Fall 2001
ENGL 110
English 110 students write thesis-centered (especially persuasive) essays, mainly in response to texts. Instructors assign a minimum of 7500 words (about 30 pages), at least 5000 words of which is finished formal assignments, including a research-based essay of at least 2000 words. The course assumes a process approach to writing. Emphasis is on deep revision in response to critical evaluations from the instructor and peers. Instructors incorporate process teaching methods such as multiple drafts, portfolios, writing groups, individual conferences, group conferences, and peer evaluation.
ENGL200—Approaches to Literature
-010 MWF 10:10-11:00 Quintana,
A
-011 MWF 11:15-12:05
Staff
-013 TR 11:00-12:15 Staff
The readings in the course involve a wide range of literature, including
poems, plays, and fiction. The aim of the course is not only to discuss
and write about works of literature intelligently, but also to enjoy them.
As a writing course (which many students take as their required second
writing experience), ENGL 200 should assign students roughly 15-20 pages
of writing. At least one of the assignments should involve some research.
THIS
COURSE FULFILLS THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE GROUP A REQUIREMENT AND
2ND WRITING REQUIREMENT. ENGL 200 DOES NOT COUNT TOWARD THE ENGLISH
MAJOR.
ENGL 202-010—Biblical and Classical Literature
Helmling, S
MWF 2:30-3:20
Readings in the Old and New Testaments, Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles,
Plato, Virgil, and Ovid. The aim of the course is to give students
the best substitute possible for a “classical education” in 14 weeks.
The approach will be historical—both in the sense of restoring to these
ancient mythological and religious texts some sense of their original contexts,
and in the sense of considering the shadows they have cast, and the traditions
of inquiry and interpretation they have prompted (from the theological
to the anthropological), in subsequent history. Obviously the course
aims to prepare students for majors in the Modern Literatures and Art History,
but also to present the texts as “foundations of Western Civilization”
and as documents in the history of Western consciousness. Daily quizzes,
mid-term, and final examinations, two 1000-word papers. THIS COURSE
FULFILLS THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE GROUP A REQUIREMENT AND AN ENGLISH
DEPARTMENT CORE REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 202-011—Biblical and Classical Literature
Miller, G
TR 11:00-12:15
Selected readings from the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, Homer, Sappho,
the Greek playwrights, Virgil, and Ovid. The course will place the
readings in historical and social context and explore the intersections
among the cultures. How do Jewish readings of the Hebrew Bible differ
from Christian readings of the “Old Testament”? Are Biblical texts
ever influenced by classical models? Is the Book of Job modeled after
Greek tragedy? To what extent can it be seen as an “epic”?
How are classical models and themes adapted by Christian writers?
Did you know, for example, that Jesus grew up three miles from the city
of Sepphoris which had a four-thousand seat theater where Greek actors
(“hypocrites”) performed Greek tragedies? Selected paperback texts.
Requirements include reading quizzes, two papers, and a final exam. THIS
COURSE FULFILLS THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE GROUP A REQUIREMENT AND
AN ENGLISH DEPARTMENT CORE REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 202-012—Biblical and Classical Literature
Miller, G
TR 12:30-1:45
[See ENGL 202-011 for Course Description.]
ENGL 202-013—Biblical and Classical Literature
Brockmann, R
TR 9:30-10:45
We will examine eight central works by Greek, Hebrew, and Roman writers so that we can begin to understand the enduring themes and conflicts these works first introduced many millennia ago. We will compare these ancient works to each other and to contemporary movies and television shows so that we can see their enduring quality first hand. Such comparisons and contrasts will be carried out in three carefully crafted short pieces of writing that will combine both analytical as well as creative writing. Fate, sex, betrayal, love, human’s relationships to God, anger—there are all to be explored in this foundation course for the English major. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE ARTS AND SCIENCE GROUP A REQUIREMENT AND AN ENGLISH DEPARTMENT CORE REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 204-011—American Literature
T 4:45-7:40
Del Fattore, J
This course covers a representative sampling of American fiction, poetry, and drama from the colonial period to the present. In addition to considering the meaning and literary quality of these works, the course will deal with their psychological, biographical, cultural, and political backgrounds. The central theme of the course is that literature is not produced in a vacuum; it is the literary expression of ideas about which the authors cared passionately. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE GROUP A REQUIREMENT. ENGLISH 204 DOES NOT COUNT TOWARD THE ENGLISH MAJOR.
ENGL 205-010—British Literature I
Kinservik, M
MWF 10:10-11:00
This section of British Literature I will survey English literature
from the Middle Ages through the Restoration period (up to about 1700).
Covering so long a span of British Literature in one semester requires
that we omit a lot. However, we will read The Big Three (Chaucer,
Shakespeare, and Milton), as well as some of the significant female writers
from this long period, and other lesser-known authors. Our reading
list will consist almost entirely of poems and plays. You will write
two 4 to 5-page papers, two exams, and several informal 1-page reaction
papers. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE GROUP
B REQUIREMENT AND AN ENGLISH DEPARTMENT CORE REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 205-011—British Literature I
Kinservik, M
MWF 10:10-11:00
[See ENGL 201-010 for course description]
ENGL 205-012—British Literature I
Kinservik, M
MWF 10:10-11:00
[See ENGL 201-010 for course description]
ENGL205-013—British Literature I
Rewa, M
TR 2:00-3:15
This section will use a professor-compiled anthology-workbook (available for less than $10.00) to survey English literature from its beginnings in the 8th century to its neoclassical achievements in the mid-18th-century: from Beowulf to Gulliver’s Travels and beyond. The course challenges students to see the objective as in itself it really is (to quote the great 19th –century critic Matthew Arnold). Questions—when did audiences first see texts? What did the contemporary first readers of a text like Paradise Lost see when they looked at the text? What is a text? Grades in this course will be based on a mid-term, a final, and frequent writing exercises. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE GROUP B REQUIREMENT AND AN ENGLISH DEPARTMENT CORE REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 206-011—British Literature II
Flynn, P
TR 9:30-10:45
Readings from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries are chosen to
illustrate two themes: (1) the influence of the French Revolution
and Industrial Revolution on British attitudes toward human nature and
social hierarchy; (2) the rise of scientific empiricism, and the attempts
by Romantic and Victorian artists to develop some alternative to that empiricism.
Readings in Swift, Pope, Johnson, Blake, Wordsworth, Keats, and George
Eliot are supplemented by lectures on the influence of Newton, Locke, Hume,
Rousseau, Adam Smith, Malthus, and Darwin. Requirements: two
1500-word papers, a mid-term, and a final. THIS COURSE FULFILLS
THE ARTS AND SCIENCE GROUP B REQUIREMENT AND AN ENGLISH DEPARTMENT CORE
REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 206-013—British Literature II
Mell, D
MWF 10:10-11:00
This section will concentrate on canonical writers of the
eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. These include Pope,
Swift, Johnson; Wordsworth, Keats, Jane Austen; Yeats, Auden. Among
topics to be discussed will be the changing philosophical assumptions about
Man, God, and Nature; Neoclassical aesthetics and the emergence of Romanticism;
modernism. Methods of instruction: lecture and discussion. Course requirements:
Hour Test, a three-to-five page essay, final examination, series of response
papers. Texts: Norton Anthology of English Literature (Major Authors, 7th
ed.); The Writings of Jonathan Swift (Norton Critical Edition); Austen,
Pride and Prejudice (Penguin); Instructor Handouts. THIS COURSE
FULFILLS THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE GROUP B REQUIREMENT AND AN ENGLISH
DEPARTMENT CORE REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 206-080—Honors: British Literature II
Grossman, J
MWF 10:10-11:00
This course provides an introduction to British literature written
between the eighteenth and the early twentieth century. We will
examine a range of authors, attending to issues of style and form as well
as to changing cultural and historical contexts. Along the way, we
will also ask a wide mix of questions in order to open up different ways
of talking about literature—How did what was happening at the time affect
the story? What techniques are being used to tell the story?
Who do we become as readers when we read the story? Authors we will
study include William Blake,
Samuel Coleridge, Mary Robinson, William Wordsworth, Jane Austen, Alfred
Tennyson, Christina Rossetti, and T. S. Eliot. Requirements: lively class
participation, numerous short papers, individual writing conferences, and
one longer final paper. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE COLLEGE OF ARTS
AND SCIENCE GROUP B REQUIREMENT AND AN ENGLISH DEPARTMENT CORE REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 207-010—Introduction to Poetry
Ruark, G
TR 11:00-12:15
This course introduces students to the pleasure and instruction to be
derived from reading individual poems. The reading load will be deceptively
light in bulk but heavy in terms of students’ responsibilities to the poems,
which are to be read with great care and attention to formal as well as
thematic elements. Requirements: Three essay examinations.
Texts: The Norton Anthology of Poetry, 4th ed.; An Introduction to
Poetry, ed. Kennedy and Gioia, 9th ed. Attendance is required. THIS
COURSE FULFILLS THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE GROUP A BREADTH REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 207-011—Introduction to Poetry
Dawson, C
TR 8:00-9:15
ENGL 207 is an introduction to poetry written in English. In this
section we will read a variety of poems from the Renaissance through modern
times while emphasizing the work of ten major poets. The course will
be mainly class discussion and will include memorization of poems, a series
of seven short papers, a midterm, and a final exam. THIS COURSE
FULFILLS THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE GROUP A REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 207-012—Introduction to Poetry
Walker, J
TR 2:00-3:15
The goal of this course is to heighten students’ enjoyment of poetry, old and modern, formal and informal. It is a section particularly designed for students who write poetry themselves. We will examine poems carefully for metaphor, voice, rhythm, sound, and meaning. We will read poems aloud. We will memorize a few poems. We will write poems ourselves in various forms. Finally we will write six short papers about specific poems. The texts for the course will be an anthology of poetry, John Frederick Nims’ Western Wind, and the collected poems of Seamus Heaney and Mary Oliver. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE GROUP A REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 208-010—Introduction to Drama
Brock, D
MWF 10:10-11:00
Do all cultures produce drama? What are the major components of drama?
What is drama like in non-Western cultures? Do you know what Noh is?
commedia dell'arte? ekkyklema? Through discussion and analysis of about
two dozen representative plays, in this course for non-majors we shall
attempt to answer these and related questions. One short critical essay,
midterm and final, and quizzes are required. THIS COURSE FULFILLS
THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE GROUP A REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 208-011—Introduction to Drama
Kerrane, K
TR 11:00-12:15
What makes drama a unique art form? What does it share with fiction and film and what does it offer that those other modes of storytelling do not? To answer these questions, we will explore ten representative plays—classical, Shakespearean, and modern. In addition to tests and short papers, this course will require scene-work in the classroom and attendance at several live productions. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE ARTS AND SCIENCE GROUP A REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 209-010—Introduction to the Novel
Kaplan, B
TR 12:30-1:45
We will read six challenging novels, American and foreign, classic and
contemporary. Each student will write five short papers in this class.
There are no examinations. The focus of this class will be on seeing
the various possibilities for using the novel as both an entertainment
and an intellectually demanding narrative form. THIS COURSE FULFILLS
THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE GROUP A REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 209-011—Introduction to the Novel
Pifer, E
TR 2:00-3:15
How do writers keep the novel's great tradition of social and cultural criticism alive today? Do they even want to? In this course, we'll examine the many ingenious, at times grotesque and even shocking, effects that modern and contemporary novelists have created to wake up--and shake up--their readers. Novels will include some or all of the following: Mary Shelley, Frankenstein; Stevenson, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; Wharton, Ethan Frome; Lessing, The Fifth Child; Burgess, A Clockwork Orange. Requirements: three examinations, an optional paper, announced and unannounced quizzes, and class participation by all students. Attendance will be taken. THIS COURSE FULFILLS A GROUP A REQUIREMENT FOR THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE.
ENGL 210-010—Short Story
Stark, C
MWF 10:10-11:00
Introduction to the Short Story is a course designed for those with
little or no background in literary interpretation. The only prerequisite
is ENGL 110 or its equivalent. This does not mean that the course
will be easy or that you will make a good grade. It simply means
that we will be beginning at a basic level. We will read a variety
of stories from different time periods and from different cultures.
Throughout, however, the emphasis will be on how to follow signals writers
give us, so we can involve ourselves in the experiences writers want us
to share. There will be two examinations and a final. All examinations
will emphasize the writing of interpretive essays, although there may be
objective elements. The third examination will include an essay on
a story which will be assigned ahead of time, but which will not have been
discussed in class. This is a course designed for those with little
or no background in literary interpretation. ENGL 210 DOES NOT
COUNT TOWARD THE ENGLISH MAJOR. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE COLLEGE
OF ARTS AND SCIENCE GROUP A REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 210-011—Short Story
Kaplan, B
TR 11:00-12:15
In this class we will read a wide variety of traditional and experimental fiction. We will look at how stories are constructed and what stories say. We will talk about how stories interact with “real life” and what the future of storytelling itself is in the internet age. Students in the class will take three hourly examinations. ENGL 210 DOES NOT COUNT TOWARD THE ENGLISH MAJOR. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE GROUP A REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 217-010—Introduction to Film
Feng, P
MWF 11:15-12:05
M 7:00-10:00
To explore the concept of cinematic literacy, this course combines an overview of the principal technical aspects of film (acting, mise-en-scène, cinematography, editing, sound, etc.) with a survey of some of the historical frameworks for understanding movies (national traditions, film genres, movie stars). The goal of the class is to develop a critical vocabulary for discussing film. Weekly screenings will cover a wide range of movies, including Holywood features, experimental films, and documentaries. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE GROUP A REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 300-011—Texts and Contexts
Thalheimer, A
TR 11:00-12:15
Bodies and Boundaries
According to Dani Cavallaro's The Body for Beginners, the term 'body' "will always mean something different, depending on the context in which it is used." The word 'body' can stand for an individual or a group, (such as a body politic or a body of work) and 'body' also often means 'text.' We will undertake the question(s) of the body (and the text) thoughout the semester via diverse subjects including gender, the Literary Canon, body modification, (tattos, surgery, drag, fetish), advertisements, vampires, cyborgs, and body image, among others--including the limits of the body. We will read a varitey of texts (including drama and comic books), amass a vocabulary of critical terms, and read theorists as varied as Donna Haraway, Loius Althuser, and Judith Butler. Course requirements include six response papers 2-3 pages), a reading journal, and a final essay of 6 to 8 pages. THIS COURSE FULFILLS AN ENGLISH DEPARTMENT CORE REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 301-010—Expository Writing
Perel, Z
MWF 11:15-12:05
Twenty-First Century Issues of Sexuality
As our society changes, less and less is left behind closed doors, including
issues of sexuality. As a class, we will discuss the
controversial issues of sexuality that have come to the forefront of
social issues including: gender constructions, homosexuality, abortion,
infertility, pornography, and multi-cultural views of sexuality.
In true twenty-first century style, the class will be multi-disciplinary,
utilizing not only the medium of print to discuss these issues, but also
the internet, film, television, and music. Students will read essays
from an anthology regarding sexuality issues, as well as novels and short
stories such as Alice Walker’s Possessing the Secret of Joy and Ernest
Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants.” In addition to watching
instructor-chosen films like “Boys Don’t Cry”, students will have the opportunity
to study the media on their own to research contemporary representations
of sexuality. Course requirements will include short response papers,
analytical essays, and a research paper focusing on a course-related issue
of the students’ choice. THIS COURSE DOES NOT COUNT TOWARD THE
ENGLISH MAJOR.
ENGL 301-011—Expository Writing
Duke, K
MWF 12:20-1:10
Timely as Today’s Headlines
Through a variety of assignments, most of which will incorporate elements of research, we will focus upon honing and refining your ability to write clear, effective prose. The primary text, the Sunday New York Times newspaper, will provide the basis for most of our writing tasks. THIS COURSE DOES NOT COUNT TOWARD THE ENGLISH MAJOR.
ENGL 302-010—Advanced Composition
Staff
MWF 10:10-11:00
Expository writing in a variety of forms, with emphasis on literary analysis.
ENGL 304-010—Poetry Writing
Walker, J
TR 9:30-10:45
What is a poem and how do you write one? In this seminar we will read the works of established poets and use them as models for how to write poetry. We will study forms such as the sonnet, the villanelle, and the sestina. We will practice writing in these forms. We will talk about how to forge exciting beginnings, how to establish a believable and sympathetic voice, how to create suspense. We will do exercises and we will look carefully at one another’s work. Required writing includes short critical papers as well as a poem a week. Students should come to the first class with a portfolio of five poems. A final class list will be determined before the second class meeting. The class will consist of those students most qualified to take it. Attendance and participation in each session is mandatory. No background necessary. Non-concentrators welcome. Note: Advanced Poetry ENGL 404 is offered every year during the spring semester.
ENGL 305-010—Fiction Writing
Stark, C
MW 12:30-1:45
English 305 is a student-centered writing workshop in which the emphasis
is on students' critiquing each others' stories. No
background is required except a desire and determination to write.
Students from all majors are welcome. Each participant is expected
to write and rewrite at least two short stories during the semester, and
to serve as the lead critic on two stories. Admission to the workshop
will be based on a writing sample, preferably a short story, which the
student should bring to the first class. A final class list will
be posted before the second class meeting. The workshop will consist
of the 10-15 students most qualified to take it. Attendance and participation
in each session is mandatory. English 305 may be used as an elective
for English major credit. Remember: No one is either in or
not in the workshop until after the first class. Bring a writing
sample to the first meeting.
ENGL 307-010—News Writing & Editing
Ross, H
TR 12:30-1:45
News Writing is designed to give students an overview of print journalism
and to provide training in the fundamentals of reporting, writing, and
editing both news stories and features. Weekly classroom assignments will
help to accomplish that, and stories that derive from these assignments
will be submitted to the campus newspaper, The Review. Stories
printed in the campus newspaper are a good way to convince parents that
tuition is money well-spent. The final grade will be based on several
news stories, a feature story, and two examinations. News Writing
is a prerequisite for all other journalism courses except for ENGL 409,
Topics in Journalism. MINIMUM GRADE OF B IS REQUIRED IN ENGL 110
TO TAKE THIS COURSE. THIS COURSE MAY BE COUNTED FOR THE ENGLISH MAJOR
ONLY AS A PART OF THE JOURNALISM CONCENTRATION. THIS COURSE DOES
NOT FULFILL THE 2ND WRITING REQUIREMENT FOR THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE.
ENGL 307-011—News Writing & Editing
Jenkins, M
TR 11:00-12:15
In addition to professional journalism training—including skills in
reporting, interviewing, writing, and editing skills—this class will focus
on critical thinking, ethics, and the interpretation of local, national,
and world affairs. Students will be required to subscribe to The
New York Times, which must be read daily. Requirements include weekly
writing assignments, occasional quizzes on style and libel law, and in-class
presentations on media and the world. Prerequisite: Minimum
grade of B is required in ENGL 110. MINIMUM GRADE OF B IS REQUIRED
IN ENGL 110 TO TAKE THIS COURSE. THIS COURSE MAY BE COUNTED FOR THE
ENGLISH MAJOR ONLY AS A PART OF THE JOURNALISM CONCENTRATION. THIS
COURSE DOES NOT FULFILL THE 2ND WRITING REQUIREMENT FOR THE COLLEGE OF
ARTS AND SCIENCE.
ENGL 307-012—News Writing & Editing
Yagoda, B
TR 2:00-3:15
This section of News Writing and Editing is designed to give an overview
of print journalism, and to provide intensive training in the fundamentals
of reporting, writing, and editing. Over the course of the semester,
students will learn to write both news stories and features. Classroom
assignments will help to do that, and these will be supplemented by work
at the campus newspaper, The Review. The course will also look carefully
at press law and ethics. Permission of instructor. Minimum
grade of B required in ENGL 110. MINIMUM GRADE OF B IS REQUIRED
IN ENGL 110 TO TAKE THIS COURSE. THIS COURSE MAY BE COUNTED FOR THE
ENGLISH MAJOR ONLY AS A PART OF THE JOURNALISM CONCENTRATION. THIS
COURSE DOES NOT FULFILL THE 2ND WRITING REQUIREMENT FOR THE COLLEGE OF
ARTS AND SCIENCE.
ENGL 307-013—News Writing & Editing
Jackson, M
TR 3:30-4:45
News Writing and Editing focuses on "news" judgment; how to find story ideas; reporting and interviewing skills; information-gathering through the "Lexis-Nexis" database; finding sources; structuring stories; attributions; different genres of newspaper prose (e.g., speech stories, police and fire beat, obituaries, features); libel laws; multicultural topics; and newsroom ethics. Professional print journalists will visit class. The primary focus is on training reporters for eventual entry into professional journalism. One class meeting per week will be a journalism lab, where we discuss your most recent story, and the other meeting will be mostly lecture. Students will write stories almost weekly, and will have an obligation to report some stories for (possible) publication in the campus newspaper, The Review. ENGL 307 also includes reading assignments, two Stylebook quizzes, and a libel exam. (No Final Exam.) Students are expected to have an active interest in writing. Note: You cannot take this course unless you have a grade of "B-" or better in Freshman English, or Advanced Placement Standing. You must take ENGL 307 before you sign up for journalism courses such as ENGL 308, ENGL 309, ENGL 310, ENGL 407, or Sportswriting. THIS COURSE MAY BE COUNTED FOR THE ENGLISH MAJOR ONLY AS A PART OF THE JOURNALISM CONCENTRATION. THIS COURSE DOES NOT FULFILL THE 2ND WRITING REQUIREMENT FOR THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE.
ENGL 308-010—Reporter’s Practicum
Ross, H
TR 3:30-4:45
Reporter's Practicum is designed to give students intensive training in the writing of news and feature stories. Class time will be devoted to reviewing press law, polishing copy-editing skills, and critiquing stories written for the campus newspaper, The Review. A minimum of 12 publishable stories written for The Review will be required. Prerequisite: News Writing and Editing. Reporter's Practicum counts toward fulfillment of the requirements for the journalism concentration. THIS COURSE MAY BE COUNTED FOR THE ENGLISH MAJOR ONLY AS A PART OF THE JOURNALISM CONCENTRATION.
ENGL 309-010—Feature & Magazine Writing
Yagoda, B
TR 11:00-12:15
The Feature story can be defined as any article that is not hard news—profiles, trend pieces, scene pieces, “brights,” seasonal or anniversary stories, narratives, obituaries, and “how-to” or “service” pieces. This course will look at the special demands of features: how you come up with ideas for them, how you report them, and how you write them. Writing assignments will be divided between exercises and actual stories, intended for publication in The Review or other outlets. Students will read the top feature writers at work today, in The New York Times and other publications. Prerequisite: ENGL 307 or permission of instructor. ENGL 309 MAY BE COUNTED FOR THE ENGLISH MAJOR ONLY AS PART OF THE JOURNALISM CONCENTRATION.
ENGL 310-010—Copy Editing & Layout
Fleischman, W
T 7:00-10:00
Prerequisite: ENGL 307. In this class we will study and practice advanced techniques of nonfiction writing. Students will write a couple of shorter pieces and several drafts of two or three longer stories over the course of the semester, and read from a number of the best nonfiction writers working today. THIS COURSE MAY BE COUNTED FOR THE ENGLISH MAJOR ONLY AS PART OF THE JOURNALISM CONCENTRATION. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE 2ND WRITING REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 312-010—Written Communications in Business
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Staff
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Brockmann, R
-080--Honors MWF
12:20-1:10 Hodges, E
The course seeks to build an understanding of the role of writing in
corporate decision making. Students discuss and practice
communication situations within organizations and between organizations
and their various external audiences, including the
public, government agencies, and share holders. For assignments,
312 involves the following writing tasks: preparation of job search
documents, namely the resume and drafts of cover letters; production of
letters, memos, e-mail messages, and short reports that simulate on-the-job
communication tasks; a project involving field research. THIS
COURSE MAY BE COUNTED TOWARD THE ENGLISH MAJOR ONLY AS PART OF THE CONCENTRATION
IN BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL WRITING. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE 2ND WRITING
REQUIREMENT FOR THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE.
ENGL 317-010—American Film History
Leitch, T
R 3:30-6:30
Why do people go to the movies? What kinds of experiences are they looking for, and how greatly have those experiences changed over the past century? Weekly screenings in this survey of Hollywood feature films from The Birth of a Nation to the present will raise several pivotal contradictions in American popular cinema: the conflict between reassuring genre conventions and originality, the drives toward realism and stylization, the notion of the popular classic, the double perception of stars and their characters, and especially the American audience's continuing love/hate relationship with strong heroes. Written assignments will include four brief (3-page) papers, graded with particular attention to writing problems, and an essay exam. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE ENGLISH DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT OF CULTURAL AND THEORETICAL STUDIES AND THE GROUP B BREADTH REQUIREMENT FOR THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE.
ENGL 321-010—Medieval Literature and Culture
Richards, M
MWF 1:25-2:15
This course offers a study of the predominant genres and themes of literature in the Middle Ages. We will read romances, dream visions, mystical works, beast fables, and plays by authors such as Chaucer, the Pearl poet, Margery Kempe, and Sir Thomas Malory. Written requirements will include two exams and one paper. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE ENGLISH DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT OF MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE LITERATURE.
ENGL 324-010—Shakespeare
Brock, D
MWF 9:05-9:55
What are the salient attributes of Shakespeare's major comedies, histories,
and tragedies? Why has Shakespeare remained popular over the centuries?
What are the most important questions about Shakespeare's life and works
that scholars have explored? Through discussion and analysis of more than
a dozen plays, examination of critical scholarship, and preparation of
reports and essays, in this course we shall attempt to answer these and
related questions. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND
SCIENCE GROUP A REQUIREMENT AND AN ENGLISH DEPARTMENT CORE REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 324-011—Shakespeare
Bennett, R
TR 9:30-10:45
This course will introduce students to representative examples of the
different major dramatic genres within which Shakespeare wrote: domestic
tragedy, tragedy of state, festive comedy, history play, problem play,
and romance. The text for the course is the Riverside edition of
Shakespeare’s complete works. Requirements include two hourly exams,
two 750-1000-word papers, and a final exam. An acting project may
substitute for the second paper. Class sessions will make some use
of available tapes of productions and in-class scene readings prepared
by members of the class. Attendance is important and will be closely
monitored. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE
GROUP A REQUIREMENT AND AN ENGLISH DEPARTMENT CORE REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 324-012—Shakespeare
Halio, J
MW 3:30-4:45
ENGL 324 will include major plays from all the principal genres.
Short papers and a midterm and final will be required. Instead of
a term paper, an acting project will be assigned, a scene to be chosen
by each group of students performing. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE GROUP A REQUIREMENT AND AN ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
CORE REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 324-080—Honors: Shakespeare
Kinservik, M
MWF 9:05-9:55
Cary Grant once said, "Everyone wishes to be Cary Grant. Even I wish to be Cary Grant!"—referring to the difference between his great fame and his more humble self-perception. If Shakespeare were alive today, he might express a similar desire. For about 250 years, no author has received as much attention, respect, and praise as "The Bard." Why is that? What is the basis of his reputation as the greatest author in English? Because Shakespeare acquired his present status in the eighteenth century, we will attempt to answer these questions by looking at the significant changes that took place in performing, publishing, and interpreting Shakespeare's plays during that time. In 1660, Shakespeare was a minor dead playwright; in 1760 he was immortal. By understanding this apotheosis, we can find clues to his continuing cultural dominance. You are responsible for reading eight plays by Shakespeare and four adaptations of his plays, giving one in-class presentation, and writing 12 brief reaction papers and a term paper (two drafts). THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE GROUP A REQUIREMENT AND AN ENGLISH DEPARTMENT CORE REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 328-010—Milton
Safer, E
TR 2:00-3:15
This course will concentrate on most of Milton's major poetry—Comus , Lycidas, the Sonnets, the "Nativity Ode," Paradise Lost, and Samson Agonistes—and selections from his prose. We will discuss the poet's adaptation of traditional genre: masque, elegy, sonnet, ode, epic, and tragedy. Whenever possible, we will have oral reports which will compare themes, patterns, and archetypes in Milton's poetry with those in other literary works, ranging from the classical epic to contemporary literature. Course format: predominantly discussion and a few introductory lectures. Course Requirements: 5 or 6 response papers (2 pages each), one 5-7 page essay, one exam. Required texts: Paradise Lost, ed. Scott Elledge (Norton); Samson Agonistes and the Shorter Poems, ed. Barker (Harlan-Davidson-Forum) Nicolson, A Reader's Guide to John Milton (Syracuse UP); Hamilton, Mythology. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE ENGLISH DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT OF MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE LITERATURE.
ENGL 330-010—The Detective in Film & Fiction
Jebb, J
MWF 10:10-11:00
This course merges the humanities and the social sciences. That is, the course studies issues in criminal justice through the prisms of detective/crime stories. We will discuss law, justice, police behavior, social order, and more, all via in-depth analysis of how authors have portrayed these issues in their fiction. A major theme throughout the course will be reasoning: how detectives—real and fictional—follow distinctive and rational methods as they investigate. The readings will cover the history of the genre: from its origins with Poe and Doyle, through the classical authors (Agatha Christie) and hard-boiled authors (Hammett and Chandler), culminating in contemporary variations. For our writing assignments, instead of long papers, each week we will have one-page essays to get discussion going. We will also view three films. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE ENGLISH DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT OF CULTURAL AND THEORETICAL STUDIES.
ENGL 340-010—American Lit to the Civil War
Buffington, N
TR 9:30-10:45
In this course, we will immerse ourselves in the world of early American thought and literature. Enormous changes in the nation occurred between the mid-1600s and the mid-1800s: the founding of the colonies, the fight for independence, the establishment of a new nation, the challenges to its ideals, and the threat of dissolution. Together, we will read both classic and lesser-known literary texts, along with a selection of historical documents, which engage themselves with the evolution of the nation and its identity. Readings will include authors such as Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Aphra Behn, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Montgomery Bird, James Fenimore Cooper, William Gilmore Simms, George Lippard, Catherine Sedgwick, Lydia Maria Child, and Harriet Jacobs. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE ENGLISH DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT OF LITERATURE BETWEEN 1700-1900 AS WELL AS THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE GROUP B REQUIREMENT AND AN ENGLISH DEPARTMENT CORE REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 341-010—American Lit: Civil War to WWII
Pauly, T
TR 9:30-10:45
This course will consider a broad range of texts, which illustrate the
diversity of the literature produced from 1865 to 1940. It will explore
cultural developments and literary trends, realism, regionalism, naturalism,
progressivism, and modernism, but the main concern will be texts themselves
and their communicated meaning. Requirements: quizzes, two
exams, and one paper (5-7 pages). THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE ENGLISH
DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT OF LITERATURE BETWEEN 1700-1900 AS WELL AS THE
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE GROUP B REQUIREMENT AND AN ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
CORE REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 341-011—American Lit: Civil War to WWII
Cotsell, M
MWF 10:10-11:00
The course will show the relevance of the American past to the American
present. We will emphasize how alive and true the literary tradition
has been to American life, alive and true in its sentences, characters,
plots, and formal innovations. Literature is history as the heartbeat:
the being born and the dying; the passion and the loneliness; the back-breaking
work and the long afternoons on the porch. Among the issues that
will come up along the way: the lingering effects of the Civil War; the
Southern influence on American life; the role of the federal government;
popular faith and psychology; ideas of personal and political freedom;
the relevance of tradition and the pursuit of the new; mobility and the
sense of place; consumerism and the role of corporations; the management
of race and ethnicity; the distribution of wealth. Writers and works
we will look at include the poets Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, William
Carlos Williams, and Langston Hughes. The novels we will read will
be Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn, Jean Toomer’s Cane, and William Faulkner’s
As I Lay Dying. We will read short stories by a variety of authors.
THIS
COURSE FULFILLS THE ENGLISH DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT OF LITERATURE BETWEEN
1700-1900 AS WELL AS THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE GROUP B REQUIREMENT
AND AN ENGLISH DEPARTMENT CORE REQUIREMENT.
ENGL341-080—Honors: American Lit: Civil War to WWII
Spaulding, A
TR 9:30-10:45
In this class we will read and examine texts (books and films) by Anglo-American and African-American writers ranging from Frederick Douglass to William Faulkner in order to analyze the ways black and white and male and female identity was constructed during crucial periods of American culture. Some of the basic questions we will try to answer are: How did major writers differ in their conceptions of America and American identity? In what ways have we expanded or perpetuated such constructions in both literary and cultural terms? It should be obvious that there are no simple answers to these questions. Our purpose as a class is to debate these issues by engaging these texts as cultural artifacts of their times. As such we will examine their specific historical contexts even as we engage them from our 21st century perspective. Course Texts: Uncle Tom's Cabin, Narrative of Frederick Douglass, The Awakening, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Cane, Light In August, and others. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE ENGLISH DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT OF LITERATURE BETWEEN 1700-1900.
ENGL 342-010—American Literature Since World War II
Buffington, N
TR 11:00-12:15
This course will examine influential works written in the last half of the twentieth century, with emphasis on the relations between the texts and their cultural contexts. Together, we will discuss how various authors grapple with issues such as violence, disillusionment, gender, race, and class. Authors may include Kurt Vonnegut, Jack Kerouac, Mary McCarthy, Tim O'Brien, Rudolfo Anaya, Raymond Carver, Toni Morrison, Sandra Cisneros. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT OF MODERN LITERATURE.
ENGL 344-010—African-American Literature I
Henderson, C
MWF 10:10-11:00
This course will analyze African-American identity depicted in the literature written during pre- and post-emancipation, ending with the literature written by authors of the Harlem Renaissance. “Socially sensitive,” African-American literature offers an interesting glimpse into pre-eminent social movements in American culture. Starting with the poetry of Jupiter Harmom and Lucy Terry, we will chart these pivotal historical moments, focusing on key topics, issues, innovations, and themes consistent with the building of an African-American “double consciousness,” and the rise of gender politics. Requirements include regular attendance, weekly quizzes on readings, short reader-response papers, an in-class midterm, and a take-home final. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE ENGLISH DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT OF LITERATURE BETWEEN 1700-1900 AND THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE GROUP B REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 345-010—African-American Literature II
Spaulding, A
TR 12:30-1:45
In this class we will examine novels, short stories, poems, plays, and
essays by major African-American writers of the twentieth century. We will
begin with the Protest-novel era characterized most explicitly in the work
of Richard Wright, move through the post-WWII period of integration, into
the Black Arts Movement of the late sixties and early seventies and end
with more contemporary works by Toni Morrison and August Wilson. In the
process, we will discuss the different responses African-American writers
have to the concepts of America and black identity. To what extent does
the political and economic situation of a particular era affect artistic
production by African-Americans? We will also discuss important questions
of gender and black feminist/womanist identity with the rise of authors
such as Nikki Giovanni and Alice Walker. As such, as a class we will
confront fundamental issues facing African Americans in the latter half
of the twentieth century such as poverty, urban violence and conflict,
Black Pride, and the new cultural renaissance in African-American fiction.
THIS
COURSE FULFILLS THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT OF MODERN
LITERATURE.
ENGL 345-080
Spaulding, A
TR 12:30-1:45
[See ENGL 345-010 for Description]
ENGL 347-010—Stds: Literature of the South
Jebb, J
MWF 11:15-12:05
People inside and outside the South commonly think of the region as
special, as different, even as foreign. The South is the mythic land
of mansions, magnolias, and mint juleps. It is also the region of
rebellion, revenge, and racial strife. Our readings will portray
these myths and issues, and we will explore what makes the South both so
distinctive and so American. Authors will include obvious big names
such as William Faulkner, along with buried-treasure authors such as Majorie
Kinnan Rawlings and James Weldon Johnson, and contemporary great such as
John Berendt. For our writing assignments, instead of long papers,
each week we will have one-page essays to get discussion going. THIS
COURSE FULFILLS THE ENGLISH DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT OF MODERN LITERATURE.
ENGL 347-011—Stds: The Literature of the Land
Jenkins, M
TR 9:30-10:45
In this class we will combine reading with field research and journalism training to explore the relationship between human beings and the natural environment. Readings will focus on the exploration, abuse, and conservation of the world’s wilderness, particularly in the 19th and 20th centuries. We will also explore creation myths, Eastern philosophy, and Native-American folklore to try to understand the ways different people have come to view the land. Writing projects can take a variety of forms, from investigative journalism to close readings of books to any of a number of interdisciplinary approaches. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT OF CULTURAL AND THEORETICAL STUDIES.
ENGL 352-011—Stds: Morality, the Church & Black Women Writers
Henderson, C
MWF 12:20-1:10
19th-Century America is one of the most fascinating periods in literary
history. Still in its infancy, America struggled to define itself
along moral, national, and spiritual lines. Often, these struggles
added to and increased the national anxiety level, creating a culture vortex
that directed unfair and unethical practices towards women, immigrants,
and those deemed "different" within the borders of North America.
What I hope to do in this course is to explore the often contentious atmosphere
created by these public "discussions." In focusing on the Church,
I hope to explore the competing institutions prominently displayed within
the literature of that period. In explicating the texts of African-American
women, I hope to demonstrate the unique relationship these women had in
defining what is and what is not "American." THIS COURSE FULFILLS
THE ENGLISH DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT OF LITERATURE BETWEEN 1700-1900.
ENGL 352-012—Stds: 19th-Century Novels/20th-Century Films
Gates, B
TR 2:00-3:15
T 3:30-5:30
Why were the film-makers of the 1930s and 1940s fascinated by nineteenth-century novels? How did they adapt them for the screen? What does this tell us about the films? the novels? their times? And how does all this relate to the current run of films based on nineteenth-century English novels like Bram Stoker’s Dracula or Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations? This class will ponder questions like these while discussing two genres in two historical frameworks: nineteenth-century novels and film adaptations from the 1930s and 1940s. It will encompass five-to-seven novels and corresponding films and range through several sub-genres: from neo-Gothics like Frankenstein and the Bride of Frankenstein to romantic classics like Pride and Prejudice. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE ENGLISH DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT OF LITERATURE BETWEEN 1700-1900.
ENGL 355-010—Arthurian Literature
Rewa, M
TR 11:00-12:15
This course will deal with early significant treatments of the Matter of Britain by Geoffrey of Monmouth, Chrétien de Troyes, the “Gawain” poet, Sir Thomas Malory, and with the later treatments of this medieval material by Alfred Lord Tennyson and T.H. White in the 19th and 20th centuries. Among requirements: absolute commitment to regular attendance and class participation (factored in grade); regular “out-writings” based on lectures or class presentations; 3 exams/demonstration opportunities; and a “final” choice of exam, paper, or project. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE ENGLISH DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT OF MEDIEVAL/RENAISSANCE LITERATURE.
ENGL 356-010—Studies in Modern/Contemporary Literature
Cotsell, M
M 6:00-8:45
The course will explore the extraordinary variety and achievement of African-American drama in the twentieth century, and will also include one West-African play. You will be expected to attend a couple of local productions. We will look at excerpts from other productions on video. The plays we will study are chosen to represent a range of the unique dramatic forms that African-American dramatists have employed and developed to express African-American psychological and social experience. This will include some experimental theater including some pretty weird stuff. We will discuss how African American drama provides an incisive and powerful example of how to perceive and confront the modern that has broad contemporary relevance. Among our writers will be women dramatists Angelina Grimke, Marita Bonner, Alice Childress, Adrienne Kennedy, Ntozake Shange, Suzanne Lori-Parks, and Anna Deavere Smith. Male dramatists include Jean Toomer, Langston Hughes, Ami Baraka, August Wilson and others. We will be meeting once a week in the evening so that we should have the opportunity to enjoy ourselves and to explore plays in depth. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT DISTRIBUTIONS REQUIREMENT OF MODERN LITERATURE.
ENGL 358-010—Linguistics and Language Arts
Stotko, E
M 4:00-7:00
Explores linguistic and cultural assumptions that motivate and guide current language arts curricula and pedagogy. Encourages future teachers to reflect on their role in the classroom and on how they can empower their students to think critically about language and cultural meanings.
ENGL 372-010—Masterpieces of Modern Drama
Bennett, R
TR 3:30-4:45
This course will examine major dramatic works of the twentieth century. Among the major playwrights to be studied will be Henrik Ibsen, Anton Chekhov, Bernard Shaw, Luigi Pirandello, Federico Garcia-Lorca, Bertolt Brecht, Samuel Beckett, Athol Fugard, and Vaclav Havel. Twentieth century drama has been marked by diversity, innovation, and perhaps uncertainty about the form which drama should take and the role which drama can play in the “shrinking” globe that has brought cultures, value systems, and political systems into a state of confusion. Requirements for the course will likely include a series of short quizzes, student devised and generated class projects, two essays, and a final exam. Class attendance and participation will be emphasized. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE ENGLISH DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT OF MODERN LITERATURE.
ENGL 379-010—Intro to Ethnic & Cultural Studies
Quintana, A
W 6:00-9:00
What is Cultural Studies? What is Ethnic Studies? What does a concentration in this area involve? Is there a relationship between cultural, ethnic, and multicultural studies? How have contemporary cultural critics employed ethnic and cultural studies to tackle some of the on-going intellectual debates about the representation of “difference”? If you are interested in “Theory” and learning more about some of the new approaches to literary studies and interrogating the questions listed above, then this is the class for you! The course will focus on Representation and the Media by surveying a variety of emergent popular, literary, and theoretical texts. Students should be prepared to write weekly response papers, be active participants in class discussions, and take a midterm examination. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT OF CULTURAL AND THEORETICAL STUDIES AND THE UNIVERSITY MULTICULTURAL REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 380-010—Women Writers
Frawley, M
MWF 10:10-11:00
This course will use novels, short stories, essays, autobiography, and poetry to study women's writing. We will consider ways that women's writing constitutes its own tradition, and we will reflect on its contributions to other traditions of literature and to social and cultural histories more broadly. Components of class discussion will include the ways that dimensions of identity such as race, class, ethnicity, or sexual orientation influence writing styles and subject matter. Authors studied will range from well-known nineteenth-century figures (e.g., Jane Austen, Christina Rossetti, Emily Dickinson, and Kate Chopin) to twentieth-century Modernists and contemporary women writers, among them Lorrie Moore, Edwidge Danticat, and Amy Tan. Requirements will include an exam, a short paper, and a longer research paper. THIS COURSE IS CROSS-LISTED WITH WOMEN’S STUDIES AND FULFILLS THE UNIVERSITY MULTICULTURAL REQUIREMENT AS WELL AS THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE GROUP A REQUIREMENT AND THE ENGLISH REQUIREMENT FOR CULTURAL AND THEORETICAL STUDIES.
ENGL 391-080—Honors Colloquium: Framing Victorians In Fiction
And Film
Gates, B/Leitch, T
TR 11:00-12:15
T 3:30-5:30
Hollywood's recently renewed appetite for adapting novels by Jane Austen,
Henry James, and Edith Wharton recalls an earlier period marked by a spate
of literary adaptations: the early years of sound film, when studios rushed
to market their versions of Victorian novels from Dickens and Bronte to
Conan Doyle. This course examines seven 19th-century British novels—Pride
and Prejudice, Frankenstein, Wuthering Heights, The Hound of the Baskervilles,
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and Great Expectations—and
their film adaptations dating from 1931 to 1946. Discussions will
focus on representational problems common to fiction and film (the relation
between families and the larger society, the dangerous lure of science
and nature, the fascination with monsters and transformations, the evocation
of empire) and problems specific to adapting classic novels to cinema (the
need to compress, the question of cultural translation, the paradox of
updating a classic). Assignments will include four short (3-page) papers,
a midterm exam, and a final project on recent adaptations. THIS
COURSE FULFILLS THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT OF CULTURAL
AND THEORETICAL STUDIES.
ENGL391-081--Honors Colloquium: Mapping America's Future
Pfaelzer, J
TR 200-3:15
America has always been haunted by the future. It desires it,
fears it, seeks to control it, and often just hopes it goes away.
At the dawn of the third millennium, this course will explore how American
culture has imagined the future and the people who will live in it--America
As Utopia itself. This interdisciplinary colloquium will consider
materials that include fiction, films, music, theories of public fantasies,
and the history of communes and alternative living arrangements.
Course requirements will include lively class participation, two papers,
and a final portfolio.
ENGL 391-082—Honors Colloquium: Otello and Othello
Peterson, L/Potter, L
TR 3:30-5:00
This course compares Shakespeare’s Othello with Verdi’s Otello, looking at the verbal and musical languages that make up each work. Some attention will also be paid to the performance history of the two works, and students will be encouraged to act scenes from the play and compare them to the opera libretto. They will also learn something about Renaissance dance and the dance version of Othello by Jose Limon, The Moor’s Pavane. In fall 2001, OperaDelaware is performing Otello and all students will see it as part of the course. Two papers are required, plus a review of the opera and various in-class activities. Some class meetings will take place jointly with MUS 390 (taught by Larry Peterson, Music Dept.). THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT OF CULTURAL AND THEORETICAL STUDIES.
ENGL 409-010—Topics in Journalism: Nonfiction Story-telling
Kerrane, K
TR 2:00-3:15
This class will explore long feature stories: magazine writing, newspaper serials, and book-length narratives. Students will write analytical papers about this literary journalism, but will also work on their own nonfiction stories. The course will count for credit in the Journalism concentration. Prerequisite: ENGL 308 or ENGL 309 or permission of the instructor. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT OF CULTURAL AND THEORETICAL STUDIES.
ENGL 410-010—Technical Writing
Andrews, D
TR 2:00-3:15
As a technical professional, you will need to reach audiences and collaborate on projects across borders of culture, language, and technology. In this course, you will learn strategies for communicating effectively in that context. The problems giving rise to communication are muddled and multidimensional. To solve them, you must write and speak as global citizens as well as global engineers or health professionals or scientists. You may well have to communicate with people who do not share your values, point of view, or disciplinary knowledge. In addition, you need to understand how information technology enables--and constrains--such communication. You will write both about and with that technology. Assignments in the course aim to simulate on-the-job communication occasions. You will prepare assignments both individually and as a member of a team. In class, we will discuss the principles, forms, and techniques of technical communication and work on specific tasks in the setting of a communication laboratory. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE 2ND WRITING REQUIREMENT. ENGLISH 410 MAY BE COUNTED TOWARD THE ENGLISH MAJOR ONLY AS PART OF THE CONCENTRATION IN BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL WRITING.
ENGL 411-010—Rhetoric for Business & Technical Writers
Brockmann, R
TR 12:30-1:45
We will examine the rhetoric of business, technology, and science. "Rhetoric" is the "art or discipline that deals with the use of discourse, either written or spoken, to inform or persuade an audience, whether that audience is made up of a single person or a group of persons" (Corbett, 3). Strategies and tactics vary in rhetoric and this class will examine these variations from different perspectives including: the classical rhetoric, the contemporary psychology, technical writing, business or organizational science, and ethics.
ENGL 412-010—Business & Technical Publication
Worley, R
TR 3:30-5:00
Prerequisite: ENGL 312, ENGL 410, or ENGL 415. In this course, students learn to write, design, and produce both print and screen publications. During the first half, students create a 4-page newsletter with scanned images, using Quark page layout software. They also write and print a software documentation assignment. During the second half, students create a multi-page Web site using HTML coding and Netscape. They also revise and adapt the print version of their documentation assignment for computer screen display. The course also includes an introduction to presentation and multimedia software programs. Because this course makes intensive use of computer programs, the class sessions are divided between lectures on design and visual language and lab tutorials on the software. THIS COURSE MAY BE COUNTED TOWARD THE ENGLISH MAJOR ONLY AS PART OF THE CONCENTRATION IN BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL WRITING.
ENGL 414-010—Technical Editing
Andrews, D
TR 3:30-4:45
This course provides practical instruction in editing a variety of information products, including reports, journal articles, and Web sites. The technical editor must pay close attention to every detail in a manuscript. The grammar must be logical and precise; the punctuation must be exact; and the editorial style must be both intelligent and consistent. This course will benefit anyone contemplating publishing as a career—or anyone who, for any reason, wants to study the mechanics of clear communication in written English. Please note: the only prerequisite is ENGL 110. THIS COURSE MAY BE COUNTED TOWARD THE ENGLISH MAJOR ONLY AS PART OF THE CONCENTRATION IN BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL WRITING.
ENGL 415-010—Writing in the Professions
Worley, R
TR 12:30-2:00
This course is designed for students planning careers as professional writers in various business and technical fields. Using case studies to simulate the complexity of “real world” communication problems, this course teaches students to analyze the information needs of their readers, to tailor that information for these specific audiences, and to design appropriate communication strategies. Because of their importance in today’s business world, the course also includes instruction on intercultural communication, and on the design of visuals and data displays. As assignments, students write typical professional documents, including business letters, memos, proposals, and reports, as well as resumes and application letters. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE 2ND WRITING REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 464-010—Internship in Business-Technical Writing
Worley, R
TBA
Prerequisites: ENGL 411 and ENGL 412. The EBT internship offers students an opportunity to apply the theoretical and practical lessons learned in the classroom to the business world. Professional writing internships are available in a wide variety of disciplines, including corporate communications, public relations, technical writing, computer documentation, advertising, publishing, medical/pharmaceutical writing, and others. EBT concentrators must apply for internships and submit a portfolio at least one term in advance. Internships are also available through ENGL 366 Independent Study. THIS COURSE IS OPEN TO EBT CONCENTRATORS ONLY AND REQUIRES PERMISSION OF THE INSTRUCTOR.
ENGL 480-010—Seminar: The Religious Impulse in America
Del Fattore, J
W 5:00-8:00
History and Law. This multidisciplinary course will explore the
development and significance of religion as a force in American society
and, consequently, as a powerful element in its literature. While
reading poetry, fiction, and drama embodying a variety of religious themes,
students will consider the corresponding development of church/state issues
in American history and law. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE ENGLISH
DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT FOR CULTURAL AND THEORETICAL STUDIES.
ENGL 480-011—Seminar: The Short Fiction of D.H. Lawrence
Jackson, M
W 6:00-9:00
D.H. Lawrence was one of the most heavily censored authors of the twentieth
century. His anti-Christian outlook, his bitter denunciations of industrial
society, and his fierce advocacy of the individual's need for regeneration
through sexuality made him the most controversial English-language writer
of his time (1885-1930). This course will explore Lawrence's ideas and
art in his best-known short fiction. We will read his novellas The Virgin
and the Gipsy, The Escaped Cock, The Fox, St. Mawr, Love Among the Haystacks,
and several dozen of his short stories (including "Odour of Chrysanthemums,"
"The Rocking Horse Winner," "The Horse-Dealer's Daughter," "A Modern Lover,"
"The Woman Who Rode Away"). The seminar will include a documentary film,
a slide presentation, two lectures on Lawrence's life and times, and showings
of the films "The Virgin and the Gipsy" and "The Priest of Love." Students
will need to read a lot and write often (and well). Requirements: 3 or
4 short papers, a longer research project, and frequent oral reports (based
on those papers). THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE ENGLISH DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT
FOR MODERN LITERATURE AND THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE 2nd WRITING REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 480-012—Seminar: Five 20th-Century Poets
Ruark, G
TR 2:00-3:15
This course concentrates on five poets who have flourished in various
and wholly distinctive way in the 20th century. Among them are an
English librarian who never gave poetry readings and turned down the post
of Poet Laureate, an American woman who spent fifteen of her most productive
years living in Brazil, and a Northern Irish farm boy who went on to win
the Nobel Prize. The emphasis is on individual poems rather than
theories of poetry, and serious attention will be paid to formal as well
as thematic considerations. There will be three papers of increasing
length and complexity. The poets are Robert Frost, Elizabeth Bishop,
Richard Wilbur, Philip Larking, and Seamus Heaney. THIS COURSE
FULFILLS THE ENGLISH DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT FOR MODERN LITERATURE AS
WELL AS THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE 2ND WRITING REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 480-013—Seminar: God and Four Poets
Flynn, P
TR 2:00-3:15
This seminar will involve study of four major British poems: John
Milton’s Paradise Lost, Alexander Pope’s Essay on Man, William Wordsworth’s
The Prelude, and Alfred Tennyson’s In Memoriam. Each of these poems
is a theodicy—an attempt to maintain faith in a benevolent God in the face
of moral evil and apparently underserved suffering. But each poem
is also a product of its time, and study of the poems in historical order
reveals the general Western shift from a biblical standard of authority
(Paradise Lost) to a scientific standard (In Memoriam), as well as a shift
from Enlightenment rationalism (Essay On Man) to Romantic intuition (The
Prelude) as the means of finding truth. THIS COURSE FULFILLS
THE ENGLISH DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT FOR LITERATURE BETWEEN 1700-1900 AS
WELL AS THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE 2ND WRITING REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 480-014—Seminar: Jewish American Novel
Halio, J
T 3:00-5:45
My course on the Jewish-American novel, ENGL680/480, will include books
by Singer, Bellow, Roth, Malamud, Potok, Anne Roiphe, and Allegra Goodman.
Papers will be required every few weeks. A final exam may be required,
but no midterm. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE ENGLISH DISTRIBUTION
REQUIREMENT OF MODERN LITERATURE AND THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE 2ND
WRITING REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 480-016—Seminar: The Novel as a Trip: Space, Time and
Mind Travel in Contemporary Fiction
Pifer, E
TR 11:00-12:15
Every novel is a journey, whether its characters leave home or not. A novelist can take readers anywhere: to regions remote in space and time, to worlds that never existed except in imagination or memory, and to places thought of as familiar but suddenly made strange. Through the novels read in this course, we will travel not only in space--to other countries, cultures, worlds--but in time and mind. We will explore the places each novel takes us, examining how we got there and discussing what we found. Most, but not all, of the fiction will be by contemporary writers; works include novels by Wharton, Bellow, Nabokov, Atwood, DeLillo and others. Requirements: several short essays and a final paper, one or two brief oral presentations, class participation by all students. Attendance will be taken. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE ENGLISH DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT OF MODERN LITERATURE AND THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE 2ND WRITING REQUIREMENT.
ENGL 482-010—Seminar in Teaching English I
Brown, F
TR 9:30-10:45
ENGL 482, the companion course to ENGL 483, is open only to students
scheduled to student teach in the spring. Students study philosophies
of teaching composition, and develop a range of techniques. The course
also covers teaching poetry as both literature and writing. Students
will give videotaped oral presentations, prepare several lesson plans,
grade individual papers and an entire set of high-school student papers,
and prepare a three-week unit plan in conjunction with ENGL 483. THIS
COURSE IS OPEN ONLY TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR STUDENT TEACHING
IN SECONDARY-SCHOOL ENGLISH.
ENGL 482-011—Seminar in Teaching English I
Brown, F
TR 11:00-12:15
[See ENGL 482-010 for Course Description]
ENGL 483-010—Seminar in Teaching English II
Goodman, S
TR 9:30-10:45
Prepares English-education Seniors and graduate students to teach adolescent
literature, classic literature and non-print literary expression at the
secondary-school level.
ENGL 483-011—Seminar in Teaching English II
Goodman, S
TR 11:00-12:15
[See ENGL 483-010 for Course Description]