Courses

Required equipment will be announced before pre-registration. Course is repeatable, up to 3 times, for credit.

Exploration of the ideas and practices of still photographs as a means of visual communication in documentary and narrative photography. Applications include photojournalism, photo essay, editorial and other approaches to the picture story. Topics to be discussed include the “captured moment” vs. the “constructed reality” and documentary and narrative photography in the current age of social media.

The interdisciplinary and cross-cultural study of manifestations of European thought and identities (historical, social, intellectual, religious, political, and gender-related) as reflected in different literary periods in a variety of forms and genres of European literatures (prose, poetry, drama, diaries, memoirs, folklore).The thematic focus may vary each semester. May be repeated once for credit provided the topic is different.

The interdisciplinary and cross-cultural study of manifestations of European thought and identities (historical, social, intellectual, religious, political, and gender-related) as reflected in different literary periods in a variety of forms and genres of European literatures (prose, poetry, drama, diaries, memoirs, folklore). 654 / 1272 Queens College The thematic focus may vary each semester. May be repeated once for credit provided the topic is different.

Selected topics to show the representation of history through film and the impact of film on history. Subjects may vary. May be repeated once if the subject is different.

Selected topics to show the representation of history through film and the impact of film on history. Subjects may vary. May be repeated once if the subject is different.

Development of research skills using specific resources and strategies. Students will learn to identify their research needs, and how to select, evaluate and integrate resources into a scholarly product .

An exploration of the literature and culture of gender and sexuality. Topics may include feminist and queer theory, traditions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer writing (autobiography, fiction, poetry, etc.) or themes such as marriage, sexual and gender identity, or HIV/AIDS. May be repeated for credit if the topic is different.

A comparative study of Anglophone literature that brings writers and/or literary movements in or from Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, and the English-speaking Caribbean in conversation through a theme, genre, and/or theoretical approach. Themes, genres, and/or theoretical approaches can vary, like the countries/regions/areas studied. May be repeated for credit if the topic is different.

An interdisciplinary variable topics course in which the topic is explored from the perspectives of the disciplines of literature and history. The underlying connections and interplay between history and literature will be examined.