Recent ProfessorsNot yet assignedRecent SemestersNo scheduled sections on recordClass SizeNot publishedCredits3PrerequisiteENGL C1000 or ENGLISH 101 or 101X or 101Y or 101Z or E.S.L. 110 Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2DescriptionThis course examines literary texts and narrative-focused video games to analyze digital literature using theoretical readings and hands-on play. Students will research the cultural impact and sociopolitical dynamic of digital games as a new context for literary criticism. The class will analyze traditional elements of narrative such as character, plot, dialogue, and setting in digital literature. In addition, students will explore Joseph Campbell's The Hero's Journey as well as traditional literary criticisms and digital literary criticisms such as Feminist theory, New Historicism, Postcolonialism, and Player-Response. 