Chandler-Gilbert Community College Course Catalog and Student Handbook for the 2017-2018 year.
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Course Descriptions COURSE DESCRIPTIONS Chandler-Gilbert Community College Catalog & Student Handbook 2018-2019 For the most current information regarding course descriptions, log on to www.maricopa.edu/academic/ccta. 283 film versions and analyzes distinguishing techniques of each medium. Prerequisites: ENG101, or ENG107, or equivalent. 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. ENH291 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS CHILDREN'S LITERATURE Review of folk and modern literature from a variety of world cultures, including application of literary criteria to folk and modern literature for children. Prerequisites: None. ENH295 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS BANNED BOOKS AND CENSORSHIP History, motivations, and effects of censorship in a democratic society. Censorship and book banning as a method of silencing diverse voices. Critical analysis of banned or challenged literature for children and adults. Prerequisites: None.