ENGL - English

ENGL 100 English Composition

A writing-workshop course in which students understand and practice writing-process elements; compose essays using a variety of rhetorical strategies and research methods; and use critical reading, writing, and discussion as a means of situating themselves in a world of ideas

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ENGL 106 The English Major: An Introduction to Literary Studies

ENGL 106 will provide students with a full semester overview of the major areas within and current approaches to literary students. Students will gain insight into literary history, the process of and critical debates concerning canon formation, and the multiple functions and genres of literature and writing. This course will also require a significant literary research paper designed to introduce students to effective modes of library research, strategies for integrating secondary sources, and important terms and concepts that are fundamental to literary analysis. The small class size will also encourage active discussion and the development of oral presentation skills.

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ENGL 111 Integrated Skills for Academic Purposes

ENGL 111 is a course for students who need to further develop their English language skills. This multi-skills course focuses on reading, writing, and communication needs essential in academic settings.

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ENGL 114 ESL:Spoken and Written Grammar in Context

ENGL 114 A review of English grammar through intensive written and oral practice to promote accurate and appropriate language use for students who have already studied grammar extensively and need to refine the ability to produce acceptable academic English.

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ENGL 117 ESL: Academic Reading and Writing

ENGL 117 will provide students the opportunity to further develop their academic reading and writing skills. It will focus on reading and writing strategies for academic work that will enhance fluency and accuracy, vocabulary expansion and use, and developing metacognitive awareness of the text conventions of common academic genres. Students will improve their ability to understand and respond to texts.

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ENGL 160 Visiting Writers Program

The Visiting Writers Program is required for two semesters for all Writing minors in the creative writing track. Guest writers give readings and present lectures concerning the craft and process of writing, which students are required to attend. Each event offers opportunities for students to interact with the visiting writers and to discuss their craft and creative process. Writing minors are required to register for the course during the semesters when they are enrolled in their intermediate and advanced writing courses (ENGL 361, 362, 460, or 461).

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Corequisites

ENGL 362 or ENGL 461

ENGL 200 Introduction to American Studies

An introduction to the interdisciplinary study of American cultures, their historical development and contemporary status. Focusing on literary and cultural representations of specific aspects of the American experience, the course will examine the constructed nature of American self-perceptions and of U.S. history. The course contextualizes U.S. cultures within the Americas and the global arena. Particular course emphasis is selected by the instructor. Cross-listed as AMST 202.

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ENGL 204 Survey of English Literature

The study of major texts from origins to the present in British literature. Will include divergent approaches to texts, the historical development of the literatures, and the relationships between literature and other disciplines.

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ENGL 205 Epic and Romance

Readings in world literature from ancient to contemporary. Readings include epics from the oral and written traditions and romances from several traditions.

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ENGL 206 Survey of American Literature

The study of major texts from origins to the present in American literature. Will include divergent approaches to texts, the historical development of the literatures, and the relationships between literature and other disciplines.

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ENGL 207 Drama and Film

Readings in world literature from ancient to contemporary. Analysis of drama and film as theatrical and cinematic works through various thematic and critical approaches. Includes screening of films.

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ENGL 208 American Popular and Mass Cultures

An introduction to the methodologies of studying American cultures, with a special focus on popular and mass cultures. Particular course emphasis will be determined by the individual instructor, but topics will stress the multiplicity of American cultures. While literary works will make up the majority of the class texts, the course will utilize an interdisciplinary approach integrating materials from fields such as history, anthropology, women's studies, ethnic studies, geography, sociology, music, and art. Cross-listed as AMST 210.

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ENGL 209 Novels and Tales

Readings in world literature from ancient to contemporary. The course teaches analysis of varying narrative styles and approaches and the relationship of narrative to culture.

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ENGL 211 World Poetry

Readings in world literature from ancient to contemporary. Students will develop skills in reading poems both as literary works and as cultural artifacts.

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ENGL 214 American Fiction

Readings from among various fiction genres, intended to reflect the growth of and influences in American fiction from its beginnings to the present; specific focus is chosen by the instructor.

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ENGL 215 Detective Fiction

A survey of mystery writers from Edgar Allan Poe to P.D. James, exploring their techniques with the genre and the methods of their detectives.

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ENGL 216 Science Fiction

Historical and generic survey of science fiction through representative works and major authors; examination of its relationships with other types of literature.

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ENGL 217 Fantasy Fiction

Historical, comparative, and generic survey of fantasy fiction through representative works and major authors; examination of its relationships with other kinds of literature.

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ENGL 240 Introduction to African American Literature and Culture

An examination of major works by African American novelists, poets, dramatists, filmmakers, musicians, and essayists in terms of the intellectual and political concerns of their periods and locations. Cross-listed with INDS 240.

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Cross Listed Courses

INDS 240

ENGL 241 Introduction to Latino/a Literature

Study of works by and about Latinos, including poetry, novels, film, drama, music, and essays. Focus on culture of people of Hispanic descent living in the United States, including Chicanos, Puerto Ricans, Dominican Americans, and Cuban Americans, with some consideration of the ongoing relations between U.S. Latinos and Latin America. Cross-listed as INDS 241.

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Cross Listed Courses

INDS 241

ENGL 242 American Indian Literature

Study of a variety of works, including traditional tales, novels, poems and memoirs, produced by American Indians from historical beginnings to the present. Cross-listed with INDS 242.

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Cross Listed Courses

INDS 242

ENGL 260 Introduction to Creative Writing

First in the sequence of creative writing courses, the prerequisite for all higher level creative writing. Conducted in an informal workshop format, the course provides practical experience in the writing and evaluation of poetry and short fiction. Basic forms, prosodies, techniques, genres, and the problems they pose are considered through study of historical and contemporary examples, and through writing assignments.

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ENGL 261 Literary Publishing

The course takes an in-depth look at magazine and fiction or poetry manuscript editing in preparation for publication. The course pays special attention to the selection of work, layout, and formation of the on-campus literary magazine The Trident as well as a chapbook manuscript from each student. Students will consider the elements of layout, arrangement, and editing for manuscript work and turn in two major projects over the semester.

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Prerequisites

ENGL 260

ENGL 280 Introduction to Film

Study of ways to approach and understand film as a medium of art and communication. Emphasis on building a working vocabulary of basic film terms through screening, discussion, and analysis of feature and shorter films.

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ENGL 291 The Bible as Literature

Examination of sections of Old and New Testaments as works of literature, history and religious thought. Emphasis on major themes, motifs, and critical techniques.

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ENGL 296 American Identities

An exploration of the historical construction of American gender, ethnicity/race, and class; their present status; and their literary and cultural representations. Focusing on intersections between these categories of identity, the course will utilize an interdisciplinary approach, integrating materials from fields such as literary studies, history, women's studies, ethnic studies, geography, sociology, music, and art. Cross-listed as AMST 296.

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Cross Listed Courses

AMST 296

ENGL 299 Special Topics

Variable-content course; topic announced in the online Course Offerings each semester.

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ENGL 300 European Literary Landmarks

Offered on occasion. In-depth critical examination of selected "landmarks" from the literature of continental Europe. Focus on issues of interpretation, intertextuality, literary movements and periods, canon formation, and pedagogy.

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ENGL 301 American Literary Landmarks

In-depth critical examination of selected "landmarks" from the literary tradition of the United States. Focus on issues of interpretation, intertextuality, literary movements and periods, canon formation, and pedagogy.

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ENGL 302 British Literary Landmarks

In-depth critical examination of selected "landmarks" from British literary tradition. Focus on issues of interpretation, intertextuality, literary movements and periods, canon formation, and pedagogy.

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ENGL 303 Global Literary Landmarks

In-depth critical and comparative examination of selected "landmarks" from global literary traditions. Focus on issues of interpretation, intertextuality, literary movements and periods, canon formation, and pedagogy.

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ENGL 304 Latina Literature and Cultural Studies

An examination of contemporary Latina literary productions in the context of representations of Latinas in mainstream U.S. society. The focus of the course is on women of Hispanic descent living and writing in the United States, including work by and about Chicanas, Puerto Ricans, Dominican Americans, and Cuban Americans. Previous course work in Latina/Latino literature not required, but some previous course work related to African American or other ethnic literature, women's literature/feminism, and/or film studies is strongly recommended. Cross-listed as WOST 304 and INDS 304.

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Cross Listed Courses

WOST 304, INDS 304

ENGL 306 Middle Eastern Literatures

This survey course will offer a study of Middle Eastern literatures from antiquity to the present. The central goal of the course is to introduce the students to the trends and genres in Middle Eastern literatures and to offer them an overview of the historical, literary, and cultural setting of some of the canonical literary texts. Particular emphasis will be given to a broad understanding of the interaction between religion, history, and literature in the Middle East. All readings will be in English translation.

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ENGL 310 Medieval Literature

Study of selected texts representative of the literature flourishing in Western Europe between 600 and 1500.

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ENGL 312 Renaissance Literature

Study of Renaissance texts, with a focus on English Renaissance literature.

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ENGL 313 Scribbling Women

This course includes coverage of a range of fiction, poetry, and non-fiction prose authored by 19th-century women writers, as well as the historical contexts within which those works were produced. In addition to the primary focus on reading and analyzing literature, the course will also expose students to histories and approaches of literary criticism and the methods of recovering and assessing neglected traditions and perspectives from literary history.

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ENGL 314 Women Writers

An in-depth study of literature by women. The course explores questions regarding gender, language, perception, and experience through various genres. Cross-listed as WOST 314.

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Cross Listed Courses

WOST 314

ENGL 315 The Gothic Novel

This course will explore the Gothic novel in its various geographic and temporal contexts, from classic texts to more non-traditional ones. Beginning with its eighteenth-century origins, we will examine the different changes that the genre has undergone and the different themes that the genre has addressed.

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ENGL 316 The Early 17th Century

Study of Jacobean drama, metaphysical and neo-classical poetry, and emerging prose styles.

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ENGL 318 Studies in Poetry

Advanced-level course in analysis of poetry: introduction to various critical approaches; background study of poetic techniques; independent work on one poet.

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ENGL 319 Modern Drama

A study of modern dramatic literature from the late 19th century through the first half of the 20th century. Particular attention will be paid to the influence of realism on modern drama. The course will explore meaning beyond the page by considering the textual ramifications of staging dramatic texts.

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ENGL 320 The Restoration and 18th Century

Study of major literary forms with emphasis on Neoclassicism and emergent verse and prose styles; topics include significant social and political changes such as the expansion of empire and the growth of new readerships.

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ENGL 321 Contemporary Drama

A study of contemporary dramatic literature from the mid-20th century to the present focusing on understanding the dramatic form and its relation to society. Critical analysis of plays includes historical and cultural contexts as well as theatrical implications of staging the text.

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ENGL 322 The Romantic Age

Romantic movement in England, 1790 to 1835, as exemplified in writings of Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Lamb, Byron, the Shelleys, Keats, Wollstonecraft, DeQuincey, Hazlitt, and others.

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ENGL 324 Myth and Symbol in Literature

Study of myth theory, mythology, and literary symbolism in world literature.

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ENGL 326 Victorian Literature

Introduction to later 19th century English poetry and prose; emphasis on relationship between social-intellectual history and literature. Topics include problems of rapid industrialization, impact of science and technology, pressures for increased democratization, impact of laissez-faire capitalism, and relationship of the literature to 19th century music, painting, and architecture.

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ENGL 327 Modern European Literature

Study of the literature of modernism in terms of influence, development, and its interaction with the other arts within the context of continental Europe. Might include figures such as Marcel Proust, Franz Kafka, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Thomas Mann; movements such as Surrealism and Expressionism; and specific historical-geographical contexts such as the Habsburg Empire and interbellum Paris.

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ENGL 328 Modern British Literature

Study of major British fiction, poetry, and drama, 1900 to the present. Topics include the Irish national movement, romantic/realistic attitudes toward war, the roots of modernism, the dissolution of Empire. Authors range from Yeats, Synge, Joyce, and Lawrence to Amis and Fowles. Approach is varied but tends to emphasize social-historical backgrounds.

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ENGL 329 Graphic Literature

Exploration of the evolution, subject matters, forms, and conventions of graphic texts with emphasis on their literary form.

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ENGL 330 The Contemporary Novel

Study of the novel in Britain and America, 1948 to the present. Emphasis on variety of forms, styles, and techniques in the genre and on contrasts between British and American novels of the period reflective of long-established, quite separate traditions.

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ENGL 331 American Literary Roots

Study of American literary and cultural roots in the 17th and 18th centuries; special attention to the emergence of myths and realities concerning the American hero and the American dream, including specific issues such as the rise of slavery, the role of women, the treatment of the Indian, the power of the Puritans, and the rhetoric of the Revolution.

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ENGL 332 American Romanticism in Literature

Study of Romanticism in terms of influence, development, and characteristics within the context of American culture, including textual examples ranging from indigenous native sources to those of Europe and the East.

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ENGL 333 Environmental Literature

Survey of American nature writing, chiefly over the past half century. Focuses on the art of seeing natural places. Includes field trips, direct study of nature.

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ENGL 334 Realism/Naturalism in American Literature

Study of Realism and Naturalism in terms of influence, development, and characteristics within the context of American culture, including influences from Europe and from the emerging voices of American women and African American slaves.

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ENGL 335 Modern American Poetry

Study of American poetry of the first half of the 20th century. Focuses on tradition and innovation, distinctive voices, the cultural and historical context.

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ENGL 336 Modernism in American Literature

Study of modernism in terms of influence, development, and characteristics within the context of American culture; might include such figures as Faulkner and Hemingway, and such movements as the Harlem Renaissance.

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ENGL 338 Contemporary American Literature

Study of contemporary works, genres and movements with attention to literary form, historical contexts and other interdisciplinary concerns.

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ENGL 339 Contemporary American Poetry

Study of American poetry being written now and during the past 20 years in relationship to the American and lyric traditions. Focuses on the place of poets in our society, the cultural and historical context of American poetics, and the development of a uniquely American voice in contemporary poetry.

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ENGL 340 Black Women Writers

Study of the literature written by and often about black women, including poetry, short and long fictions, novels, drama, biography, and autobiography from the 18th century to the present.

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Cross Listed Courses

WOST 340

ENGL 341 Harlem Renaissance

Study of the literature flourishing within the African American community between approximately 1919 and 1930. Focuses on the political, social, and literary activities of the era.

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ENGL 342 African American Autobiography

Study of major texts that contribute to the field of African American autobiography. Focuses on the literary and cultural trends exhibited in these texts, as well as on the individual significance of each text.

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ENGL 343 Queer Studies in Literature

This course offers students an introduction to literary and theoretical approaches to issues of sexuality and gender identity, as they pertain to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and trans-gendered peoples. We investigate queerness both in terms of a range of identity issues, and as a set of approaches to reading texts. We will look at such representations through literature and film, from various historical, cultural and theoretical perspectives.

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ENGL 344 Contemporary Multiethnic American Literature

Study of a variety of genres of contemporary multiethnic American literature, featuring African American, Asian American, Latina/o, Native American and other ethnic American writers. The course explores whether and how these writers exhibit shared concerns; how racial and ethnic identities and differences are represented in their work; and how race and ethnicity intersect with gender, class, sexuality, and nationality.

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ENGL 345 Critical Reading

Focus on helping students develop an awareness of their own acts of interpretation in reading and an understanding of the strengths of different approaches to interpretation and criticism.

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ENGL 346 History of Literary Criticism

Survey of representative texts in literary criticism from Plato to the mid-19th century.

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ENGL 348 Modern Literary Criticism

Study of major documents, theoretical concerns, and dominant trends in literary criticism from the mid-19th century to the present.

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ENGL 349 Feminist Theory

In-depth critical exploration of selected theories to explain the sources of women's roles in society. A multidisciplinary approach will be employed to account for the social, economic, political, and cultural status of women in contemporary societies. Cross-listed as WOST 301 and PHIL 244.

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Prerequisites

ENGL 345 or WOST 201

Cross Listed Courses

WOST 301, PHIL 244

ENGL 351 Language and Society

Overview of the ways language use both reflects and shapes social identities. Areas for consideration include gender, race, age, class, status, power, and nationality.

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ENGL 352 History of the English Language

Overview of the origins and changes of the English language, from Old English to present-day American English. Areas for consideration include the changing speech sounds, word and sentence structures of English; etymology and new word formation; and the interrelationships between English and the political and social history of its speakers.

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ENGL 355 Adolescent Literature

Study of and written responses to a broad variety of texts written for, by, and about adolescents. Examination of the adolescent experience as it is depicted in the literature, with an emphasis on multicultural education, cultural diversity, and the educational system. Students will discuss and prepare to teach adolescent literature to children from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.

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ENGL 361 Intermediate Fiction Writing

Continued study of forms, techniques, genres, and theories of fiction writing. Emphasis on further development of students' skills in writing and self-criticism through intensive workshop experience. Readings in contemporary fiction. Permission of instructor. Writing minors must enroll in ENGL 160 concurrently with ENGL 362.

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ENGL 362 Intermediate Poetry Writing

Continued study of forms, techniques, genres, and theories of poetry. Emphasis on further development of students' skills in writing and self-criticism through intensive workshop experience. Readings in contemporary poetry. Permission of instructor. Writing minors must enroll in ENGL 160 concurrently with ENGL 362.

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ENGL 363 Intermediate Creative Nonfiction

Study of forms, techniques, genres, and theories of creative nonfiction writing and the differences with other rhetorical styles of nonfiction. Emphasis on further development of students' skills in writing and self-criticism through intensive workshop experience. Readings in contemporary creative nonfiction. Permission of instructor.

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Prerequisites

ENGL 260

ENGL 365 Form and Theory of Writing

Students will be required to explore issues of form and theory relevant to both poetry and prose and to write in both genres. Sample topics for poetry might be the implicit politics involved in writing in form in the 21st century, the complex issues surrounding the use of the lyric "I" in poetry, and the question of what different genres and modes of poetry can do (theorize, express, authenticate, narrate, etc.); sample topics for prose might include the distinctions that are made between genre and literary fiction, the question of what responsibilities, if any, a fiction writer has when he/she writes, and the sometimes complicated implications that point of view can have for narrative.

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Prerequisites

ENGL 260

ENGL 366 Opinion in Journalism

The course focuses on the issues surrounding "fact" vs. "opinion" in journalism, including discussion of concepts such as objectivity, truth, and the importance of background, context and balance. Students will gain experience with techniques appropriate to presentation of opinion and critical commentary such as columns, editorials, cartoons and critical reviews of the arts as well as learning how to thoughtfully critique such work.  (Cross-listed with COMM 367)

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ENGL 369 Argumentative Writing

In this course, we will isolate and study strategies for identifying issues, determining positions, assessing claims and reasons, locating and evaluating supporting evidence, and writing essays that represent clear and convincing arguments in themselves.

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Prerequisites

ENGL 100

ENGL 373 English Grammar for Everyone

Overview of basic grammatical concepts and structures, including punctuation and basic usage. Students will learn to recognize and correct grammatical errors in their writing and in everyday examples. They will also be able to explain why something is grammatically correct or incorrect, enabling them to impart their knowledge of grammar to others in their future professional workplace or classroom. While the course is designed with everyone in mind, the needs of future teachers are taken into special consideration. Additional topics will vary with instructor but might include differing approaches to grammar and style depending upon audience, purpose, and genre; the power of dynamics implicit in choosing one grammar over another; and the art of grammar - how writers use and abuse grammar artfully for expressive purposes.

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ENGL 374 Writing and Social Change

This writing-intensive course will use a variety of methods, materials, and rhetorical approaches to explore and respond to contemporary social change issues such as sustainability, democracy, social justice, and community engagement. In addition to literary works and nonfiction texts, students will analyze film, Internet, popular press and social media sources to evaluate the effectiveness of different writing/communication genres and to help them engage in several real world writing projects.

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Prerequisites

ENGL 100

ENGL 375 Writing for the Professions

Focus on the development of students' ability to communicate in the business and professional world through the letter, memorandum, and in-house report. Emphasis on the importance of written communication as a tool for problem-solving in administrative and management settings.

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ENGL 378 Advanced Writing I: The Essay

Workshop-oriented course in which students write, examine, and discuss the essay as a distinct mode. Through the course, students can expect to extend the range of their writing, their understanding of rhetorical traditions, and their freedom and flexibility as writers of essays.

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Prerequisites

ENGL 100

ENGL 380 Film: Silence to Sound

An historical survey of feature narrative and dramatic films from the beginnings through the late 1930s, through screenings, lectures, discussions, and analysis of selected works. Filmmakers studied include Porter, Griffith, Von Stroheim, Eisenstein, Pudovkin, Lubitsch, Hitchcock, Lang, and Renoir.

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ENGL 381 Narrative Film After 1940

An historical survey of feature narrative and dramatic films from 1940 through the present, through screenings, lectures, discussions, and analysis of selected works. Filmmakers studied include Welles, Huston, Capra, Hitchcock, Kurosawa, Godard, Truffaut, Bunuel, Fellini, Antonioni, and Altman.

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ENGL 386 Women in Global Cinema

A study of films by and about women in global cinema. The course focuses on women filmmakers primarily, and their uses of documentary, experimental, and/or narrative forms.

4

Cross Listed Courses

WOST 386

ENGL 387 American Film

A study of American history and culture through film. Course may be taught as a survey, or may focus on the work of a particular director, a specific time period, or a topic such as dramatic narrative, documentary, or genre type.

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ENGL 389 Greek and Roman Literature

Introduction to major literary genres of classical Greece and Rome; emphasis on characteristic forms and themes. Readings in Modern English translations.

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ENGL 390 Jewish Literature

A study of major Jewish writers from the Bible to the present. Emphasis will be on the literature and on the varieties of Jewish culture that it represents.

3

ENGL 391 Romanticism in World Literature

An exploration of basic themes commonly associated with the concept of Romanticism as identified in literature from Eastern and Western cultures.

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ENGL 392 Asian Literature

A study of selected works from Chinese, Japanese, Indian, and Middle Eastern cultures, emphasizing those that make up their canon and which are recognized as having had a significant influence on Western culture.

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ENGL 393 Literatures of Colonization and Globalization

Study of texts from a variety of genres, time periods, and world cultures that explore the dynamics of colonization and globalization.

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ENGL 394 Japanese Literature

Study of selected works from Japanese culture, emphasizing those that make up their canon and which are recognized as having had a significant international influence, especially on the U.S.; the course also examines cultural assumptions in the works, and looks closely at the problem of language in translation and cultural contexts.

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ENGL 395 Non-Western Literature

Study of texts from a variety of world cultures that challenge, revise, or pose alternatives to traditional conceptions of the world literature canon and dominant modes of Western philosophy, history, literature, and art.

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ENGL 396 Russian Literature

Intensive reading of important works of Russian fiction to understand each writer's vision of the potentialities, complexities, and essential conditions of human nature, within the intellectual and cultural context perceived or created by the writer. Significant attention to political and cultural history of Russia.

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ENGL 397 Discourses of the Enlightenment

Study of the literary and philosophical transformations during the age of Enlightenment(s) (Aufklarung, Illuminismo, Lumieres, etc.). Focuses on the genre of satire and concepts such as liberty, discovery, rationality, natural law, revolution, difference, belonging and the idea of Europe.

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ENGL 399 Special Topics

Variable-content course; topic announced in the online Course Offerings each semester that the course is offered.

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ENGL 400 Senior Seminar

In the capstone course, students will reflect back upon their English major, and will polish their skills in critical and close reading, research-based and other forms of writing, as well as oral explorations of literature. Students must also enroll in ENGL 401 Portfolio Completion while taking Senior Seminar.

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Corequisites

ENGL 401

ENGL 401 Portfolio Completion

Required for all English and English Adolescence Education majors. Gives recognition for thoughtful completion of all elements of the reflective portfolio except the exit paper. Should be taken concurrently with either ENGL 400 or ENGL 450.

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ENGL 404 Literary London

Variable topics course. Taught in London as a study abroad experience, the course examines its content using interdisciplinary approaches rooted in the resources of the city of London.

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ENGL 405 Page and Stage

This course will study drama as it is meant to be explored--on the page and on the stage. We begin our analysis of the drama with discussion on campus and then travel to see productions of the plays. In our post-production discussions and writing, we will consider the choices made in production and the impact of that on our reading of the plays. A frequent destination for the course will be New York City, but we may also travel to Stratford, Ontario, or other sites, for productions as well.

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ENGL 407 Tragedy

An examination of representative tragedies and selected theories of tragedy from ancient Greece through Renaissance England and Neo-Classical France to the modern era. Primary focus on the plays and fiction with attention to various conceptions of the tragic vision.

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ENGL 408 Arthurian Literature

Study of the many works about King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table, extending from the eighth century to the present.

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ENGL 410 Chaucer

Study of The Canterbury Tales and Troilus and Criseyde. Introduction to Middle English language and period and to significant Chaucerian scholarship.

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ENGL 412 Early Shakespeare

Study of Shakespeare's works to 1600; emphasis on his growth as a dramatist.

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ENGL 414 Later Shakespeare

Study of Shakespeare's works from 1600 to end of his career.

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ENGL 416 Elizabethan Drama

The development of the English drama in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. The growth of drama from the medieval mystery, miracle, and morality plays through the works of Shakespeare's contemporaries. The plays in their cultural, historical, and artistic climates.

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ENGL 418 Restoration/18th Century Drama

Study of the drama and theatre of the period, focusing on a variety of traditional and emergent genres such as comedy, tragedy, heroic drama, and pantomime.

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ENGL 420 Milton

Milton's thought and art as expressed in "Paradise Lost", "Paradise Regained", "Samson Agonistes", and selections from the minor poems and the prose.

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ENGL 422 English Novel I

Study of representative novels of the 18th and early 19th centuries with attention to the development of new readerships and the novel as a genre, emphasizing forms such as the gothic, the epistolary, and the didactic.

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ENGL 424 English Novel II

Study of such 19th and 20th century novelists as Dickens, Eliot, Hardy, Conrad, Lawrence, and Woolf. Special attention to form of the novel used to portray each writer's vision.

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ENGL 425 Yeats and Company

An intensive reading of certain major works of William Butler Yeats and of his contemporaries and successors. Considerable attention to the mythologies, history, and politics of Ireland.

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ENGL 427 Major Writers

Study of the works of up to three major writers. A variable content course. May be taken more than once with departmental approval.

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ENGL 430 Bloomsbury Modernism

An in-depth exploration of the Bloomsbury Group, members of which individually and collectively were responsible for shifting attitudes about the nature and function of art, its relation to philosophy, science, economics, politics and culture in early twentieth-century England and beyond. The course seeks to expand students?ÇÖ understanding of the modernist period, Bloomsbury's place within it, and ongoing legacies for contemporary thinking.

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ENGL 446 Contemporary Literary Theory

A study of the most recent American and international literary critical thinking, emphasizing both theory and practice. Students are strongly encouraged to take ENGL 345 as a prerequisite.

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ENGL 455 Writing Tutors

An eight-week training program preparing students to tutor writing in the university Learning Center for a minimum of four hours per week. Permission of instructor required.

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Corequisites

ENGL 456

ENGL 456 ESL Tutoring

Focus on tutoring students whose first language is not English.

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Corequisites

ENGL 455

ENGL 460 Advanced Poetry Writing

Intensive critical discussion of student work. Readings in contemporary poetry. The orientation of the course is professional, and the students are expected to submit their work to periodicals for publication. Oral presentation of student work. Writing minors must enroll in ENGL 160 concurrently with ENGL 460.

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Prerequisites

ENGL 362

Corequisites

ENGL 160

ENGL 461 Advanced Fiction Writing

Intensive critical discussion of student fiction. Readings in contemporary fiction. The orientation of the course is professional, and students are expected to submit their work to periodicals for publication. Writing minors must enroll in ENGL 160 concurrently with ENGL 461.

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Prerequisites

ENGL 360

Corequisites

ENGL 160

ENGL 465 English Internships

English internships. Interns work 40 hours for 1 credit hour. Enrollment requires a completed Learning Contract and permission of the department.

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ENGL 490 Independent Study

Study of a particular author, topic, or work. Periodic meetings with instructor and writing a substantial paper. Department approval.

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ENGL 499 Special Topics

A variable-content course. Topics announced in online Course Offerings.

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ENGL 500 Introduction to Graduate Studies in English

ENGL 500 introduces new graduate students to contemporary issues, designs and methods in the field of English studies.  Emphasis will be on scholarly methods and aims of research in literature, rhetoric, and pedagogy, showing points of intersection and connection across various aspects of the discipline.  By the end of the course, students will develop tentative plans for pursuing their own research interests, providing them with a strong foundation for their individual program of advanced study.
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ENGL 502 Directed Study

Short-term independent study of particular texts, methodologies, pedagogies or theories, conducted by graduate students under the direction of a faculty member in English.  Students must take one directed study as part of their degree requirements; a second may be taken as part of elective credit, with a different faculty member.
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Prerequisites

ENGL 500

ENGL 510 Major Writers

Study in-depth of one writer or up to three writers related on the basis of a unifying principle.

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ENGL 512 Historical Perspectives in Literature

Study of the development of important movements or concepts in literature.

3

ENGL 514 Comparative Approaches to Literature

Study of literary works from different time periods, nations, or cultures.

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ENGL 516 Criticism and Theory I

Part one of the historical study of critical and theoretical approaches to literature and the teaching of literature, with concentration on authors pre 1900.

3

ENGL 518 Criticism and Theory II

Part two of the historical study of critical and theoretical approaches to literature and the teaching of literature, with concentration on authors post 1900.

3

ENGL 520 Graduate Seminar in Literature and Culture

A variable-content course, interdisciplinary in nature, featuring a contemporary topic central to the discipline.

3

ENGL 580 Studies in Literature

Study in literature or language in conjunction with a cross-listed undergraduate 400 level course. Graduate students are required to do graduate-level work beyond the course requirements for undergraduate students.

3

ENGL 590 Special Topics

A variable-content course on topics announced in the online Course Offerings each semester.

1-6

ENGL 605 Independent Study

Independent study of a defined topic under the supervision of an instructor. No more than 6 credit hours of the course may be applied to degree requirements.

1-4

ENGL 690 Advanced Research Seminar

This required course for graduate students in English provides a seminar-styled workshop environment for independent student research that will culminate in a final degree project subsequent to this class (thesis, action research thesis, professional development essay, comprehensive exam).  Students will finish their project research, engage in peer critique for proposals and drafts, finalize faculty committees and review professional opportunities in the field.  Students conducting independent classroom research will also obtain necessary permissions from the Institutional Review Board and school authorities and carry out their research in preparation for writing their final reports.  Students must have a minimum overall GPA of B in order to enroll in the seminar.
3

Prerequisites

ENGL 500, ENGL 502

ENGL 691 Thesis Completion

Culmination of research undertaken in ENGL 690 resulting in a master's thesis, including successful oral defense.  ENGL 691 cannot be taken in J- or May-term.
3

Prerequisites

ENGL 690

ENGL 694 English Graduate Internship

English internships at the graduate level. Interns work 40 hours for 1 credit hour. Enrollment requires a completed Learning Contract and permission of the department.

1-3

ENGL 695 Capstone in English Studies

Capstone course for the graduate program focusing on the current state of English studies.  The course facilitates the transition from graduate student to scholar-teacher and helps candidates prepare to take their place in the profession.
3

Prerequisites

ENGL 500, ENGL 502 or ENED 502, ENGL 690 or ENED 690

Corequisites

ENGL 696 or ENED 696

ENGL 696 Degree Project Completion

The culminating project for all graduate students in English, taken together with the capstone course (ENGL 695), demonstrating successful completion of advanced research in the field of English studies. Students choose one of several different degree projects. A final grade in 696 of B or above indicates successful completion of the degree project, including all required written and oral portions and, in the case of thesis/action research thesis, submission to the AP for Graduate Studies and to Reed Library for electronic archiving.

3

Prerequisites

ENGL 690 or ENED 690

Corequisites

ENGL 695