
Nan Morelli-White
AML 2022H HONORS AMERICAN LITERATURE II 3 credits.
Spring 2005. Dr. Byrd
Description forthcoming.
ENL 2012 BRITISH LITERATURE I (to 1800) 3 credits
"G" Prerequisite: (ENC 1101 or ENC 1121) and (REA 0002 or EAP 1695) or appropriate score on the SPC placement test. A humanistic study of British literature from Anglo-Saxon times through the 18th Century. Representative selections from each period are studied for interpretation, background, artistic qualities, and ethical meaning, with emphasis on human values and application to life. This course also stresses methods of library research and emphasizes writing of the research paper and the paper of literary interpretation. This course partially satisfies the Gordon Rule writing requirements outlined in the General Education Requirements. 47 contact hours. Dr. Gregory Byrd Dr. Nan Morelli-White
ENL 2022 BRITISH LITERATURE II (Since 1800) 3 credits
Spring 2005: Prof. Yakle
"G" Prerequisite: (ENC 1101 or ENC 1121) and (REA 0002 or EAP 1695) or appropriate score on the SPC placement test. A study of British literature of the 19th and 20th centuries from the same approach as that of ENL 2012. This course also stresses methods of library research and emphasizes writing of the research paper and the paper of literary interpretation. This course partially satisfies the Gordon Rule writing requirements outlined in the General Education Requirements. ENL 2012 is not necessarily a prerequisite to this course. 47 contact hours. Dr. Gregory Byrd Prof. Linda Yakle
LIT 1330 LITERATURE FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD 3 credits
Prerequisite: ENC 0020 or EAP 1695 or a satisfactory score on the SPC Placement Test. This is a course designed to acquaint the student with books and other literary media suitable for young children. Talks, exhibits, films, and projects will be of special interest to future teachers, parents, and others who work with young children. This course counts for credit towards early childhood education from the Pinellas County License Board. This course has a substantial writing requirement. 47 contact hours. Prof. Karen Sidwell
LIT 2090 CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE 3 credits
Spring 2005
Prerequisite: ENC 0020 or EAP 1695 or a satisfactory score on
the SPC Placement Test. This course is a multicultural study of representative
nonfiction and fiction since 1960. Emphasis is on the issues and ideas that have
shaped contemporary society. This course has a substantial writing requirement.
47 contact hours.
Prof.
Sandra Kerns
LIT 2110 WORLD LITERATURE I (Ancient World Through Renaissance) 3 credits
"G" Prerequisites: (ENC 1101 or ENC 1121) and (REA
0002 or appropriate score on the placement test or EAP 1695). This course is
designed to study the major poetry, fiction, drama, and essays of world
literature from the Ancients through the Renaissance. Emphasis on the
intellectual and moral issues in literature that unite mankind despite
differences in time, place, and language. This course also stresses methods of
library research and emphasizes writing of the research paper and the paper of
literary interpretation. This course partially satisfies the Gordon Rule writing
requirements outlined in the General Education Requirements. 47 contact hours.
Dr. Barbara Bird Dr.
Nan Morelli-White
LIT 2120 WORLD LITERATURE II (Renaissance to the Present) 3 credits
Spring 2005 Dr. Morelli-White
"G" Prerequisites: (ENC 1101 or ENC 1121) and (REA
0002 or appropriate score on the placement test or EAP 1695). This is a course
designed to study the major poetry, fiction, drama, and essays world literature
from the Renaissance to the present. Emphasis on the intellectual,
philosophical, and cultural issues in literature that unite humankind despite
differences in time, place, and language. This course also emphasizes methods of
library research and the writing of a research paper and the paper of literary
interpretation. Each student will write a minimum of 6000 words. This course
partially satisfies the Gordon Rule writing requirements outlined in the General
Education Requirements. LIT 2110 is not a prerequisite for this course. 46
contact hours.
Dr.
Barbara Bird Dr.
Nan Morelli-White
LIT 2174 LITERATURE OF THE HOLOCAUST 3 credits
This course is a study of literary responses to the Holocaust through works of fiction, autobiography, poetry, and essays by European and American writers. Emphasis is on analysis and interpretation of various prose and poetic forms, as well as students' critical responses to them. Background readings will help determine the political, sociological and historical ideologies that helped breed the atmosphere in which the moral catastrophe of the Holocaust occurred. 47 contact hours. Dr. Delia Palermo
LIT 2380 INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN WRITERS 3 credits
Spring 2005 Dr. Morelli-White
Prerequisite: ENC 0020 or ENS 1481C or satisfactory score on the
SPC Placement Test. This course is an introductory study of representative works
of women authors. Emphasis will be placed on the issues that have shaped, or
arisen from, the literary contributions of women in world societies. This course
has a substantial writing requirement. 47 contact hours. Dr.
Nan Morelli-White
LIT 2950 STUDY ABROAD IN LITERATURE 3 credits
Prerequisite: ENC 0020 or EAP 1695 or appropriate score on SPC Placement Test or permission of instructor. This course, exclusively for students in the Cambridge International Summer Schools Programs, is designed to offer literary topics of special interest to students combined with actual travel and study on-site at one of Europe's oldest and most prestigious universities. Such course offerings include the examination of the styles and influences of music, art, architecture, theatre, religion, literature and philosophy as detailed in the Cambridge catalogue. Variable content depending on the Cambridge course listings for the respective summer term is designated. As a member of the Florida Consortium for Cambridge study, SPC provides students opportunities to receive academic credit while studying at Cambridge University. The course includes lectures, discussions, field trips and multiple writing experiences. In addition, the course involves extensive orientation and preparation plus careful monitoring of student work and progress while at Cambridge. Prof. Ben Wiley