Do you love myth and fairytales? If so, this class is for you! Together, we’ll look at some of the most legendary myths and fairytales from around the world and compare them to contemporary adaptations. The earlier stories may surprise you! Used to the Disney Version of Cinderella? Wait until you see how dark the Brothers Grimm version is! Love Arthurian legend? Wait until you read the 2020 fantasy novel adaptation where King Arthur’s knights are a secret society of college students! Most of the works we will read will be short stories, though we’ll also read two short novels. Most of the adaptations will be fantasy and science fiction, so get ready to delve into some truly fantastic worlds! This class is asynchronous online.

Students in this class will read and analyze texts of poetry and prose written during the Harlem Renaissance, from writers such as Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Arturo Schomburg, Claude McKay, and Marcus Garvey, among others. As a course that fulfills both IFP and WAC criteria, it is writing intensive in nature, but expects that students will improve their writing over the course of the term.