TOOLS, NOT RULES: ENGLISH GRAMMAR FOR WRITERS
ENGL 146
M/W: 3:20-4:35
Demeter
This course provides an introduction to English grammar in context for academic writers. It focuses on the study of language in use, including parts of speech, sentence grammar, paragraph structure, and text cohesion. This course is specifically designed for multilingual students, but native speakers of English may take the course with the approval of the instructor.
WRITING ACROSS DISCIPLINES
ENGL 147
M/W: 12:45-2:00
Demeter
In this course, students will develop their genre knowledge and metacognitive skills to prepare for the advanced writing, reading, and research tasks required in upper-level writing and disciplinary courses across the university. Through individual and group inquiry, students will analyze and discuss the conventions of academic genres to understand the textual and linguistic features and disciplinary expectations of each form of writing. Then, students will apply these generic conventions through the production and revision of writing within each genre. Throughout the semester, students will engage in workshops and discussions that foster skills in the areas of seminar participation, collaboration, rhetorical awareness, and critical thinking. This course is specifically designed for non-native speakers of English, but native speakers may take the course with the approval of the instructor.
WRITING TUTORIAL
ENGL 180
To Be Announced
Schaffer
Substantial scheduled tutorial work in writing.
LITERATURE IN ENGLISH
ENGL 200
M/W/F: 3:20-4:10
To Be Announced
This course introduces students to the reading of literature in the English language. Through close attention to the practice of reading, students are invited to consider some of the characteristic forms and functions imaginative literature has taken, together with some of the changes that have taken place in what and how readers read. Recommended preparation: Academic Inquiry Seminar or SAGES First Seminar.
INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING
ENGL 203
T/TH: 10:00-11:15| 11:30-12:45
To Be Announced
A course exploring basic issues and techniques of writing narrative prose and verse through exercises, analysis, and experiment. For students who wish to try their abilities across a spectrum of genres.
INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALISM
ENGL 204
T/TH: 6:00-7:15
Polverine
Students will learn the basics of reporting and writing news stories, but also the traditions behind the craft and the evolving role of journalism in society. Instruction will include interviewing skills, fact-checking, word choice and story structure--all framed by guidance on making ethically sound decisions. Assignments could include stories from a variety of beats (business, entertainment, government, science), along with deadline stories and breaking news Web updates, profiles and obituaries.
INTRODUCTION TO FICTION WRITING
ENGL 213
M: 3:20-5:50
Umrigar
A beginning workshop in fiction writing, introducing such concepts as voice, point of view, plot, characterization, dialogue, description, and the like. May include discussion of literary examples, both classic and contemporary, along with student work.
INTRODUCTION TO POETRY WRITING
ENGL 214
M/W: 3:20-4:35| 4:50-6:05
Schaer
A beginning workshop, focusing on such elements of poetry as verse-form, syntax, figures, sound, tone. May include discussion of literary examples as well as student work.
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WRITING
ENGL 217A
M/W: 8:00-9:15| T/TH: 1:00-2:15
To Be Announced
The ability to communicate effectively is a powerful skill, one with real and significant consequences. This is particularly true in the 21st-century workplace, where we use words and images to address needs, solve problems, persuade audiences, and even arrange the details of our professional and personal lives. Communication requirements and expectations are constantly changing, whether we work in small business, large companies, non-profit organizations, research labs, or hospitals. As such, we need to be adaptable writers and readers of all kinds of documents -- from print to digital. This course offers students an introduction to professional communication in theory and practice. We will pay special attention to audience analysis, persuasive techniques in written and oral communication, document design strategies, and ethical communication practices. Recommended preparation: Passing grade in an Academic Inquiry Seminar or SAGES First Seminar.
WRITING FOR THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS
ENGL 217B
M/W: 12:45-2:00| T/TH: 8:30-9:45
To Be Announced
This course offers practice and training in the professional and technical writing skills common to health professions (e.g., medicine, nursing, dentistry). Attention will be paid to the writing processes of drafting, revising, and editing. Typical assignments include: letters, resumes, personal essays, professional communication genres (e.g., email, reports, patient charts, and histories), and scholarly genres (e.g., abstracts, articles, and reviews).
RHETORIC & THE ART OF PUBLIC SPEAKING
ENGL 255
T/TH: 10:00-11:15
Schaffer
The health of a democratic society depends on an informed electorate. And yet the attack ads, unverified accusations, sound-bites, and carefully scripted and staged media events that fill television and the Internet tend to misinform, confuse, and disengage voters. How might we reverse this trend? How can we meaningfully enter into political conversations? How can we listen to others, form our own beliefs, and then communicate them respectfully and with purpose? To help answer these questions, we will return to modern democracy's ancient roots, using the lens of classical rhetoric to explore contemporary political debate. While the word "rhetoric" is often used today to deride precisely what's wrong with political discourse, as when a policy proposal is dismissed as mere "campaign rhetoric," it more properly denotes the techniques of effective persuasion. By learning how rhetorical devices are used, we can empower ourselves to analyze policy debates and to make our own contributions. As part of this investigation, we will research issues, debate and develop positions, read and evaluate speeches, write and speak about our own positions, participate in public debates by writing letters to representatives and opinion pieces for newspapers. We will also experiment with various presentation styles and occasions to build our persuasive speaking skills. In our final project, we will research, analyze, and share our perspectives on an issue of interest, and reflect on our internal processes as we take on a belief and act on it. Recommended preparation: Passing grade in an Academic Inquiry Seminar or SAGES First Seminar.
READING FICTION
ENGL 257A
M/W: 12:45-2:00
To Be Announced
This course introduces students to prose narrative forms in English by exploring their intersecting histories and their contemporary developments. As we read these texts in their historical and social contexts, we will pay particular attention to the ways in which prose fiction represents gender, class, sexuality, ability, nationality, race, and indigeneity. Our work will require careful reading, critical thinking, and scholarly, argument-based writing (including revision), as we appreciate the diversity of fiction's forms and features. We will introduce and develop the key terms, concepts and practice of literary studies. The specific focus of the course may vary. Recommended preparation: Academic Inquiry Seminar or SAGES First Seminar.
READING POETRY
ENGL 257B
T/TH: 11:30-12:45
To Be Announced
This course will help you to read and enjoy poetry by introducing you to the history of poetic forms in English. We'll pay close attention to the enchanting details of poetic expression, as well as to the cultivation of individual styles and to the place of poetry in a world defined by global movements of many kinds. Our work will require careful reading, critical thinking, and scholarly, argument-based writing (including revision), as we appreciate the diversity of forms and features of poetry in English. We will introduce and develop the key terms, concepts and practice of literary studies by turning to poems for our test-cases; examples may include the sestina, sonnet and villanelle, ghazal, pantoum, haiku, and open forms. The specific focus of the course may vary. Recommended preparation: Academic Inquiry Seminar or SAGES First Seminar.
SCIENCE FICTION
ENGL 258
T/TH: 11:30-12:45
Clune
Science fiction is an art forms dedicated to creating imaginary worlds, and to exploring the possibilities of human transformation and deformation. Critical questions will include the ethics of new technology, the relation between real and imagined worlds, the transformations of faith and belief, the ethics of otherness, and the status of science fiction as the contemporary literature of prophecy. Authors include H.G. Wells, H.P Lovecraft, Mervyn Peake, Phillip K. Dick, Octavia Butler, and Cixin Liu. Written work will consist of two short papers, one revision, and one longer paper.
DETECTIVE FICTION
ENGL 260
T/TH: 4:00-5:15
Marling
Who dunnit? Why do we keep asking this question? You dunnit. Readers have an investment in finding answers to puzzles and to threatening narrative situations. In this course on one of the world's most popular literary genres, you will not only learn of its origins, but about theories of why you keep reading these stories. The texts begin with the Memoirs of Eugene-Francois Vidocq and stories of Edgar Allan Poe, and run though contemporary novelists such as Sara Paretsky and Natsuo Kirino. Why is this genre appeal so popular in so many cultures? There will be a strong comparativist slant to the course; students will be encouraged to explore the cultural context of Natsuo Kirino's and Stieg Larsson's novels which, like many of the classics, provide fertile ground for comparison to film adaptations. Recommended preparation: Academic Inquiry Seminar (AIQS) or SAGES First Seminar.
LITERATURE, GENDER AND SEXUALITY
ENGL 286
M/W: 12:45-2:00
Jewell
This course focuses on how writers engage with the complex subjects of gender and sexuality in their works. We will read works by novelists, short story writers, playwrights, and poets, focusing on gender's multiple intersections with sexual identity, race, social class, and abilities. Throughout the course, we will keep in mind the following questions: What techniques do writers use to engage with the issues of gender identity and sexuality in their works? How do writers protest against -- or participate in -- the reproduction of gender ideologies? How might literary works provide unique spaces of resistance for reimagining gender roles and identities? How is literary authorship itself gendered and how might authors employ innovative strategies to write beyond binary roles? Students will complete five critical responses, write a midterm essay, and complete multimedia final projects accompanied by a critical essay, and a final short reflection paper to be included in the Experience Portfolio. Recommended preparation: Passing grade in an Academic Inquiry Seminar or a SAGES First Seminar. Offered as ENGL 286 and WGST 286.
ENGLISH LITERATURE TO 1800
ENGL 300
M/W/F: 10:35-11:25
Olbricht
A survey of major British authors from Chaucer to Milton and Dryden.
INTERMEDIATE WRITING WORKSHOP: POETRY
ENGL 304
T/TH: 2:30-3:45
Turner
Continues developing the concepts and practice of the introductory courses, with emphasis on experiment and revision as well as consideration of poetic genres through examples from established poets. Maximum 6 credits. Offered as ENGL 304 and ENGL 304C.
POETRY WRITING CAPSTONE
ENGL 304C
T/TH: 2:30-3:45
Turner
This Capstone course continues developing the concepts and practice of the introductory courses, with emphasis on experiment and revision as well as consideration of poetic genres through examples from established poets. Offered as ENGL 304 and ENGL 304C. There will be a midterm presentation and a Capstone poetry project. Students taking this course for their SAGES Capstone will not be repeating material they covered in ENGL 304. They will be required to complete 25 pages of creative writing and 15 pages of critical writing and attend some separate meetings to discuss their progress on the Capstone project. Capstone students will also be required to present reports on their research projects at a public Capstone presentation at the end of the semester. Offered as ENGL 304 and ENGL 304C.
PLAYWRITING
ENGL 305
M: 3:20-6:05
Vovos
Theory and practice of dramatic writing, in the context of examples, classic and contemporary. Recommended preparation: ENGL 203 or ENGL 213 or ENGL 214 or ENGL 303 or ENGL 304. Offered as ENGL 305, THTR 312 and THTR 412.
AMERICAN LITERATURE
ENGL 308
M/W: 12:45-2:00
Hunter
A survey of major American authors from the Puritans to the present. Recommended preparation: Academic Inquiry Seminar (AIQS) or SAGES First Seminar.
HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ENGL 310
T/TH: 8:30-9:45
Parkin
An introductory course covering the major periods of English language development: Old, Middle, and Modern. Students will examine both the linguistic forms and the cultures in which the forms were used. Recommended preparation: Academic Inquiry Seminar (AIQS) or SAGES First Seminar.
MILTON
ENGL 323
T/TH: 1:00-2:15
Vinter
Poetry and selected prose, including the careful study of "Paradise Lost." Recommended preparation: Academic Inquiry Seminar (AIQS) or SAGES First Seminar. Offered as ENGL 323 and ENGL 423.
STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE
ENGL 360
M/W: 12:45-2:00
Umrigar
Individual topics in American literary culture such as regionalism, realism, impressionism, literature and popular culture, transcendentalism, the lyric, proletarian literature, the legacy of the Civil War. Maximum 6 credits. Recommended preparation: Academic Inquiry Seminar (AIQS) or SAGES First Seminar. Offered as ENGL 360 and ENGL 460.
IRISH LITERATURE
ENGL 361
M/W: 3:20-4:35
Jewell
This course will introduce students to major periods of Irish Literature with a strong focus on concepts of artistic identity and the experiences of writers struggling to produce work outside of official culture. We will begin with an examination of Stone Age archaeology and pre-Christian poets and apply this deep historical context to our examination of the writing being produced around the time of the conversion to Christianity and colonialization in the 16th Century. We will then focus on Anglo-Irish writers such as Yeats, Joyce, Synge, and the lesser-known Maria Edgeworth and then examine contemporary responses to Irish identities and literary cultures by reading the works of more recent poets and playwrights such as Seamus Heaney, Eavan Boland, Brian Friel, Paula Meehan, Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill, and Mary Dorsey. Course outcomes include learning about major Irish literary traditions, the connection of communal identities to literature, colonial Irish contexts, and the construction of literary tradition within post-colonial contexts. Offered as ENGL 361 and ENGL 461.
AFROFUTURISM AND THE BLACK IMAGINARY: LEGACIES AND FUTURES
ENGL 365F
T/TH: 11:30-12:45
Berger
This course explores the theoretical, literary and cultural expressions of Afrofuturism. The term Afrofuturism was developed in 1993 by scholar Mark Dery and is an all-encompassing term used to describe creative work - literature (especially science fiction), music, art - that focuses on Afro-diasporic ways of being and knowing. The course explores the multiple meanings and expressions of Afrofuturism and how it expands various literary traditions. Traditional speculative fiction canons have often distorted and/or erased the existence of people of color in the future. This course recenters these experiences. Readings will delve into the legacies of slavery, colonialism, entrenched inequalities to understand their impact on real and imagined technological futures. Students will spend time exploring how Afrofuturist writers and cultural workers imagine new possibilities that expand our sense of liberation and justice. Recommended preparation: Academic Inquiry Seminar (AIQS) or SAGES First Seminar. Offered as AFST 365F, ENGL 365F, ETHS 365F, RLGN 365F, WGST 365F and WLIT 365F.
TOPIC IN FILM- CLASSICAL AMERICAN NOVEL
ENGL 368
T/TH: 2:30-3:45
Marling
Individual topics include Horror Films, Storytelling & Cinema, Science Fiction Films, Films of Alfred Hitchcock, American Cinema & Culture, History of Cinema, and many others. This course has no prerequisites and welcomes first year students. Other than the number of credits from one department a student can apply toward graduating, there is no limit to the number of times Topics in Film can be taken. A student who has previously taken ENGL 368C may receive credit for ENGL 368 only if the themes/topics are different. Offered as ENGL 368, ENGL 468, WLIT 368, and WLIT 468.
TOPICS IN FILM- SHAKESPEARE AND FILM
ENGL 368
T/TH: 10:00-11:15
Vinter
Individual topics include Horror Films, Storytelling & Cinema, Science Fiction Films, Films of Alfred Hitchcock, American Cinema & Culture, History of Cinema, and many others. This course has no prerequisites and welcomes first year students. Other than the number of credits from one department a student can apply toward graduating, there is no limit to the number of times Topics in Film can be taken. A student who has previously taken ENGL 368C may receive credit for ENGL 368 only if the themes/topics are different. Offered as ENGL 368, ENGL 468, WLIT 368, and WLIT 468.
TOPICS IN FILM CAPSTONE
ENGL 368C
T/TH: 10:00-11:15| 2:30-3:45
Marling/ Vinter
Individual topics include Horror Films, Storytelling & Cinema, Science Fiction Films, Films of Alfred Hitchcock, American Cinema & Culture, History of Cinema, and many others. Students registering for ENGL 368C will be required to develop and complete a Capstone project in the wider field of study covered by the course and to make a public presentation of this project. Students must be a declared English Major with Concentration in Film or both English Major and Film Minor. Permission of instructor must be received prior to the last day of classes the previous semester. A student who has previously taken ENGL 368 may receive credit for ENGL 368C only if the themes/topics are different. Counts as SAGES Senior Capstone.
DISCIPLINARY WRITING SEMINAR- WRITING BLACK BRITAIN
ENGL 380
M/W/F: 9:30-10:20
Koenigsberger
This seminar explores a significant literary period, topic, author, or theme in the study of literature. Readings vary by term and include both primary texts and secondary sources. Students will gain practice in the written analysis of literature, interacting with major historical and cultural discourses that literature engages, and producing distinct and recognizable forms of literary argument. This course will provide students with the concepts, skills, and strategies needed to succeed in their capstone course. Requirements include active class participation, the close reading paper, an argumentative research paper, and a presentation. Required of all English majors, preferable in the junior year.
LITERARY AND CRITICAL THEORY
ENGL 387
M/W/F: 11:40-12:30
Koenigsberger
A survey of major schools and texts of literary and critical theory. May be historically or thematically organized. Maximum 6 credits. Recommended preparation: Academic Inquiry Seminar (AIQS) or SAGES First Seminar. Offered as ENGL 387, WLIT 387, ENGL 487, and WLIT 487.