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English: Literature (ENGL) Courses

Academic Unit: Eng Languages & Literature

ENGL 1001W - Introduction to Literature: Poetry, Drama, Narrative [LITR WI]

(4 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Equivalent courses: was ENGL 1001 until 05-SEP-00, ENGL 1001V (inactive, was ENGL 1002 until 05-SEP-00)

This is a writing-intensive course that also meets the Literature Core requirement. From epic battles against monsters in legendary kingdoms to stories about characters in worlds similar to our own, literature engages us with the diverse perspectives and experiences that make up our communities and world. ENGL 1001W introduces students to ways of understanding and appreciating literature in English across cultures and historical periods. Throughout this course, we will develop skills to help us understand literature, especially the ability to read language closely (a skill valuable in many disciplines beyond literature). We will explore how writers use language and literary aspects, such as genre, voice, tone, symbol, motif, theme, imagery, narrative, and form. We also will learn how to write about literature, sharing our interpretations of how and why literary works have meaning for ourselves and others, while viewing them through critical cultural lenses, including ways to understand how gender, race, ethnicity, religion, and class can function in literary texts.

ENGL 1003W - Women Write the World [LITR WI GP]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)

Equivalent courses: GWSS 1003W (starting 20-JAN-15, was WOST 1003W until 05-SEP-06, was WOST 1003 until 05-SEP-00)

Concepts in literary studies. Poems, plays, short stories, novels, essays, letters by women from different parts of world. Focuses on lives, experiences, and literary expression of women, including basic concepts of women's studies.

ENGL 1004 - Banned Books [LITR]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 4 credits)

Is reading dangerous? What do books "do" to readers that is insidious and must be stopped? In this course, we will begin with the three books currently banned most frequently in the US. While the class will touch on the long international history of book banning, in this course you will learn primarily about the recent history of book banning in the US. You will also learn concepts and terminology regarding literary studies. "Why was this banned?" is the question that will reverberate through every week of this course.

ENGL 1005 - Reading Poetry [LITR]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Poems say interesting things in small spaces. How do they do it? The famous American poet Emily Dickinson wrote, ?If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry.? While Dickinson isn?t describing poems that literally saw through her skull, she is describing the odd and wondrous ways in which poems affect us. While poems are literary texts, they are musical, visual, and, most often, short. White, brown, and black folks from all walks of life read and write them. Expect to read poems from a variety of perspectives and time periods that all say interesting things in their own, individual ways.

ENGL 1031 - Introduction to the Short Story [LITR]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)

English literature boasts some of the most powerful, beautifully crafted short stories in world literature. In this class, we will use the short story as a path for understanding the craft of writing: how writers use language to present a vividly imagined world in a short number of pages. We will also examine the importance of genre: how, for example, a detective short story differs from a slice of life story. This is a lecture course, but will involve substantial student discussion.

ENGL 1041 - Adaptation: Literature into Film [AH]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)

Do you refuse to see a film until you've first read the book on which it is based, so it doesn't affect how you imagine the characters? Or does a film inspire you to go back and read the original book, to see what the filmmakers changed or left out? Either way, if you love book covers that say "Now a major motion picture," this is the class for you. "Adaptation: Literature to Film" explores the historical, cultural, and aesthetic contexts in which both literary and cinematic texts are produced and received. We will ask such questions as: When we read a book or a play and then watch an adaptation of it, are we in any sense encountering the "same" text? Does the intention of the author necessarily define the meaning of a text, as readers see it? What other elements enter into the formulation of meaning(s)? How are elements of an inter-textual system always, in some sense, "in dialogue" with each other, and how do different media affect us differently -- whether emotionally, aesthetically, or intellectually? In this class you will learn skills related to interpreting and writing about both literature and moving image media (i.e., film, television, animation, etc.), including concepts and vocabulary specific to each, and your written assignments will include close readings of both books and films.

ENGL 1042 - Engaging with Queer Cinema [AH]

(3 cr; S-N or Audit; offered Every Spring)

Equivalent courses: GLBT 1042, GWSS 1042

What codes are at work that make a film Queer? In Queer Cinema, you will be an interpretive artist and active spectator as we analyze and consider subversive cinema from across nations and historical periods. Sometimes these films will be obviously queer or trans. However, queer and trans film is often coded or distorted, especially in response to legal or societal censorship or disapproval. As a result, Queer directors and writers sometimes speak in a liberatory way to particular oppressed/silenced groups on the level of coded content, but if the content is consumed out of context of the code, the experience of a film may be contradictory, even offensive. Consequently we'll be looking for the queer subversions within the distortions.

ENGL 1051 - Progress & Madness: Literature, Science & Technology [LITR]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)

This introductory, Liberal Education course explores the conflicts and conversations that occur at the frontiers of scientific thinking and technological innovation by examining select literary and cinematic texts from a variety of historical moments and points of view. We will consider the ambivalence and anxiety that attend progress via topics such as electricity, telegraphy, photography, the railroad, the cinema, Fordism, the atomic bomb, genetic engineering, and the Internet. We will also track the archetype of the mad scientist, whose dangerous knowledge and often-fatal hubris typically turn a tale "cautionary." Students engage in detailed analysis of and reflection on works of literature and film that address both historical and contemporary developments in science and technology. The course introduces students to a range of technologies that have had a measurable impact on contemporary society. Class discussion uses the representation of these innovations as case studies in how technologies develop through the application of individual and collective effort, as well as how society adopts or rejects these technologies. By considering a variety of points of view on these developments, students are exposed to multiple perspectives through which a technology can be understood, and they develop skills in evaluating conflicting views that provide a framework with which to evaluate new technology in the future.

ENGL 1172 - The Story of King Arthur [LITR]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Of all the stories familiar to the western world, few have exerted a greater influence on literary, pictorial, and musical productions than the legend of King Arthur and his Round Table. Although thousands of years have passed since the earliest versions of the story appeared, creative artists and their audiences continue to be fascinated by stories about Arthur, Merlin, Lancelot, Guinevere, Gawain, and Tristan. In this course, we will study adaptations of the legend in order to understand how literary writers and their readers remade the story to fit specific, historical circumstances. The course will pay particular attention to two related aspects of the legend. The first is the way that stories about Arthur emphasize the importance of personal integrity as a shaping force of history. The second is the relationship between personal responsibility and communal or civic order. We will see how these ideas are reshaped by writers in various times and places (ranging from early medieval Wales and England to twenty-first-century America). We will think comparatively about these times and places by paying close attention to the literary traditions and forms that are employed by writers who remake the story of Arthur.

ENGL 1181W - Introduction to Shakespeare [LITR WI]

(4 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: was ENGL 1181 until 05-SEP-00

Four hundred years ago, Williams Shakespeare entertained, shocked, amused, and informed London audiences in a round wooden theater on the south bank of the Thames. Today, his plays are among the most read, performed, and adapted around the globe, in numerous languages, on stage, page, and screen. Why do so many people still seek out Shakespeare?s writing? How do his works continue to influence literature and culture? Through intensive study of representative plays and poems, you will become familiar with Shakespeare?s dramatic and literary techniques. You will learn about the social, historical, and cultural forces that influenced his writing. And you will build your own arguments as to Shakespeare?s meaning for audiences today.

ENGL 1201W - Contemporary American Literature [LITR WI]

(4 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring & Summer)

Equivalent courses: was ENGL 1201 until 05-SEP-00

In this course, we will focus on the analysis of literature, specifically novels and short stories published since 1960 by American authors. We will emphasize close reading, consistently and specifically addressing issues of language and meaning. Our books will also fuel an ongoing discussion of the formal aspects of literature, including style, characterization, plot, theme, tone, and symbolism, and their capacity to evoke a powerful response from readers. This four-credit writing intensive class requires attendance at a twice-weekly lecture and once-weekly discussion section.

ENGL 1301W - Introduction to Multicultural Literatures of the United States [LITR WI DSJ]

(4 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Equivalent courses: was ENGL 1301 until 05-SEP-00

This course will include representative works by American Indian, African American, Asian American, Chicano/Chicana writers, and/or Jewish American writers, ranging from Nobel and Pulitzer prize-winning masters to upcoming genre authors and debut authors. In reading these works, we will discuss social and cultural factors informing America's literary past and present. As these authors honor identity, celebrate community, and deal with the complexities of the modern age, they also explore America's shared and problematic past. Because this course is Writing Intensive, we will spend considerable time drafting, discussing, and revising papers. Techniques for writing a paper, close reading strategies, and relevant critical approaches will be discussed. As we tease out the meanings and methods of our texts, we'll also identify and analyze key literary devices.

ENGL 1401W - Introduction to World Literatures in English [LITR WI GP]

(4 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: was ENGL 1401 until 05-SEP-00, ENGL 1401V (inactive, was ENGL 1402 until 05-SEP-00)

This writing-intensive course will introduce you to texts from geographical locations such as Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean with the aim of examining the impact that colonialism has had on previously colonized nations, as well as the world as a whole. Through close readings of these texts, we will examine questions related to concepts such as "third world," nationalism, difference, representation, and displacement.

ENGL 1501W - Literature and Public Life [LITR CIV WI]

(4 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: was ENGL 1501 until 17-JAN-06

This course explores how literary language builds the collective knowledge, shared reality, and civic relationships that make up public life. Literature's power in the public sphere goes far beyond the quiet, solitary experience of reading. We will investigate how telling stories, documenting events, imagining possibilities, communicating ideals, representing conflict, and even creating fictional characters contribute to public life. Through a wide variety of texts, we will reflect on the nature of public life and on how reading and writing build civic relationships and democratic potential. This course will also offer you two tracks for actively engaging in public life. A service--learning option will give you the experience of building literacy, developing skills in communication and public media, and strengthening roles in work and family. This recommended learning framework can engage your role as a citizen, broaden the impact of your education, and help you explore potential professional interests. Alternatively, an individually designed public project will prompt you to consider the links between literary/media culture, personal action, and public life, and to make your own intervention in these fields. To succeed in all areas of this class you must display active engagement, independent thinking and motivation, and organization.

ENGL 1701 - Modern Fiction [LITR]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Equivalent courses: ENGL 1701H (starting 02-SEP-08)

In Modern Fiction, we will study a selection of novels and short stories by some of the most compelling and original writers of our time. We will read work by contemporary authors and classic modernists whose stylistic innovations influenced a generation. Because literature is a continuum in which the present responds to the past, we'll note evolutions and developments in the genre over time. We will identify and analyze such elements of fiction as theme, genre, structure, form, language, and context.

ENGL 1701H - Honors: Modern Fiction [LITR]

(3 cr; Prereq-Honors or instr consent; A-F only; offered Every Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: ENGL 1701 (starting 02-SEP-08)

In Modern Fiction, we will study a selection of novels and short stories by some of the most compelling and original writers of our time. We will read work by contemporary authors and classic modernists whose stylistic innovations influenced a generation. Because literature is a continuum in which the present responds to the past, we'll note evolutions and developments in the genre over time. We will identify and analyze such elements of fiction as theme, genre, structure, form, language, and context.

ENGL 1913W - I Don't Want to Grow Up--Coming of Age in Fiction [LITR WI]

(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall)

Adulting is stressful. One day you?re turning somersaults on the lawn, and the next day you?re dealing with job interviews and the interest on your student loans. In this discussion-driven literature class, we?ll read novels and short stories that depict the shift from the teen years to adulthood in a wide range of contexts, from Jane Austen?s 19th-century England to Tim O?Brien?s Vietnam War experience and from the graphic novel to speculative fiction. During the course of the seminar, you'll write a letter to your former (or future) self, meet a renowned local author and ask them questions about their work, dig through a literary archive, and experiment with adopting the persona of a fictional character. This seminar fulfills a Writing Intensive requirement, which means we?ll explore our own and others? stories of coming-of-age while also spending some quality time on literary exercises and experiments.

ENGL 1927 - All the Change You Cannot See [AH]

(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall)

Has listening to music ever helped you feel less alone? Has a movie ever left you with a feeling that you would never be the same? Have you ever discovered a book that made you feel seen and understood in a way that you didn?t think was possible? This seminar will take you to the intersection of psychology, literature, and the arts to explore how and why poetry, fiction, music, visual art, and film can change the way we think and feel in ways that others might not be able to see. We will also venture outside the classroom to visit museums, attend performances, and create our own art. By examining how the arts give us new possibilities for experiencing and making sense of the world, this course will prepare students to get more out of the transformative education experience of being in college.

ENGL 3001V - Honors: Textual Analysis: Methods [WI]

(4 cr; Prereq-Honors, [English major or minor or approved BIS or IDIM program with English area]; A-F only; offered Every Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: was ENGL 3801 until 05-SEP-00, ENGL 3001W

This course is designed for English majors and minors, as well any students interested in and attracted to literature and reading. Our concern will be to develop the intellectual foundations to move past our base, instinctive reactions to literature to deeper modes of reading, interpretation, and written analysis/argument. Our goal will be to develop the skills of slow-motion, skeptical reading: to savor the crafting of literary form and to explore how literary rhetoric engages our intellect and emotions; to read not simply for superficial content, but to engage and question the multi-faceted operation of literary texts. In terms of foundational writing skills for the English major, we will work on the development of compelling written literary arguments by breaking the writing process down into various phases. We will work with the basics of argumentation: developing a strong, coherent thesis, drafting, the logic of argument, revision, proper citation and effective use of primary and secondary sources, and more.

ENGL 3001W - Textual Analysis: Methods [WI]

(4 cr; Prereq-[English major or minor or approved BIS or IDIM program with English area]; A-F only; offered Every Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: was ENGL 3001 until 05-SEP-00, ENGL 3001V

This course is designed for English majors and minors, as well any students interested in and attracted to literature and reading. Our concern will be to develop the intellectual foundations to move past our base, instinctive reactions to literature to deeper modes of reading, interpretation, and written analysis/argument. Our goal will be to develop the skills of slow-motion, skeptical reading: to savor the crafting of literary form and to explore how literary rhetoric engages our intellect and emotions; to read not simply for superficial content, but to engage and question the multi-faceted operation of literary texts. In terms of foundational writing skills for the English major, we will work on the development of compelling written literary arguments by breaking the writing process down into various phases. We will work with the basics of argumentation: developing a strong, coherent thesis, drafting, the logic of argument, revision, proper citation and effective use of primary and secondary sources, and more.

ENGL 3002 - Modern Literary Criticism and Theory

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: ENGL 3002H (inactive, starting 07-SEP-99, was ENGL 3802 until 05-SEP-00)

This course is an introduction to contemporary literary criticism and theory. The goal is to provide you with a foundation in theory's terminologies, the different methodologies used in literary and cultural analysis, and a sense of the various schools of criticism that have developed in the postwar period. We will look at the ways that various texts perform as texts; they are not transparent or one dimensional, but rather open themselves to many different readings and styles of engagement.

ENGL 3003W - Historical Survey of British Literatures I [WI HIS]

(4 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Equivalent courses: was ENGL 3003 until 05-SEP-00

This course will provide a historical survey of British literature from the Middle Ages to the end of the eighteenth century. Our focus will be on tracing the interactions between literature and wider British culture as well as on tracing the development of literary form during this period. You should leave this course being able to identify major literary trends and authors and link them to corresponding formal techniques and innovations. You should also have a sense of the major historical and political events, rulers, and social conditions in Britain at this time. Additionally, because this is a writing intensive course, you will leave this class familiar with the process of writing a research paper with a literary focus, which includes finding and successfully incorporating contemporary scholarly research about your topic into your paper, crafting an original argument, utilizing textual evidence, and evaluating existing scholarship.

ENGL 3004W - Historical Survey of British Literatures II [WI HIS]

(4 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Equivalent courses: was ENGL 3004 until 05-SEP-00

In this wide-ranging survey of British and post-colonial literature from the late eighteenth century to the present, we will explore representative literary texts and genres from British Romanticism, the Victorian period, Modernism, and the postwar era. Besides analyzing the language, aesthetic features, and technical construction of these literary artifacts, we will examine our readings as reflections of and reactions to social upheavals like the Industrial Revolution, challenges to the traditional role of women, scientific discoveries that sparked religious doubt, and the First World War. Additionally, because this is a writing intensive course, you will familiarize yourself with the process of writing a research paper with a literary focus, which includes finding and successfully incorporating contemporary scholarly research about your topic into your paper, crafting an original argument, utilizing textual evidence, and evaluating existing scholarship.

ENGL 3005W - Survey of American Literatures and Cultures I [LITR WI DSJ]

(4 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Equivalent courses: was ENGL 3005 until 05-SEP-00

This writing-intensive course will survey the Anglophone literature of what would become the United States from the arrival of English settlers to the Civil War. We will define "literature" broadly to not only include fiction and poetry but also the sermon, the letter, the essay, the autobiography, and other non-fictional forms. Course topics will include the Puritan theology that cast such a long shadow over the American cultural imagination; the fraught literary construction in the Revolutionary era of a national identity under the influence of such Enlightenment ideals as reason, civility, cosmopolitanism, and sympathy; the Gothic doubts about democracy that attended the literature of the early republic; the rise in the mid-nineteenth century of a radical intellectual and social movement in Transcendentalism; the antebellum ideological struggles over such political issues as slavery, industrialism, women's rights, and Native American rights; and the self-conscious cultivation of a national literary aesthetic in the Romantic prose and poetry of the period later critics would come (controversially) to call "the American Renaissance."

ENGL 3006V - Honors: Survey of American Literatures and Cultures II [LITR WI DSJ]

(4 cr; A-F only; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: ENGL 3006W (starting 20-JAN-15, was ENGL 3006 until 05-SEP-00)

This course will survey some of the major literary figures, aesthetic movements, and thematic concerns of US literature from the Civil War to the present. Our investigation will identify common traits in the literature that causes it to fit within three very broad literary historical categories: realism, modernism, and postmodernism. We will explore what makes literature created by the people of the United States distinctly "American" during a period that extends from the Civil War and the outlawing of slavery to women's suffrage, workers' movements, the Great Depression, the First and Second World Wars, and the civil rights movement. In addition to reading and analyzing the literature itself in terms of style, form, genre, and language, we will study it in historical context: the complex interplay between the political, the social, the cultural, and the literary in the United States. This approach rests upon the notion that literature is not created in a vacuum; it is influenced by and influences the world in which it is created.

ENGL 3006W - Survey of American Literatures and Cultures II [LITR WI DSJ]

(4 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Equivalent courses: was ENGL 3006 until 05-SEP-00, ENGL 3006V

This course will survey some of the major literary figures, aesthetic movements, and thematic concerns of US literature from the Civil War to the present. Our investigation will identify common traits in the literature that causes it to fit within three very broad literary historical categories: realism, modernism, and postmodernism. We will explore what makes literature created by the people of the United States distinctly "American" during a period that extends from the Civil War and the outlawing of slavery to women's suffrage, workers' movements, the Great Depression, the First and Second World Wars, and the civil rights movement. In addition to reading and analyzing the literature itself in terms of style, form, genre, and language, we will study it in historical context: the complex interplay between the political, the social, the cultural, and the literary in the United States. This approach rests upon the notion that literature is not created in a vacuum; it is influenced by and influences the world in which it is created.

ENGL 3007 - Shakespeare [LITR]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Equivalent courses: ENGL 3007H (starting 02-SEP-08, was ENGL 3807 until 05-SEP-00)

From Taylor Swift to Greta Gerwig, from Toni Morrison to Nelson Mandela, Shakespeare's works have continued to influence and inspire authors, artists, and audiences around the globe. In this upper division course you will study representative works of Shakespeare from a variety of cultural perspectives, as texts that have had a long and enduring vitality well beyond their historical context. This course tracks the history of Shakespeare?s plays across time, in various artistic forms including art, music, film, and social media, looking at the ways these literary works have responded to issues of gender, race, sexuality, religion, disability, and class.English majors/minors must take this course A-F only grading basis.

ENGL 3007H - Honors: Shakespeare [LITR]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: was ENGL 3807 until 05-SEP-00, ENGL 3007 (starting 02-SEP-08)

From Taylor Swift to Greta Gerwig, from Toni Morrison to Nelson Mandela, Shakespeare's works have continued to influence and inspire authors, artists, and audiences around the globe. In this upper division course, you will study representative works of Shakespeare from a variety of cultural perspectives, as texts that have had a long and enduring vitality well beyond their historical context. This course tracks the history of Shakespeare?s plays across time, in various artistic forms including art, music, film, and social media, looking at the ways these literary works have responded to issues of gender, race, sexuality, religion, disability, and class. English majors/minors must take this course A-F only grading basis.

ENGL 3011 - Jewish American Literature: Religion, Culture, and the Immigrant Experience [HIS DSJ]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Equivalent courses: JWST 3011, RELS 3628

Immigrant? Jewish? American? What do these labels mean, why are they applied, and do they ever cease to be applicable? Can we distinguish religion from culture, and what are the implications when we try? Why is it frequently asked whether Saul Bellow was "really" a Jewish writer, but it is impossible to read Philip Roth as anything other than that? How does Grace Paley's "Jewishness" come through even when she is writing about non-Jewish characters? We will address these issues and others as we explore the literature growing out of the Jewish immigrant experience in America, as well as the literature by Jewish writers more firmly, though still sometimes anxiously, rooted in American soil. In this course we will engage in a highly contextualized and historicized study of Jewish American literature from the 19th century to today. We will discover in these texts how inherited Jewish culture and literary imaginings, developed over centuries of interaction between Jewish communities and the "outside world," get reexamined, questioned, rejected, reimagined, reintegrated, and transformed within the crucible of American experience. The discussions that ensue will also provide a framework for engaging with the creative energies and cultural productivity of more recent immigrant communities in the United States and beyond. Immigration and the experience of immigrant communities continues to be at the forefront of American consciousness, as immigrants work to create new meanings and new narratives for their lives, and as those who immigrated before them provide contested meanings for the impact of immigration on their own narratives. This course, though grounded in Jewish narratives, will therefore provide students with an expanded vocabulary and perspective for engaging in this central and very current debate within the American experience.

ENGL 3013 - The City in Literature [LITR]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Equivalent courses: ENGL 3013H

City life has always inspired great writing, and The City in Literature provides students with an opportunity to read and respond to a selection of works that are, in one way or another, about cities. The primary emphasis of the course is on texts written in English during the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, but some writing in translation and from other periods may also be assigned. Possible authors include but are not limited to the following: Guillaume Apollinaire, Charles Baudelaire, Kamau Brathwaite, Gwendolyn Brooks, Sterling Brown, Anna Burns, Charles Dickens, T.S. Eliot, Elena Ferrante, Allen Ginsberg, James Joyce, Juvenal, Federico Garcia Lorca, Amy Levy, Mina Loy, Claude McKay, Frank O?Hara, Derek Walcott, Walt Whitman, Patricia Williams, Virginia Woolf, William Wordsworth, William Butler Yeats.

ENGL 3013H - Honors: The City in Literature [LITR]

(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Spring)

Equivalent courses: ENGL 3013 (starting 17-JAN-23)

City life has always inspired great writing, and The City in Literature provides students with an opportunity to read and respond to a selection of works that are, in one way or another, about cities. The primary emphasis of the course is on texts written in English during the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, but some writing in translation and from other periods may also be assigned. Possible authors include but are not limited to the following: Guillaume Apollinaire, Charles Baudelaire, Kamau Brathwaite, Gwendolyn Brooks, Sterling Brown, Anna Burns, Charles Dickens, T.S. Eliot, Elena Ferrante, Allen Ginsberg, James Joyce, Juvenal, Federico Garcia Lorca, Amy Levy, Mina Loy, Claude McKay, Frank O?Hara, Derek Walcott, Walt Whitman, Patricia Williams, Virginia Woolf, William Wordsworth, William Butler Yeats.

ENGL 3020 - Studies in Narrative (Topics course)

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 2 times)

Examine issues related to reading and understanding narrative in a variety of interpretive contexts. Topics may include "The 19th-century English (American, Anglophone) Novel," "Introduction to Narrative," or "Techniques of the Novel." Topics specified in the Class Schedule

ENGL 3022 - Science Fiction and Fantasy

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)

Science Fiction and Fantasy will introduce students to the study of classic and contemporary science fiction and fantasy literature. Using literary techniques, students will explore the alternate realities, characters, cultures, genders, races, ecologies, politics, settings, and technologies of science fiction and fantasy primarily through reading novels and stories. Questions may include: What does speculation about the future tell us about our present and past? What does the unreal reveal about our real lives? To what extent does science fiction function as both escapist fantasy and prophetic reality?

ENGL 3023 - Children's Literature [LITR]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)

How many times have you read a children?s or young adult book and bonded with someone else who has also read it? If you never have, expect to do so with your professor and fellow students. Children?s literature has always enjoyed an enormous readership, and adults read as much, if not more of it, than kids do. Unlike other works of literature, they are more likely to contain art. What role do the illustrations and art play a role in telling the story? You will read contemporary and historical works with a focus on diversity regarding authors, themes, and readership. By the end of the course you will have gained an overview of this literary tradition and increased your understanding of the enduring appeal of children?s books.

ENGL 3024 - The Graphic Novel

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)

This course aims to read and study a specific kind of narrative we call "graphic novel." The term itself is often a point of contention, but the purpose of this course is not to defend the validity of the term or the medium. "Comic books" and "graphic novels" are not endangered animals. Rather, we will use this example of "sequential art" to think through the ways this genre intersects, uses, and informs various other narrative and artistic forms as well as the way the genre may be unique with its own way of producing meaning. Comics involve a hybrid strategy of image and text, so we will attempt to keep both aspects in mind throughout the semester, never forgetting that comics are neither purely "visual" nor purely "textual." Since comics are often wedded-in mainstream culture-with certain kinds of content (e.g. superheroes), we will also investigate the characteristics of different "genres" within comics, as well as various questions about literariness.

ENGL 3025 - The End of the World in Literature and History [HIS]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: RELS 3627

For at least two and a half millennia, prophets, politicians, and poets have crafted terrifying accounts about the end of the world. This comparatist seminar examines the way different cultures have imagined a final apocalypse with particular attention to the political and social consequences of their visions. Students will read texts that focus on pandemic, extraterrestrial attack, nuclear holocaust, prophecy, cybernetic revolt, divine judgment, resource depletion, meteoric impact, or one of the many other ways in which humans write of their demise. They will use literary analysis to explore the many historical and contemporary wastelands they will encounter. They will write short papers and give in-class presentations on different kinds of apocalypse.

ENGL 3026 - Mediterranean Wanderings: Literature and History on the Borders of Three Continents [GP]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Situated between three continents and at the intersection of numerous ethnic and national cultures, the Mediterranean is like no other place on earth. A place of diverse languages, religions, economies, governments, and ways of daily life, it serves as a microcosm for the world itself imagined as an integrated global system. This course explores the history of the Mediterranean with particular emphasis on the literatures it has produced over the last three millennia. As the protagonists of these epic poems, religious texts, and novels travel from one shore to another, they experience the Mediterranean as a place of violence, cultural accommodation, hope, ethnic and linguistic bewilderment, and endless moral challenge. This course will place as much emphasis on the region's history as its cultural productions. With that in mind, reading may include David Abulafia's The Great Sea in addition to The Odyssey, The Aeneid, the biblical books of Joshua and Acts, Tasso's Gerusalemme Liberata (an epic set during the first crusade), Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice and Antony and Cleopatra, Flaubert's Salammbo, Akli Tadjer's Les ANI du Tassali, A.b. Yehoshua's Mr. Mani, and Pamuk's The White Castle.

ENGL 3027W - The Essay [WI]

(4 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)

This is a course for students ready to face more challenging assignments and deepen their comfort and skill with writing. The instructor helps the student develop more sophisticated research strategies and experiment with more creative stylistic choices. Assignments might include autobiographies, critical comparisons, reviews of articles or books, cultural analyses, persuasive essays, and annotated bibliographies. Students in this course learn to 1) generate topics and develop essays with greater independence than they exercised in freshman composition, 2) write for multiple audiences?academic and non-academic?making appropriate decisions about content, rhetoric, structure, vocabulary, style, and format, 3) write creative non-fiction and other genres incorporating complex description and analysis, 4) analyze the conventions and styles of writing in their major field, and 5) experiment with new and more sophisticated writing strategies and styles.

ENGL 3028 - Paranoia and Pleasure: Contemporary American Spy Novels [LITR]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)

Spy fiction emerged in Britain and the United States during the early 20th century. Since then, it proliferated thematic sub-genres such as Tom Clancy?s techno-thrillers, Vince Flynn?s CIA-trained assassin, James Rollins? science disaster group, David Baldacci?s eccentric Camel Club, and Daniel Silva?s globe-trotting Israeli spy Gabriel Allon. Spy Fi is concerned with threats to the state--Nazis, Russians, rogue states, terrorist masterminds, and moles here at home. In contrast to British Spy Fi, famously represented by James Bond, the MI6 agent who plied his trade in sophisticated or exotic settings, American novels tend to feature cowboy protagonists with military or sports backgrounds and a penchant for spectacular violence. In this course, we will read novels and analyze the development of sub-genres, protagonists, plots, settings, and language; the shifting roles of female characters; the paranoiac ideologies that hover beneath the narratives or pop to the surface; and the target audiences and sales.

ENGL 3040 - Studies in Film (Topics course)

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 9 credits; may be repeated 3 times)

Equivalent courses: ENGL 3040H (inactive, starting 02-SEP-08)

Topics regarding film in variety of interpretive contexts, from range/historic development of American, English, Anglophone film.

ENGL 3045 - Cinematic Seductions: Sex, Gender, Desire

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Spring Odd Year; may be repeated for 4 credits)

Gender/sexuality in cinema. Sexuality/identity. Historical contexts of films. Theoretical debates regarding gender/sexuality.

ENGL 3061 - Literature and Music [LITR]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

In this course, we will explore the connections and parallels between music and literature, assessing both form and content and drawing upon various genres from both arts. We will examine some of the ways that musical and literary texts can change, subvert, or augment each other by applying critical and literary theories to intertextual readings. Among the subjects we may discuss are how authors use music in their work, both structurally and topically; how musicians use literature, both as lyric and as subject matter; and how members of each group engage the artistic assumptions of the other. Students will gain a greater appreciation of the varied forms of creative expression and an increased understanding of how they influence each other through close reading and listening, discussions, reflective writing, and presentations.

ENGL 3070 - Studies in Literary and Cultural Modes (Topics course)

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Fall Odd Year; may be repeated for 9 credits; may be repeated 3 times)

Modes of literary expression/representation that transcend conventional demarcations of genre and historical periods. Topics may include horror, romance, mystery, comedy, and satire.

ENGL 3071 - The American Food Revolution in Literature and Television [CIV]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)

America's relationship with food and eating has changed profoundly over the last fifty years. At the heart of this revolution was a group of charismatic personalities who through writing and television brought first European and then global sensibilities to the American table. They persuaded Americans that food and cooking were not just about nutrition but also forms of pleasure, entertainment, and art; ways of exploring other cultures; and means of declaring, discovering, or creating identity. Their work would eventually transform the American landscape, helping give rise to the organic movement, farmers markets, locavorism, and American cuisine, as well as celebrity chefs, the Food Network, and restaurant reality television. In the meantime, the environmental movement was sending its own shockwaves through American consciousness of food production and consumption. The joining together of these movements--culinary and environmental--has brought a new ethical dimension to the subject that is now at the forefront of current concerns about American food. Insofar as we eat, we necessarily make choices that have profound implications for our health, our communities, the environment, and those who work in the food industry, broadly defined. This class will trace the American food revolution with the intent of understanding how our current system came to be and thinking through the ethical implications of our daily actions. We will read classic literature from the rise of the movement, in varying degrees instructional, personal and documentary, while viewing some seminal television moments for the food culture we now know. We will give particular attention to recent work that focuses on the personal and environmental ethics of food.

ENGL 3072 - Witchcraft, Possession, Magic: Concepts in the Atlantic Supernatural, 1500-1800 [LITR]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Equivalent courses: MEST 3072

Salem is what typically comes to mind when we think of witchcraft, and our class will indeed focus on the 1692 trials and their aftermath. But we will also range more broadly, exploring witchcraft in the early Atlantic world by paying special attention to the roles played by magic and possession. A fundamental aspect of this course, moreover, is its distinction as a literary one. This is not a class about how witchcraft, possession, and magic ?change over time? but a class about their representations. From the beginning, we will be deeply attentive to the fact that each and every ?evidence? of witchcraft, possession, or magic is an act of representation in the first place. As literary historians, we will move from Europe to the Americas, looking at how invocations and accusations of witchcraft traveled between the 16th and late-18th centuries. More importantly, as literary critics we will trace and examine depictions of witchcraft and the idea of the witch across four interrelated socio-historical contexts: the Protestant Reformation in 16th-century Europe; slave medicine and obeah in the Caribbean; possession and the ?invisible world? in Puritan Massachusetts; and revivalism in 18th-century New England. By the end of this course, you will be able to: interpret literary texts and understand the literary aspects of historical documents; place literature in relation to its historical and cultural contexts; locate and evaluate relevant scholarship and cultural commentary; and formulate and communicate a focused and stylistically appropriate that supports its claims with textual evidence, especially through close and critical reading.

ENGL 3090 - General Topics (Topics course)

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 9 credits; may be repeated 3 times)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ENGL 3091 - The Literature and Film of Baseball [LITR]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Baseball is the national pastime, often evoked with Mom and apple pie in a trinity of American-ness. How do Americans represent something they see as so quintessentially themselves? In this class, we will look at the variety and complexity of answers given to that question, from sunny nostalgia, to valorization of the individual, valorization of the team, depictions of the dark side of the American dream, critiques of racial relations, and an approach that strives to eliminate both the poetry and the hand-wringing with a long hard look at numbers and facts. In this journey, we will study and participate in a number of ways that literature teaches us to understand society and ourselves. We will examine the idea of American pastoral and anti-pastoral. We will use the great variety of ways to write about baseball as a platform to consider how we come to know and believe. Throughout the course, we will examine the way baseball writing treats race and gender. We will also look at excerpts of films made from some of the texts. Comparing the films to the literature allows us to discuss what representations of America seem more palatable to producers aiming for a larger audience than literature usually reaches and to highlight ways writing makes arguments that films cannot.

ENGL 3092 - The Original Walking Dead: Misbehaving Dead Bodies in the 19th Century [LITR]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)

Examination and analysis of 19th-century British literature about dead bodies, the science of death, burial practices and anxieties, and theories of the supernatural. This course includes fiction and poetry but also non-fiction, historical documents, and sensationalist media.

ENGL 3093 - Law and Literature [LITR DSJ]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

ENGL 3093 Law & Literature examines how law and literature render diversity and social justice. The law is generally defined as a country?s (or community?s) system of rules that regulate people?s actions and administer justice to them. Literature is generally defined as an assortment of oral and written texts regarded as having intellectual, aesthetic, and moral value. This course puts legal and literary texts into conversation to answer questions about how they render the equality of and the justice for diverse peoples.

ENGL 3101 - Knights and Pilgrims in Medieval Literature [LITR]

(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Fall Odd Year)

Equivalent courses: MEST 3101

Medieval writers and readers were fascinated by stories about knights and about pilgrims. In this course, we study some of the best-known and most compelling narratives and poems from the Middle Ages. Although written hundreds of years ago, these literary works speak to us of the human desire to strive for meaning and excellence, to work toward shared ideas of community, and to explore worlds beyond the sometimes narrow confines of home. Knights and pilgrims appear as central figures in a wide range of literary works. Some of the texts are humorous, like Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in which pilgrims, from social classes ranging from knights to tradespeople, travel together and tell stories. Some are exciting and emotional, like Malory's retelling of stories about King Arthur and his knights. Others provide us with explorations of longing for change: in these works people search for new kinds of social and spiritual life such as Margery Kempe's autobiographical account of her experiences as a pilgrim to Rome and the Holy Land. Still others, such as Langland's Piers Plowman, which incorporates pilgrimage and chivalric quest, critique and explode static ideas about social problems such as poverty and hunger. Some draw our attention to the dangers and turmoil involved in love and relationships, such as Marie de France's courtly, aristocratic lays: Marie's knights and ladies take up the search for love and meaning. Some, finally, invite us to imagine ourselves in mysterious otherworlds, such as Mandeville's Travels and Sir Orfeo, both of which focus on travel and self knowledge. These exciting and challenging works continue to speak to us about the quest to pursue ideals and to change the world and ourselves.

ENGL 3102 - Chaucer

(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: MEST 3102

Major/representative works written by Chaucer, including The Canterbury Tales, Troilus and Criseyde, and the dream visions. Historical, intellectual, and cultural background of the poems. Language, poetic theory, form.

ENGL 3103 - Dragons and Druids: Literature of the Early Medieval North

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

In this course you will study the literature of the earlier Middle Ages (from about 500-1200 CE). We will also adopt a comparative literature-style approach to the period in order to do justice to the multi-lingual mix of cultures and traditions in the North Sea region, centering upon Britain. We will study three great cultural/literary traditions of the early Middle Ages: ?Anglo-Saxon? (sometimes now termed ?Early English?), Norse, and Celtic. All texts will be read in translation. Our Celtic unit will feature the Old Irish sagas and tales of the hero Cuchulainn and the collection of Middle Welsh tales of magic, love, and heroism known as The Mabinogion. Our Anglo-Saxon unit will survey a variety of Old English prose and poetry: heroic poems (including Beowulf), riddles, chronicles, elegies, devotional lyrics, sermons, and saints? lives. In our Norse/Viking unit we will read two Old Norse sagas of mythical heroes and explore the mythological poems of the Poetic Edda. These seven hundred years of early medieval history left behind a wealth of fascinating, strange, and moving literary texts; our primary goal will be to make these voices speak to us once again. To this end we will apply the necessary historical, aesthetic, and generic contexts in order to conjure up the world of these texts and understand them on their own terms. We will cover a wide variety of topics such as manuscript culture, orality and literacy, magic and monsters, war, heroism, religious practices (both Christian and pagan), women and gender, folklore, and medieval notions of the body, soul and cosmos. A special focus will be on pre-Christian (?pagan?) beliefs in all these traditions and the process of conversion to Christianity. No previous experience with medieval literature is necessary or expected.

ENGL 3114 - Dreams and Dream Visions

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Fall Even Year)

Introduction to the literary genre known as the medieval English "dream vision" and to the historical and theoretical discussion of dreams. We concentrate on four late medieval dream visions: Langland's Piers Plowman; Chaucer's Book of Duchess and House of Fame; and the Gawain-Poet's Pearl.

ENGL 3132 - Between Heaven and Hell: The King James Bible as Literature

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Spring Even Year)

Equivalent courses: was ENGL 3121 until 20-JAN-04

This course examines the lives and stories of heroic figures in the Bible. We approach the Bible as a literary work and explore themes, characters, symbolism, and narrative techniques. Our text, the King James version of the Bible, is the most important translation in terms of American and English literary traditions. Our emphasis in the course is on the Biblical heroes who are represented as living their lives in this world (the world between heaven and hell).

ENGL 3134 - Milton and Rebellion

(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: ENGL 3134H (inactive, starting 02-SEP-08)

Milton?s three great Restoration poems?Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Samson Agonistes?are the focus of this course. We?ll approach them by tracing Milton?s growth as poet: first, by familiarizing ourselves with the religious and social ideas found in his writings down to the Poems of 1645; and second, by studying the political ideas Milton initially set forth in The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates (1649). Concurrently with our study of these earlier works, you?ll be reading Paradise Lost, which you should complete by the end of the spring break. At that point, you?ll be in a position to interpret Milton?s three Restoration masterpieces in the light of his grand?and rebellious?aim of reforming England?s civil and religious community, an aim Milton boldly reaffirms in 1660 in defiance of the Restoration of monarchy.

ENGL 3141 - The Restoration and the Eighteenth Century: Sex, Satire, and Sentiment

(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course will introduce you to some of the best literature of the Restoration and eighteenth century in England. Think of this course as a challenge: how can you, as someone who will spend most of your life in the 21st century, learn to appreciate and learn from literature written in far different times and places? A lot depends on your willingness to empathize with ways of thinking and being that are quite different from your own and your comfort with believing that other ages were just as complicated and as interesting as the one you live in. Typical authors include Dryden, Behn, Swift, Pope, Fielding, and Burney.

ENGL 3151 - British Romantic Literature and Culture [LITR]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Fall Odd Year)

Equivalent courses: was ENGL 3151H until 20-JAN-15, was ENGL 3151H until 17-JAN-12, was ENGL 3151H until 02-SEP-08

In British Romantic Literature and Culture, students read poetry and prose written during the Romantic Period (1780-1832). Romantic authors permanently changed the way literature treats numerous subjects: nature, the imagination, revolution, war and politics, the role of the poet, the depiction of common life and language, and the representation of personal experience, to name a few. This was a period of great stylistic innovation, as authors experimented with the use of symbolism and the adaptation of classical mythology and explored medieval/gothic images and themes. Possible authors to be studied in this course include Jane Austen, Anna Letitia Barbauld, William Blake, Lord Byron, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Felicia Hemans, John Keats, Mary Shelley, Percy Shelley, Charlotte Smith, Mary Wollstonecraft, William Wordsworth.

ENGL 3161 - Victorian Literatures and Cultures [LITR]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: was ENGL 3161H until 22-JAN-02, ENGL 3161H (inactive, starting 02-SEP-08)

Why is the twenty-first century so obsessed with the nineteenth? From steampunk to political rhetoric, from movies to sex, writers and artists look back to the Victorian era for inspiration and challenge. One reason might be that Britain was the first country to experience the full effects of industrialized capitalism, with the opportunities and misery that it created. It also developed one of the largest empires in history, an empire whose legacy continues to shape global politics in good and bad ways. For all these reasons, understanding the Victorians is key to understanding ourselves. Women writers like Charlotte Bronte and George Eliot have always been at the center of Victorian studies, so the history and politics of gender are vital to Victorian literature. Class likewise remains inescapable in Victorian fiction with its sharp sense of a world divided into haves and have nots; depictions of the catastrophic effects of the factory system on the urban poor pervade Victorian literature and challenge readers to ponder how, and if, reading might lead to political action. Race has increasingly reshaped understandings of the literature of the period; although Britain abolished slavery in 1833-34, the period saw both a heightening of racist rhetoric and representation and the growth of a market for works by writers of color from the colonies, including Mary Seacole, J. J. Thomas, and Toru Dutt. Digital tools have made the present moment an exciting one in which to study this literature because so much information is now available: Victorian writing has become hyperaccessible for those with access to computers. For this class, this accessibility means that students have the opportunity not just to learn exiting knowledge about the period but to discover new truths about it for themselves. This course aims to empower students to find their own paths to understanding and representing the Victorians as a way of revising how they see their present.

ENGL 3181 - Contemporary Literary Nonfiction [LITR]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Contemporary literary nonfiction from the 1960s to the present, covering developments in narrative nonfiction, memoir, and personal essay.

ENGL 3182 - Irish Literature

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Against competing historical and political narratives, this study of 20th century Irish writers will show how their writing challenges assumptions about identity and nation, producing literature that pointedly does not carry a flag but instead explores the oppression, injustice, and violence that the individual being suffers as a consequence of it, and INSISTS on the right to resist, create, and misbehave. Authors will include Yeats, Joyce, Beckett, as well as others.

ENGL 3212 - American Poetry from 1900

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Spring Even Year)

Famous and lesser-known poems from the Modernist era, the time of Frost, HD, Pound, Eliot and the Harlem Renaissance. The course attends to the intellectual and cultural background of the poets, poetic theory and form.

ENGL 3221 - American Novel to 1900

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Fall Even Year)

Novels, from early Republic, through Hawthorne, Melville, and Stowe, to writers at end of 19th century (e.g., Howells, Twain, James, Chopin, Crane). Development of a national literature. Tension between realism and romance. Changing role of women as writers and as fictional characters.

ENGL 3222 - American Novel from 1900

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: AMST 3222H (inactive), ENGL 3222H

In this course, we will read and study novels of twentieth and twenty-first century American writers, from early 1900's realism through Modernists (e.g., Faulkner, Hemingway, Fitzgerald) to more contemporary writers (e.g., Baldwin, Ellison, Erdrich, Roth, Pynchon). We will explore each text in relation to literary, cultural, and historical developments and question the narrative and stylistic strategies specific to each work.

ENGL 3222H - Honors: American Novel from 1900

(3 cr; A-F only; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: AMST 3222H (inactive), ENGL 3222 (starting 02-SEP-08)

Novels from early 1900s realism through Modernists (e.g., Faulkner, Hemingway, Fitzgerald) to recent writers (e.g., Ellison, Bellow, Erdrich, Pynchon). Stylistic experiments, emergence of voices from under-represented groups. Novelists' responses to a technologically changing society.

ENGL 3301 - Asian America through Arts and Culture [AH DSJ]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Spring Even Year)

Equivalent courses: AAS 3301 (starting 18-JAN-11, was AAS 3501 until 06-SEP-11)

Americans of Asian descent comprise one of the fastest-growing racial groups in the U.S. today. While large numbers of Asian Americans have been in the U.S. since the middle of the nineteenth century, it is only in the past few decades that they have been widely recognized in art, culture, and media. This course focuses on how writing, art, performance, film, and/or other works of culture registers the experiences of Asian Americans past and present. How do individual artists or writers depict themselves and others as part of families, communities, or nations? How do questions of race, racism, family, identity, immigration, labor, citizenship, inequality, gender, sexuality, media stereotypes, and activism affect the perspectives and the creative choices in these works?

ENGL 3303W - Writing Differences: Literature by U.S. Women of Color [LITR WI DSJ]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Fall Odd Year)

Equivalent courses: GWSS 3303W (starting 04-SEP-12, was WOST 3303W until 05-SEP-06, was WOST 3303 until 05-SEP-00), AAS 3303W, GWSS 4303W (starting 03-SEP-13)

Interpret/analyze poetry, fiction, and drama of U.S. women minority writers. Relationship of writer's history, ethnicity, race, class, and gender to her writings.

ENGL 3331 - LGBTQ Literature: Then and Now [LITR DSJ]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)

Equivalent courses: GLBT 3309

LGBTQIA life in the US has changed significantly over the past few decades. By examining a selection of poetry, prose, and film, our class will try to answer the questions: "How did we get to where we are today?" and "Where do we go next?" We will look at classic works in their historical contexts to see what was revolutionary about their publication; we will trace how they paved the way for all that followed. We will look at very new works to understand the concerns of twenty-first century LGBTQIA writers and readers. From the "lavender scare" to the Stonewall Riots to the AIDS pandemic to marriage equality to genderqueer and trans movements, we will explore how LGBTQIA authors and filmmakers have both responded to and shaped the ethos of our times.

ENGL 3332 - Black Times: Afrofuturism, Afropessimism and the Future (Ends) of the World [DSJ]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Spring Even Year)

In 1993, Mark Dery coined the term Afrofuturism to describe ?[s]peculative fiction that treats African-American themes and addresses African-American concerns in the context of twentieth- century technoculture ? and, more generally, African-American signification that appropriates images of technology and a prosthetically enhanced future." At the same time, Dery places this fictional treatment of Black futures in the context of a history systematically denied. Afropessimism, on the other hand, emerges at the turn of the 21st century in an interview between Saidiya Hartman and Frank B. Wilderson III as a meta theory that evinces a skepticism about the utility of the term Human to understand the positionality of blackness in an antiblack world. Blackness, for Afropessemists, becomes a technology by which the Human constitutes its Humanity as difference. This body of work generally understands the end of antiblackness as only possible with the destruction of ?the world,? understood to be definitionally antiblack. Starting with W.E.B. Du Bois?s ?The Comet,? this course traces the relationships between African American literature, politics and sociality through the representation of blackness in relationship to technology. This course interrogates Dery?s description of Afro Futurism as both descriptive and ideological. Put another way, this class is attentive to the way that the future is signified in the contemporary world as well as the fact that, following Afropessimism?s analysis, that world, and thus this mode of signifying blackness, may itself be antiblack. As a result, this course juxtaposes traditionally, technologically, Afrofuturist works, with those such as Parable of the Sower, The Broken Earth Trilogy, and An Unkindness of Ghosts that depict Black futures at or after the apocalypse. Students should expect to think and rethink the relationship between technology as a signifier of the future and those structures that continue antiblackness and colonialism.

ENGL 3350 - Women Writers (Topics course)

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Spring Odd Year; may be repeated for 9 credits; may be repeated 3 times)

Equivalent courses: ENGL 3350H (inactive, starting 02-SEP-08, was ENGL 3850 until 05-SEP-00)

Women writers in the 19th and/or 20th centuries. Will focus either on writers from a single country or be comparative in nature. The course will be organized thematically or according to topics of contemporary and theoretical interest.

ENGL 3352 - Weird Books by Women and Gender-variant Writers [LITR]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)

Equivalent courses: ENGL 3352H (inactive)

Literature by women and writers outside the gender binary have historically expressed many varieties of weirdness and non-normativity. In this weird books class, you will read historical and contemporary texts that can all be described loosely as creating discomfort for readers through literary effect, reversal of expectation, odd juxtaposition and other literary devices. ?Weird,? in this class and context, is never a pejorative adjective. While experimental texts and non-linear narratives are the most manageable if puzzling examples of these weirdnesses, you will also explore texts that unsettle the reader through the feelings they evoke and the wonderfully strange imaginings they explore.

ENGL 3353 - Jane Austen?s Afterlives [LITR]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Why do the novels of Jane Austen, which were first published over two hundred years ago, still captivate readers all over the world? In this discussion-based course, which fulfills the Literature Core LE, we will closely examine five of Austen?s major novels alongside the far more voluminous body of scholarship, sequels, screen adaptations, and fan responses that these works have inspired. Besides considering Austen's distinctive style, her contribution to the development of the novel form, and the cultural and historical context in which she wrote, we will explore a variety of ways in which the author and her work have been represented and reimagined across the globe. By focusing on a single author in depth, members of this course will not only investigate the array of cultural functions that ?Jane Austen? has come to serve, but also hone their ability to analyze fundamental aspects of literary technique.

ENGL 3501 - Public Discourse: Coming to Terms with the Environment [LITR ENV]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)

This course explores significant environmental issues (such as environmental justice, toxic chemicals, climate change) through the analysis of texts from diverse literary genres. It focuses as much on issues of language and meaning as it does on the subjects these texts concern. Students examine the formal dimensions of these texts, as well as their social and historical contexts. In addition, students are introduced to the underlying scientific principles, the limitations of technologies, and the public policy aspects of each of these issues, in order to judge what constitutes an appropriate response to them. Students also learn how to identify and evaluate credible information concerning the environment.

ENGL 3502 - Nature Stories: Environmental Discourse in Action [LITR CIV]

(4 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)

Explore contemporary texts from multiple disciplines to analyze the role of stories in interpreting nature. Emphasis on lived experience, civic motivation, and observational research that enrich effective nature writing. Optional service-learning component.

ENGL 3505 - Protest Literature and Community Action [DSJ]

(4 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall)

This course combines academic analysis and experiential learning to understand, in both theory and practice, different perspectives on the power of "protest" in civic life. We will read a selection from the vast genre of progressive protest literature (pamphlets, poems, polemics, lists of demands, teaching philosophies, organizing principles, cultural histories, newsletter articles, movement chronicles, and excerpts from novels and biographies) from four key social-justice movements: the American Indian Movement, the Black Power movement, the post-Great Recession struggle for economic power, and the battle for immigrant rights. We'll also learn about this experientially as we roll up our sleeves and get involved in local community-based education initiatives and local social-justice organizations through our service-learning. Students receive initial training from CLA Career Services, The Center for Community-Engaged Learning, the Minnesota Literacy Council, as well as orientations at community sites.

ENGL 3506 - Social Movements & Community Education [CIV]

(4 cr; A-F only; offered Every Spring)

In this course, we'll examine four progressive social movements. After beginning with a foundational civil rights movement example, we will learn about the anti-racist feminism branch of the women's movement, often referred to as "third-wave feminism." We'll also study the Occupy movement that arose in response to the Great Recession (the financial crisis beginning in 2008). Then we'll take a look at two social movements that, while by no means underground, tend to fly below the radar: the prison abolition movement and the fight for public schools. While all of these social movements have different emphases, they also overlap quite a bit in their systemic analysis of society and their strategies for action. As activist, organizer, and trainer Rinku Sen observes, "the history of community organizing and social movements is replete with tactics learned in one movement being applied to another." As we study these social movements, community organizing will be of particular interest to us. How do the groups, collectives, nonprofits, and communities propelling these different social movements organize themselves, their leadership, their strategies, and their activities? How do they make decisions? What do meetings and planning processes look like? What do they do when they disagree? How do they recruit and mobilize? How do they communicate with and confront the general public, elected officials, and the more powerful elements of the ruling class? How do they talk about the work they're doing? How do they develop a vision of the world they'd like to live in while still inhabiting the present one, with all its flaws and injustices? We'll also examine the role of education in organizations working for social change. Whether through trainings, "political education," reading groups, or small group activities associated with popular education, many of the social-movement groups we'll study have developed educational strategies and curricula. Hands-On Learning through Comm

ENGL 3507W - Introduction to Chicana/o Literature [LITR WI DSJ]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: CHIC 3507W (starting 07-SEP-10, was CHIC 3507 until 17-JAN-06)

Cultural, intellectual, and sociopolitical traditions of Mexican Americans as they are represented in creative literature. Genres/forms of creative cultural expression and their significance as representations of social, cultural, and political life in the United States. Novels, short stories, creative nonfiction, drama, essay, poetry, and hybrid forms of literature.

ENGL 3591W - Introduction to African American Literature [LIT WI CD]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated 2 times)

Equivalent courses: was AFRO 3591W until 03-SEP-13, was AFRO 3591 until 04-SEP-01, was ENGL 3591 until 07-SEP-99, ENGL 3598W (ending 18-JAN-11, starting 02-SEP-08), AFRO 3591W (inactive, starting 07-SEP-99, was ENGL 3591W until 04-SEP-01, was AFRO 3591 until 04-SEP-01, was ENGL 3591 until 07-SEP-99), ENGL 3597W (ending 07-SEP-10, starting 02-SEP-08)

Afro-American autobiography, fiction, essay, poetry, drama, and folklore from the late-18th Century to the present.

ENGL 3592W - Introduction to Black Women Writers in the United States [LITR WI DSJ]

(3 cr; A-F only; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: was ENGL 3592 until 18-JAN-05, AFRO 3592W (starting 07-SEP-10, was AFRO 3592 until 07-SEP-04)

The literature of African American women writers explored in novels, short stories, essays, poetry, autobiographies, and drama from the 18th to the late-20th century.

ENGL 3593 - The African American Novel

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Equivalent courses: PSY 5865 (ending 22-JAN-02, starting 07-SEP-99), AFRO 3593, AFRO 5593 (starting 07-SEP-99, was AFRO 4593 until 28-MAY-13), ENGL 5593

Explore African American novelistic traditions. Plot patterns, character types, settings, symbols, themes, mythologies. Creative perspectives of authors themselves. Analytical frameworks from contemporary literary scholarship.

ENGL 3597W - Introduction to African American Literature and Culture I [WI LITR DSJ]

(4 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)

Equivalent courses: AFRO 3597W (starting 07-SEP-10)

African American oral tradition, slave narrative, autobiography, poetry, essay, fiction, oratory, and drama, from colonial era through Harlem Renaissance.

ENGL 3598W - Introduction to African American Literature and Culture II [LITR WI DSJ]

(4 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Equivalent courses: AFRO 3598W (starting 18-JAN-11, was AFRO 3598 until 16-JAN-07)

African American oral tradition, autobiography, poetry, essay, fiction, oratory, drama. From after Harlem Renaissance to end of 20th century.

ENGL 3601 - Analysis of the English Language

(4 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Equivalent courses: was ENGL 3601W until 17-JAN-06, was ENGC 3601W until 16-JAN-01, was ENGC 3601 until 05-SEP-00

Introduction to structure of English. Phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics. pragmatics. Language variation/usage.

ENGL 3650 - Topics in Rhetoric, Composition, and Language (Topics course)

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Equivalent courses: was ENGC 3650 until 21-MAY-07, was ENGC 3650 until 04-SEP-01

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ENGL 3704 - Introduction to Editing and Publishing

(4 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: was ENGL 4711 until 08-SEP-20, was ENGL 5711 until 08-SEP-15, was ENGL 5401 until 02-SEP-03, was ENGW 5401 until 04-SEP-01

What are the myriad activities that constitute a day in the life of a professional editor? According to Susan L. Greenberg?s A Poetics of Editing, ?In the popular imagination, the editor is a passive creature, busy telling people `No.?? Are editors glorified gatekeepers, benevolent literary midwives, or cultural evangelists? This class focuses on the art and craft of editing and revision. We?ll begin the semester by analyzing the relationship between author and editor, writer and reader. Students will learn the creative, professional, and relational aspects of editing in addition to learning how to sharpen their inner critic. We?ll experiment in the classroom with giving and receiving critical feedback in an attempt to make better, more discerning and curious readers of us all. We?ll also explore the surrounding professional landscape that is the Twin Cities? local literary and publishing cultures, and on occasion, meet seasoned professionals working with print and digital media across literature and the arts. Students will adventure behind-the-scenes in order to discover how a book comes into print as it is shepherded through the various stages of production from editorial through publication. We?ll also spend time researching and discussing editorial fellowships, freelance, and entry level job opportunities as we explore post-graduate career options in publishing. Recommended for students studying Creative Writing, English, Journalism, and Communications. Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for ENGW 5401, ENGL 5711, ENGL 5401, or ENGL 4711

ENGL 3711 - Literary Magazine Production Lab I

(4 cr; Prereq-[instructor consent required, instr consent]; A-F only; offered Every Fall)

First of two courses. Students produce undergraduate art/literary magazine The Tower. Students decide upon identity, tone, and direction of the issue. They take on magazine staff responsibilities, call for submissions, make selections, edit/design, set budget, and begin fund-raising.

ENGL 3712 - Literary Magazine Production Lab II

(4 cr; Prereq-[3711, instr consent] ; A-F only; offered Every Spring)

ENGL 3712 is the second of a two-semester course. In this hands-on, experiential lab, we solicit, acquire, edit, copyedit, design, typeset, proofread, print, publicize and distribute the upcoming edition of The Tower, the magazine of undergraduate art and creative writing by University of Minnesota students. This is the semester in which we bring out the finished, printed magazine, and in which we host a launch party on campus. We'll continue to apply and expand the lessons from our exploration in ENGL 3711 of the theory and history of literary magazine production in any number of ways: we'll revise our mission and theme as we draft and revise ancillary copy for the issue itself and as we refresh the marketing copy for our social media, blog, and website; we'll hone our design and typesetting skills as we lay out the issue; we'll refine our aesthetic sensibilities as we collaborate on final selections, strengthening our willingness to revise our opinions as compromise for the greater good; we'll add to our firsthand valuable on-the-job skills of budgeting, scheduling, and vendor relations; and we will deepen our understanding of the publishing profession as it exists today, locally, and nationally.

ENGL 3714 - The Business of Publishing

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)

The Business of Publishing course, by focusing primarily on book publishing, will give a wide variety of students--from budding writers to business majors--exposure to a major industry (valued at $125 billion worldwide) that curates, promotes and monetizes the written word. There are approximately 12,000 publishers in the U.S., and of those an estimated 3,000 are literary presses. An estimated 600,000 books are published in the U.S. annually; Nielsen Book Scan reports 674 million unit sales in 2016. Book, magazine, and newspaper publishing are still the most stable types of publishing in our society and form the nexus between commerce and culture. Broadly understood, "publishing" means "to make words and images public." It encompasses many activities and forms--for instance, business newsletters and websites; social media (Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat); and organizational and personal blogs. More specifically, it is a profession with specialized components--marketing, design, sales, subsidiary rights, bookselling--each with its own standards and best practices. It is also a field rife with innovation, producing multiple "start-ups" constantly. To "publish well" means not only to deliver content to a page or screen but also to deliver it to an audience. Publishing crosses disciplines, and innovates new channels and modes of production. As such, publishing well has implications for all of us in our daily personal and professional lives. At the University of Minnesota, we have the advantage of living in a metro area that is regularly ranked near or at the top of lists for most literate cities in the U.S. We have one of the largest concentrations of literary presses in the country outside of the East Coast. This course will take advantage of guest lecturers from Minnesota's nationally recognized publishing community. It encourages students to discuss the work of publishing with these professionals, and provides them with networking opportunities. As well as exp

ENGL 3741 - Literacy and American Cultural Diversity [LITR DSJ]

(4 cr; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: was ENGL 3606 until 20-JAN-04, was ENGC 3606 until 04-SEP-01

Literacy and American Cultural Diversity combines academic study with experiential learning in order to collectively build more engaged, more complex understandings of literacy, educational institutions, counter-institutional literacy programs, the grassroots and nonprofit sectors, and the struggles of a multicultural civil society in a putative democracy. We will ground our inquiry in government studies, as well as sociological, historical, and educational writings. Standard literature, such as a memoir, a selection of poems, some short fiction, and a novel will further open up our twin themes of literacy and multiculturalism ? as will less ?official? literature, such as manifestos and the transcribed stories of immigrants, refugees, and other marginalized communities. We begin with the basic understanding of literacy as reading and writing, noting that, according to the National Survey of Adult Literacy, 46% of Americans scored in the lowest two levels of a five-tiered literacy test. What does this mean? Are such tests accurate or otherwise helpful? What about your basic literacy? As you read this syllabus, you?re making use of basic abilities that you?ve likely been practicing most of your life through formal schooling, daily routines, recreational pursuits, and work-related duties. But there?s more. On another level, you bring knowledge to your reading (some conscious, some unconscious), and the ideological field supplies you with assumptions about the role of literacy in your development, the role of a university course in your plans for your personal and professional life, and your position in a society that constantly raises the standards of literacy, basing success on your ability to keep up. Thus the very word ?literacy? calls into play many beliefs we have about our class system, our cultural life, economic and political structures, and educational institutions. Accordingly, our analysis will move beyond basic ?reading and writing? to wider concepts of

ENGL 3751W - Seminar: Theory and Practice of Writing Consultancy [WI]

(4 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)

Equivalent courses: was WRIT 3751W until 17-MAY-21, was ENGL 3751 until 06-SEP-05, was ENGL 3607 until 03-SEP-02, was ENGC 3607 until 04-SEP-01

How writers learn to write, how writing is taught in the academy, and how rhetorical conventions vary across disciplines.

ENGL 3885V - Honors Capstone Seminar in English [WI]

(4 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall & Spring)

Honors students who wish to graduate magna cum laude or cum laude write an Honors thesis, 13-17 pages in length, in ENGL or ENGW 3885V that contains substantive and original analytical insights. Students must discuss their plans with their instructor by the end of the second week of the term. Student and instructor must decide together what additional or enriched work will be required to have the capstone paper count as an honors thesis. Examples of such work include covering the topic in greater depth, using primary sources more robustly, or incorporating more creativity, more synthesis, and/or advanced analysis. Consult with your honors adviser for more details. This course also functions as a capstone experience that fulfills many of the Student Learning Outcomes for the English major. In this rigorous and intensive seminar, students receive instruction on writing this paper from tenured and tenure-track faculty in English. Students learn how to choose a topic and formulate a research question, conduct primary and secondary research, and produce a written document that incorporates research and analysis. Faculty teach students to produce an extended, scholarly essay though discussions of method, research, and development; instruction in specific writing techniques; workshopping and revising drafts; solving problems; and creating a coherent and elegant final product. While the subjects about which students write vary depending on student interest and faculty expertise, at least 50% of the course grade is determined by students? writing performance. Most students fulfill the senior paper requirement with a traditional seminar paper, but students sometimes complete alternative projects, such as blogs, analytic projects that incorporate creative or personal elements, collaborative projects, or projects that involve the creation of a podcast, video, web site, or some other means of documenting student learning and writing skills. Prerequisites for Admission: Honor

ENGL 3885W - Capstone Seminar in English [WI]

(4 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: ENGW 3885V, ENGL 3960W (inactive, starting 17-MAY-21, was ENGL 3960 until 04-SEP-01), ENGW 3885W, ENGW 3960W (inactive, starting 16-JAN-18, was ENGW 3960 until 04-SEP-01)

This course is devoted to the writing of the senior paper in English. To graduate with a BA in English, students must write a 13-17 page (4,000-5,500 word) senior paper that contains substantive and original analytical insights. In this rigorous and intensive seminar, students receive instruction on writing this paper from tenured and tenure-track faculty in English. Students learn how to choose a topic and formulate a research question, conduct primary and secondary research, and produce a written document that incorporates research and analysis. Faculty teach students to produce an extended, scholarly essay though discussions of method, research, and development; instruction in specific writing techniques; workshopping and revising drafts; solving problems; and creating a coherent and elegant final product. While the subjects about which students write vary depending on student interest and faculty expertise, at least 50% of the course grade is determined by students? writing performance. Most students fulfill the senior paper requirement with a traditional seminar paper, but students sometimes complete alternative projects, such as blogs, analytic projects that incorporate creative or personal elements, collaborative projects, or projects that involve the creation of a podcast, video, web site, or some other means of documenting student learning and writing skills. The senior seminar also functions as a capstone experience that fulfills many of the Student Learning Outcomes for the English major. Prerequisites for Admission: Admission to ENGL 3885W requires English major status and completion of a Critical Theories and Methods course (ENGL 3001W, ENGL 3002, ENGL 4003) or approved transfer course with a minimum grade of C-minus. Priority will be given to students with senior status who have completed the majority of the major requirements, as well as to students who plan to graduate in the term they are requesting to take the senior seminar.

ENGL 3896 - Internship for Academic Credit

(1 cr [max 4]; Prereq-must be a formally declared English major registered in the College of Liberal Arts and have consent of instructor.; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 16 credits; may be repeated 4 times)

Internships at local arts organizations, businesses, or publishing firms provide experiences in communications, arts administration, marketing, and editing-as well as an understanding of what students need to do to prepare for the job market. The Department of English offers course credit in connection with internships dedicated to UMN English majors as well as internships at other sites that meet our criteria. This course will enrich student learning by providing concrete experiences to apply knowledge of oral and written communication outside the academic context. Putting English skills to work in your internship tasks will allow you to see how communication changes with contexts and audiences. You will be able to practice new voices and styles. Depending on the internship activities, you may practice communication germane to marketing, development, editing, social media, and the professional office. You will receive feedback from your site supervisors and instructors as to your understanding of these new ways of communicating. In this course, you will keep a weekly journal detailing the work you do in the internship; analyzing the significance of the work within the greater activity of the internship site; and making connections between the work and the academic learning you have done in English. You will also write a final paper on a topic agreed upon with the instructor, which should build upon the writing you've done in the journals. We'll start by having you work with your internship supervisor to create a learning agreement that outlines what you plan to learn and accomplish during your internship and how you plan to contribute and add value to the organization. You will complete various additional assignments including discussion, readings, and writing.

ENGL 3993 - Directed Study

(1 cr [max 4]; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 8 credits; may be repeated 2 times)

Guided individual reading or study. Prereq-One 3xxx, [English major or minor or [BIS or IDIM or ICP] with English concentration], [jr or sr], instr consent, dept consent, college consent.

ENGL 3993W - Directed Study- Honors Thesis in English [WI]

(1 cr [max 4]; Prereq-Honors candidacy in English, consent of English honors advisor; A-F only; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 4 credits; may be repeated 4 times)

Equivalent courses: ENGL 3883V (inactive, starting 17-MAY-21, was ENGL 3883 until 05-SEP-00)

ENGL 3993W is a writing intensive directed study that supports summa cum laude degree students completing their honors theses in the Department of English. Students will complete EngL 3993, the non-WI version, in the first semester for 2 credits followed consecutively by ENGL 3993W for 2 additional credits in the second semester, when the polished product is evaluated. Summa candidates also must register for HCOL 3101H or HCOL 3102H, which counts as the classroom experience required for the completion of the Honors thesis. The thesis must be approximately 30 pages in length and may be scholarly, critical, or creative in nature. If the candidate elects to submit a topic, such as poetry, that poses a problem with this length, they must obtain permission from the English honors adviser and from all of his or her readers to adjust the length of the completed thesis. Summa candidates must apply for permission to register for ENGL 3993W one year before their expected graduation term. You will work with your faculty advisor to complete the University's directed study contract to clarify expectations and form a written agreement about expected workload, credits, and basis for grading.

ENGL 4003 - History of Literary Theory

(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Fall Odd Year)

How thinkers from classical to modern times posed/answered questions about language (how words mean), audience (to whom they mean), and the literary (how literary writing differs from other forms of writing). Works by Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Christine de Pizan, Dante, Sidney, Behn, Wordsworth, Shelley, and Woolf.

ENGL 4152 - Nineteenth Century British Novel

(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)

British novel during the century in which it became widely recognized as a major vehicle for cultural expression. Possible topics include the relation of novel to contemporary historical concerns: rise of British empire, developments in science, and changing roles for women; formal challenges of the novel; definition of realism.

ENGL 4232 - American Drama by Writers of Color [DSJ]

(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: AAS 4232

Selected works by African American, Latinx, Native American, and Asian American playwrights. How racial/ethnic differences are integral to shaping different visions of American drama. History of minority/ethnic theaters, politics of casting, mainstreaming of the minority playwright. Students in this class will have the opportunity to participate in service-learning.

ENGL 4233 - Modern and Contemporary Drama [AH CIV]

(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)

Why did the polite Danish homes of 1879 bar discussions of Henrik Ibsen?s A Doll?s House? How did Oscar Wilde surreptitiously signal his sexuality through a satire of Victorian seriousness in The Importance of Being Earnest? How do contemporary playwrights such as August Wilson or Lynn Nottage bring forgotten moments of African American history to light? This course shows how modern and contemporary theater presents original perspectives on human identities and relationships as well as encourages audiences to see the world in new ways. This course focuses on the close analysis and interpretation of plays written by dramatists from around the world from the late-nineteenth to the twenty-first century. The plays we will study are set in Europe, Great Britain, North America, Africa, and Asia, and we will examine each carefully in light of the unique historical and social contexts in which they were produced, their creation and uses of aesthetic form, and their impact on individuals and communities. Through the course, you will become familiar with such dramatic forms as the well-made play, modern satire, realism, expressionism, symbolism, epic theater, and absurdism. Each of these is interesting not only as a distinctive mode of artistic presentation, but also as it offers different perspectives on historical moments and present-day concerns about people and their communities. Theatrical works illustrate how the meanings ascribed to physical bodies are at the heart of social differences such as gender, sexuality, class, race, disability, and national identity. We will look at each play in its original cultural context as well as through the creative lens of more recent productions and assess how both historical and more recent reimagining changes the meaning of the work. We will also make use of the rich theatrical resources and cultural organizations available in communities such as the Twin Cities.

ENGL 4311 - Asian American Literature and Drama [LITR DSJ]

(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Fall Odd Year)

Equivalent courses: AAS 4311 (starting 18-JAN-11)

Literary/dramatic works by Asian American writers. Historical past of Asian America through perspective of writers such as Sui Sin Far and Carlos Bulosan. Contemporary artists such as Frank Chin, Maxine Hong Kingston, David Henry Hwang, and Han Ong. Political/historical background of Asian American artists, their aesthetic choices.

ENGL 4612 - Old English I

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall)

Equivalent courses: MEST 4612, ENGL 5612 (inactive, was ENGC 5612 until 04-SEP-01), ENGL 3612 (inactive, starting 07-SEP-99, was ENGC 3612 until 04-SEP-01)

"I am learning Anglo-Saxon and it is a vastly superior thing to what we have now" (Gerard Manley Hopkins, letter to fellow poet Robert Bridges, 1882). This course is an introduction to the rich language and literature of Anglo-Saxon England (ca. 500-1100). "Old English," or as it is sometimes known, "Anglo-Saxon," is the earliest form of the English language; therefore, the primary course goal will be to acquire the ability to read Old English texts in the original. No previous experience with Old English or any other language is necessary or expected; undergraduates and graduate students from all departments are welcome. For graduate students in English, Old English I may count for the rhetoric/language/literacy distribution area. This course also fulfills the literary theory/linguistic requirement for the undergraduate English major. A knowledge of Old English will allow you to touch the most ancient literary sensibilities in the English tradition; these sensibilities are familiar and strange at the same time, as we sense our deep cultural connection to these texts across the centuries, yet also find that the past is a strange place indeed. The power of Old English literature has profoundly influenced authors such as Tennyson, Pound, Graves, Wilbur, Hopkins, Gunn, Auden, Seamus Heaney, C.S. Lewis, and of course, J.R.R. Tolkien.

ENGL 4613 - Old English II

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Spring)

Equivalent courses: was ENGL 3613 until 02-SEP-03, was ENGC 3613 until 04-SEP-01, MEST 4613

The second semester of Old English is devoted to a full translation and study of the great Anglo-Saxon epic "Beowulf." J.R.R. Tolkien wrote of the poem that "its maker was telling of things already old and weighted with regret, and he expended his art in making keen that touch upon the heart which sorrows have that are both poignant and remote." "Beowulf" is an exciting tale of strife and heroism; but it is also a subtle meditation upon the character of humanity as it struggles to understand the hazards of a harsh world, the inscrutability of fate, and the nature of history itself. "Beowulf" is not only important for a detailed understanding of Anglo-Saxon culture, but it is also a significant and moving poetic achievement in the context of world literature. We will read and translate the poem in the original Old English; thus ENGL 4612 (or a similar course resulting in a basic reading knowledge of Old English) is a prerequisite. "Beowulf" has been the object of intensive scholarly study; we will delve into the debates over the poem's date, genesis, manuscript and historical context and critical interpretation. Spending an entire semester studying one complex work can be an invaluable experience. Please contact the instructor for any questions concerning the prerequisite.

ENGL 4701 - Great River Review

(4 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: ENGL 5701, ENGW 5701

Students will be assigned roles, both editorial and managerial, to assist in production of The Great River Review journal. They will explore and present on the history of the small magazine in American literature and meet with Twin Cities publishing professionals.

ENGL 5001 - Ph.D. Colloquium: Introduction to Literary Theory and Literary Studies in the Modern University

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)

Where and what is literary study vis-a-vis the history of the discipline, of the humanities, and of the university--all in the context of a graduate education. Literary theory focusing on key theoretical works that address the discipline, the humanities, and the university. Prerequisite: English grad student

ENGL 5020 - Studies in Narrative (Topics course)

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 2 times)

Examine issues related to reading and understanding narrative in a variety of interpretive contexts. Topics may include "The 19th-century English (American, Anglophone) Novel," "Introduction to Narrative," or "Techniques of the Novel." Topics specified in the Class Schedule.

ENGL 5040 - Theories of Film (Topics course)

(3 cr; Prereq-Grad student or instr consent; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall; may be repeated for 9 credits; may be repeated 3 times)

Advanced topics regarding film in a variety of interpretive contexts, from the range and historic development of American, English, and Anglophone film (e.g., "Fascism and Film," "Queer Cinemas"). Topics and viewing times announced in Class Schedule.

ENGL 5090 - Readings in Special Subjects (Topics course)

(1 cr [max 4]; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 3 times)

General background preparation for advanced study. Diverse selection of literatures written in English, usually bridging national cultures and time periods. Readings specified in Class Schedule.

ENGL 5110 - Medieval Literatures and Cultures: Intro to Medieval Studies (Topics course)

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring; may be repeated for 9 credits; may be repeated 3 times)

Equivalent courses: was ENGL 5210 until 02-SEP-03, ENGL 3110 (inactive, starting 02-SEP-08)

Major and representative works of the Middle Ages. Topics specified in the Class Schedule.

ENGL 5121 - Readings in Early Modern Literature and Culture (Topics course)

(3 cr; Prereq-Grad student or instr consent; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 9 credits; may be repeated 3 times)

Equivalent courses: was ENGL 5230 until 02-SEP-03

Topical readings in early modern poetry, prose, fiction, and drama. Attention to relevant scholarship or criticism. Preparation for work in other courses or seminars.

ENGL 5140 - Readings in 18th Century Literature and Culture (Topics course)

(3 cr; Prereq-Grad student or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Literature written in English, 1660-1798. Topics may include British literature of Reformation and 18th century, 18-century American literature, a genre (e.g., 18th-century novel).

ENGL 5150 - Readings in 19th-Century Literature and Culture (Topics course)

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 9 credits; may be repeated 3 times)

Equivalent courses: was ENGL 5250 until 20-JAN-04

Topics may include British Romantic or Victorian literatures, American literature, important writers from a particular literary school, a genre (e.g., the novel). Readings.

ENGL 5170 - Readings in 20th-Century Literature and Culture (Topics course)

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall; may be repeated for 9 credits; may be repeated 3 times)

Equivalent courses: was ENGL 5270 until 20-JAN-04

British, Irish, or American literatures, or topics involving literatures of two nations. Focuses either on a few important writers from a particular literary school or on a genre (e.g., drama). Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ENGL 5300 - Readings in American Minority Literature (Topics course)

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall; may be repeated for 9 credits; may be repeated 3 times)

Equivalent courses: was ENGL 5130 until 02-SEP-03, ENGL 3300 (inactive, starting 02-SEP-08), ENGL 3300H (inactive)

Contextual readings of 19th-/20th-century American minority writers. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ENGL 5501 - Origins of Cultural Studies

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: CSDS 5401 (inactive), CL 5401 (inactive), CSCL 5401 (starting 07-SEP-10, was CSCL 5501 until 05-SEP-17)

Intellectual map of the creation of cultural studies as a unique approach to studying social meanings. Key figures and concepts, including nineteenth- and early twentieth century precursors.

ENGL 5510 - Readings in Criticism and Theory (Topics course)

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Spring Odd Year; may be repeated for 9 credits; may be repeated 3 times)

Equivalent courses: was ENGL 5150 until 02-SEP-03

Major works of classical criticism in the English critical tradition from Renaissance to 1920. Leading theories of criticism from 1920 to present. Theories of fiction, narratology. Feminist criticisms. Marxist criticisms. Psychoanalytic criticisms. Theories of postmodernism.

ENGL 5593 - The African-American Novel

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Equivalent courses: was ENGL 4593 until 19-JAN-16, PSY 5865 (ending 22-JAN-02, starting 07-SEP-99), AFRO 3593, ENGL 3593, AFRO 5593 (starting 07-SEP-99, was AFRO 4593 until 28-MAY-13)

Explore African American novelistic traditions. Plot patterns, character types, settings, symbols, themes, mythologies. Creative perspectives of authors themselves. Analytical frameworks from contemporary literary scholarship.

ENGL 5701 - Great River Review

(4 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: ENGW 5701, ENGL 4701

Students will be assigned roles, both editorial and managerial, to assist in production of The Great River Review journal. They will explore and present on the history of the small magazine in American literature and meet with Twin Cities publishing professionals.

ENGL 5790 - Topics in Rhetoric, Composition, and Language (Topics course)

(3 cr; Prereq-Grad student or instr consent; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 9 credits; may be repeated 3 times)

Equivalent courses: was ENGL 5650 until 02-SEP-03, was ENGC 5650 until 04-SEP-01

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ENGL 5800 - Practicum in the Teaching of English

(1 cr [max 3]; Prereq-Grad student or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall; may be repeated for 3 credits)

Discussion of and practice in recitation, lecture, small-groups, tutoring, individual conferences, and evaluation of writing/reading. Emphasizes theory informing effective course design/teaching for different disciplinary goals. Topics vary. See Class Schedule.

ENGL 5805 - Writing for Publication

(3 cr; Prereq-Grad student or instr consent; Student Option; offered Fall Even Year)

Equivalent courses: was ENGL 8621 until 02-SEP-03

Conference presentations, book reviews, revision of seminar papers for journal publication, and preparation of a scholarly monograph. Style, goals, and politics of journal and university press editors/readers. Electronic publication. Professional concerns.

ENGL 5992 - Directed Readings, Study, or Research

(1 cr [max 3]; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 45 credits; may be repeated 15 times)

TBD Prereq-Grad student or instr consent.

ENGL 6543 - test

(1 cr; A-F or Audit)

Equivalent courses: was ENGC 6543 until 05-SEP-00

ENGL 8090 - Seminar in Special Subjects (Topics course)

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 4 times)

Equivalent courses: was ENGL 8910 until 02-SEP-03

Sample topics: literature of World War II, writings of the Holocaust, literature of English Civil War, advanced versification.

ENGL 8110 - Seminar: Medieval Literature and Culture (Topics course)

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 4 times)

Sample topics: Chaucer; "Piers Plowman"; Middle English literature, 1300-1475; medieval literary theory; literature/class in 14th-century; texts/heresies in late Middle Ages.

ENGL 8120 - Seminar in Early Modern Literature and Culture (Topics course)

(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 4 times)

British writers/topics, from Reformation to French Revolution. In first half of period (which divides at 1640), a typical topic is Spenser and epic tradition; in second half, women historians before Wollstonecraft.

ENGL 8140 - Seminar in 18th Century Literature and Culture (Topics course)

(3 cr; Prereq-Grad student or instr consent; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 4 times)

Advanced study of literature written in English, 1660-1798. Topics may include British literature of Reformation and 18th century, 18th-century American literature, a genre (e.g., 18th-century novel).

ENGL 8150 - Seminar in Shakespeare (Topics course)

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 9 credits; may be repeated 3 times)

Perspectives/works vary with offering and instructor. Recent topics include Global Shakespeare, Shakespearian Comedy, Shakespeare and Performance.

ENGL 8170 - Seminar in 19th-Century British Literature and Culture (Topics course)

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 4 times)

Advanced study in 19th-century British literature/culture. Sample topics: Romantic poetry, Victorian poetry, Englishness in Victorian novel, Victorian cultural criticism, text/image in 19th-century British culture. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ENGL 8180 - Seminar in 20th-Century British Literature and Culture (Topics course)

(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 4 times)

Sample topics: modernism, Bloomsbury Group, working-class/immigrant literature. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ENGL 8190 - Seminar in 20th-Century Anglophone Literatures and Cultures (Topics course)

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 4 times)

Topics in Anglophone literatures of Canada, Africa, the Caribbean, India and Pakistan, and the Pacific. Sample topics: Stuart Hall and Black Britain; Salman Rushdie and cosmopolitan literatures; national literatures and partitioned states. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ENGL 8200 - Seminar in American Literature (Topics course)

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 4 times)

American literary history. Sample topics: first American novels, film, contemporary short stories and poetry, American Renaissance, Cold War fiction, history of the book. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ENGL 8290 - Topics, Figures, and Themes in American Literature (Topics course)

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 4 times)

Sample topics: Dickinson, 19th-century imperialism, Faulkner, San Francisco poets, humor, Chaplin, Hitchcock, and popular culture. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ENGL 8300 - Seminar in American Minority Literature (Topics course)

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 4 times)

Sample topics: Harlem Renaissance, ethnic autobiographies, Black Arts movement. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ENGL 8333 - FTE: Master's

(1 cr; Prereq-Master's student, adviser and DGS consent; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; 6 academic progress units; 6 financial aid progress units)

(No description)

ENGL 8400 - Seminar in Post-Colonial Literature, Culture, and Theory (Topics course)

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 4 times)

Sample topics: Marxism and nationalism; modern India; feminism and decolonization; "the Empire Writes Back"; Islam and the West. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ENGL 8444 - FTE: Doctoral

(1 cr; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; 6 academic progress units; 6 financial aid progress units)

FTE Doctoral credits

ENGL 8510 - Studies in Criticism and Theory (Topics course)

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 4 times)

Developments within critical theory that have affected literary criticism, by altering conceptions of its object ("literature") or by challenging conceptions of critical practice. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ENGL 8520 - Seminar: Cultural Theory and Practice (Topics course)

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 4 times)

Sample topics: semiotics applied to perspective paintings, numbers, and money; analysis of a particular set of cultural practices by applying various theories to them. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ENGL 8530 - Seminar in Feminist Criticism (Topics course)

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 4 times)

Brief history of feminist criticism, in-depth treatment of contemporary perspectives/issues. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ENGL 8600 - Seminar in Language, Rhetoric, Literacy, and Composition (Topics course)

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 9 credits; may be repeated 3 times)

Equivalent courses: was ENGC 8600 until 04-SEP-01

Students read/conduct research on theories/literature relevant to cross-disciplinary fields committed to writing and to teaching writing.

ENGL 8610 - Seminar in Language and Discourse Studies (Topics course)

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 4 times)

Equivalent courses: was ENGC 8610 until 04-SEP-01

Current theoretical/methodological issues in discourse analysis. Social/psychological determinants of language choice (class, ethnicity, gender) in various English-speaking societies. Application to case studies, review of scholarship.

ENGL 8625 - Dissertation Seminar: Preparing the Book List and Prospectus

(2 cr; Prereq-Engl PhD student in [3rd or 4th yr], at least 12 cr completed; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Assembling book list, defining field of study, and articulating a rationale for list. How to conceptualize/develop dissertation prospectus. Students work with faculty instructor, advising committee, and peer writing group.

ENGL 8626 - Dissertation Seminar: Writing the Dissertation

(2 cr; Prereq-English PhD student, passed prelim exam; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Conceptualizing dissertation (using model of Graduate School doctoral Dissertation Fellowship application). Producing dissertation draft chapter/proposal. Students work with instructor, advising committees, and peer writing groups.

ENGL 8666 - Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits

(1 cr [max 6]; Prereq-Doctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; dept consent for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 2 times)

Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits

ENGL 8888 - Thesis Credit: Doctoral

(1 cr [max 24]; Prereq-Max 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 100 credits; may be repeated 10 times)

(No description)

ENGL 8992 - Directed Reading in Language, Literature, Culture, Rhetoric, Composition, or Creative Writing

(1 cr [max 9]; Prereq-instr consent, dept consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 15 credits; may be repeated 15 times)

Directed Reading in Language, Literature, Culture, Rhetoric, Composition, or Creative Writing

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