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2015-2016 Graduate Catalog 
    
2015-2016 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

TCCS 732 Literary Analysis


This course introduces students to literary analysis and shows, through application of such techniques as ¿close reading,¿ that literary analysis is crucial for cultivating empathy, humility, and the interrogative stance ¿ the attributes that lead to the development of responsible policy makers, inspirational educators, courageous journalists, supportive law enforcement officers, and thoughtful self-probing officials, in a variety of institutions, who can be moved to recognize the power they hold and are urged to use it wisely and with attention to the human dignity of those people and groups who come within their spheres of influence. Literary analysis helps you become more comfortable with contradictions, enables you to see that the motivations behind actions can be complex and seldom all ¿good¿ or all ¿bad,¿ and reveals your own biases and privilege so that you understand the subconscious ways in which these might shape your decisions and behavior.

3 Credit(s)