Chandler-Gilbert Community College Course Catalog and Student Handbook for the 2017-2018 year.
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Course Descriptions | CGCC Catalog & Student Handbook 2019-2020 3 1 3 Courses available at CGCC are listed in the Course Descriptions section of this document. General Education Requirements are also listed. For the most current information regarding degree requirements, log on to www.maricopa.edu/academic/ccta. ENH255 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS Contemporary U.S. Literature and Film Strengths and weaknesses of literature and film. Challenges of adapting literature to film. Addressing racial, ethnic, gender, class and religious differences between cultures and mediums. Use of narrative in each medium and how it translates various cultural values and assumptions. Specific genres present in literature and film. Cultural metaphors and symbols used in literature and film. Prerequisites: ENG101. ENH259 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS American Indian Literature Contemporary American Indian forms of literary expression. Selected oral traditions of American Indians. Trends and movements within American Indian literary history. Prerequisites: None. ENH260 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS Literature of the Southwest Investigates major themes in Southwestern American literature including the Western myth, minority roles in the region's literature, control of nature versus primacy of nature, and growth. Both prose and poetry are examined with an emphasis on contemporary Southwestern writing. Prerequisites: None. ENH284 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS 19th Century Women Writers Investigates major themes in literature by women writing in the 19th century including the nature of women's lives in the family, in work situations, and in society. Poetry, prose, essays and drama are examined with an emphasis on common themes. Prerequisites: None. ENH285 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS Contemporary Women Writers Explores twentieth century literature (short stories, essays, plays, and poetry) written by women and about women. Focus on themes relevant to women's lives regardless of age, creed, or ethnic background. Prerequisites: None. ENH241 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS American Literature Before 1860 Includes literature written prior to 1860 in the United States. Prerequisites: None. ENH242 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS American Literature After 1860 Includes literature written after 1860 in the United States. Prerequisites: None. ENH251 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS Mythology Deals with the myths and legends of civilizations with the greatest influence upon the development of the literature and culture of the English speaking people, and compares those myths with myths from other cultures. Prerequisites: None. ENH253 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS Contemporary Global Literature and Film Characteristics of literary and cinematic mediums. Challenges of adapting literature to film. Global examination of historical, religious, socio-economic, political, and colonial/post colonial themes depicted in Western and non-Western literature and film (e. g., Africa, Asia, and Latin America) outside the United States. Use of narrative in each medium and how it translates various global/international perspectives and cultural assumptions. Specific genres present in literature and film. Cultural metaphors and symbols used in literature and film. Prerequisites: ENG101. ENH254 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS Literature and Film Presents works of literature and their film versions and analyzes distinguishing techniques of each medium. Prerequisites: ENG101, or ENG107, or equivalent.