E251 Textual Analysis

3 credit(s)

This course examines the ways texts carry and convey meaning, and the processes through which we construct meaning from various kinds of texts (e.g., narrative fiction, poetry, drama, film, lyrics, etc.). By examining various representations of a common theme, we will practice ways of reading and interpreting literary and other cultural texts, look for patterns and paradigms that help us make sense of textual forms, and analyze how experience is represented in these texts. We will write essays that articulate those analyses using the conventions of literary discourse, focusing especially on close reading.

Winona Campus

Twin Cities Campus

Rochester Locations

Online

E251 Textual Analysis