200-level

Foundations of Literary and Textual Inquiry

CODE	NAME	DESCRIPTION
ENGL 203	Children's Literature	Analysis of children's literature, from folk and fairy tales to today's stories, poems and novels for children.
ENGL 204	Literature and Culture	Representation of cultural identity and experience in works drawn from diverse cultural traditions.
ENGL 206	Selected Readings in American Literature	Selected works reflecting one or more major patterns in American literature. Specific emphasis may change from term to term.
ENGL 208	Twentieth-Century American Fiction	Textual analysis of novels and shorter fiction representing diverse authors, themes, movements, and techniques.
ENGL 214	Literature of India	Explores modern Indian poetry, short stories, and novels written in English and in translation.
ENGL 215	Reading Science Fiction and Fantasy	Analysis of selected works of science fiction and fantasy. Possible authors included in the course range from Edgar Allan Poe and Jules Verne to Philip K. Dick, Harlan Ellison and Ursula K. LeGuin to writers not typically identified with the genre. S...
ENGL 216	Literature, Technology and Society	Literary and nonliterary texts that react, in a given society and period of history, to technological change and social effects of technology.
ENGL 219	Introduction to Drama and Theater	Introduction to basic concepts of drama and theater, including the relationship between drama as text and as spectacle and the relation of drama to other genres and art forms. Examination of significant theatrical traditions that have influenced mode...
ENGL 220	Introduction to Film Studies	Introduces the methodology of film studies through close textual analysis of narrative film. Special attention paid to the international history of the medium, the language of production, and major critical approaches. (Same as Film Studies 201)
ENGL 221	Introduction to Poetry	Analysis of works by selected poets.
ENGL 222	Short Fiction	Analysis of short fiction as a means of defining its many formal and philosophical expressions.
ENGL 223	The Modern Novel	Analysis of selected 20th- and 21st-century novels.
ENGL 224	Great Novels	Selected major novels of 18th, 19th, and/or 20th centuries.
ENGL 229	The Black Vernacular	Introduction to black vernacular oral and written art. Investigation of the black vernacular tradition in the wider context of American culture.
ENGL 230	Women in Modern Literature	Modern woman's search for identity and struggle for self-realization through study of selected figures from 19th-, 20th-, and/or 21st century literature.
ENGL 231	African-American Literature	Survey of major works of African-American literature with attention to oral traditional contexts.
ENGL 233	Contemporary Native American Literatures	An introduction to the most recent fiction by Native American writers in the United States through a study of a variety of genres in the context of the United States' colonial history, indigenous nations' struggles for sovereignty, and the long legac...
ENGL 234	Shakespeare	Analysis of selected plays and poems from variety of critical perspectives.
ENGL 236	Global Women Writers	Explores womens writing from around the world, from regions as diverse as South Asia, Africa, North America, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. Through reading novels, short stories, poetry, and essays by and about women, examines how the concerns o...
ENGL 237	Queer Literatures	Examines contemporary queer literature and film concerned with both the formation and formulation of queer identities. Asks a series of questions: What distinguishes and differentiates queer aesthetics? What does it mean to be queer? Who can or shoul...
ENGL 239	Vampires in Literature and Film	Examination of the vampire as a metaphor for social fears as it appears in different historical moments (sixteenth century to the present) and across several genres and media, including poetry, prose fiction, folklore, film, television, and popular s...
ENGL 297	Literature in Context: Genre and Mode	Focuses on the ways in which particular literary genres and modes arise and are adapted to new purposes over time. Taught in two modules with two different professors, this course with a grade of C (2.0) or better is a prerequisite to all 300-level l...
ENGL 298	Literature in Context: Texts in History	Focuses on the ways in which literary traditions are perceived and/or constructed, and for what purposes. Taught in two modules with two different professors, this course with a grade of C (2.0) or better is a prerequisite to all 300-level literature...
ENGL 299	Topics in Literary Analysis	Essentials of close textual analysis with special attention to theory, critical vocabulary, and methodology of literary interpretation. The focus will vary from one section or semester to the next. Recent topics have included The Sixties: Then and No...

300-level

The prerequisite for all 300-level ENGL courses is one unit of “Foundations of Literary and Textual Inquiry” or permission of the instructor.

Courses in Literature Before 1900

CODE	NAME	DESCRIPTION
ENGL 302	Literature of the English Renaissance	Studies in literature and cultural traditions of 16th- and early 17th-century Great Britain.
ENGL 304	Shakespeare	Selected plays by Shakespeare grouped according to genre. The course will investigate the histories and tragedies and the comedies and romances.
ENGL 308	Interdisciplinary Studies in the Middle Ages and Renaissance	An interdisciplinary approach to the study of Middle Ages and Renaissance. Medieval and Renaissance perspectives on topics such as love, politics, individualism, and the divine will be explored through study of selected works from literature, art, ar...
ENGL 309	Desire and Identity in the Renaissance: The Lyric Tradition	A comparative investigation of Italian, French, and English Renaissance lyric poetry. (Same as Modern Literatures and Cultures 358.)
ENGL 311	English Literature of the Restoration and Eighteenth Century	Focus on representative British authors of the late 17th and 18th centuries.
ENGL 312	English Literature of the Romantic Movement	Focus on major British authors of the early 19th century with some attention to European currents and backgrounds.
ENGL 325	Age of American Renaissance	Readings in the traditional American Renaissance canon -- Emerson, Hawthorne, Thoreau, Melville, Poe, Dickinson, and Whitman -- as well as other writers working in the period, such as Frederick Douglass and Fanny Fern.
ENGL 330	Topics in Literature Before the Early to Mid-19th Century	Topics will vary from semester to semester. Recently offered topics include Renaissance Lyric Poetry and The Middle Ages and the Renaissance.May be repeated for credit as topic varies.

Courses in Literature 1900 and After

CODE	NAME	DESCRIPTION
ENGL 334	American Indian Literatures	Works of major indigenous writers in the United States since the 1960s until the present, studied in the context of the historical and contemporary political and cultural relations between American Indians and the United States.
ENGL 336	Literatures of Globalization	Selected contemporary fiction and criticism that considers problems of global economy, culture, and language.
ENGL 337	Postcolonial Literature	Survey of major debates and movements in postcolonial literature, with attention to cultural contexts.
ENGL 343	Modernisms	A study of the dramatic changes in poetry and literature in European and American modernism from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century.
ENGL 346	Twentieth-Century British and Irish Literature	Reflections of modern sensibility in fiction and poetry of native British and Irish authors and American expatriates.
ENGL 347	Politics, Social Change, and Modern Drama	A literary exploration of modern and contemporary drama as a vehicle for social change.
ENGL 357	Twentieth-Century American Fiction	Attention to new concerns and new forms of fiction in the 20th century.
ENGL 361	Literature and Film	Examines the filmic adaptation of literary works, with particular consideration given to questions of genre, interpretation, and historical relevance.
ENGL 362	Post-Soul Literature and Culture	Survey of works by African-American verbal artists who came of age after the civil-rights movement.
ENGL 367	Indigenous Film in North America	An introduction to indigenous cinema in the United States and Canada. Forms and topics studied include ethnographic film, western and anti-western, contemporary first contact films; American Indian documentary, experimental video, and feature film; m...
ENGL 368	History and Aesthetics of Film	Topics include major international directors, the conventions and innovations of popular genres, and key aesthetic movements.
ENGL 369	American Culture/American Film	Explores the intersection of American film and culture, with special attention to the dialogue between Hollywood and other institutions, ideologies, and events. Specific topics vary from semester to semester.
ENGL 370	Selected Topics in Literature after the Early to Mid-19th Century	Topics will vary from semester to semester. Recently offered topics include Victorian Fantasy, Modernisms, and Blackface! May be repeated for credit as topic varies.

Other Advanced Courses in Literature, Language, and Writing

CODE	NAME	DESCRIPTION
ENGL 374	Film Theory	Surveys the various ways in which thinkers have conceived of cinema since before its inception--what Andr Bazin referred to as "the film idea"--to contemporary debates about the "end" of film and the advent of New Media.
ENGL 376	Modern Literary Theory	Developments in literary theory from Formalism to the present. Schools and approaches include New Criticism, Feminism, Marxism, Structuralism, Deconstruction, Psychoanalytic Criticism, New Historicism, and Cultural Studies.
ENGL 379	Film Directors	Examines the work of individual or a small group of film directors. The directors considered will vary and include figures such as Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, and the Coen Brothers. Special attention will be paid to theories of film authorship...
ENGL 380	Special Topics: Film Genres	The close consideration of single or small numbers of film genres: their inception, evolution, aesthetic and stylistic properties, and interaction with other cultural forms and institutions. The genres under consideration will vary and include Film N...
ENGL 381	Modern Grammar	Introduction to linguistics, including theories and practices of structuralists and transformationalists. (Meets state licensure requirements for teaching.)
ENGL 383	Introduction to Composition Theory and Pedagogy	Serves as practicum for writing consultants - and students seeking teacher licensure.

ENGL 400	Junior/Senior Seminar	In-depth treatment of topics in genre, historical periods, critical theory, single authors such as Milton, Faulkner, or Woolf, and other areas of literary study. Topics vary from semester to semester. Recently offered topics include the African Ameri...

Additional English Courses

CODE	NAME	DESCRIPTION
ENGL 199	Introduction to Literary Analysis	Selected topics vary from semester to semester.
ENGL 201	The Art of Writing: Aims, Modes, Process	Explores varied strategies for negotiating each stage in the writing process, reviews methods for engaging in critical thinking and productive research, and addresses issues influencing effective uses of language, including attention to grammaticalit...
ENGL 218	African Literature.	Representative works from written traditions in modern African literature.
ENGL 238	Selected Readings in Caribbean Literature	Analysis of literary works from the Caribbean representing various periods, areas, and groups. Focus mainly on English-speaking Caribbean, but occasional focus on Spanish, Dutch, or French works in translation.
ENGL 388	Individual Internship	Application of academic skills and theories in placement approved by department. Includes academic work. Supervised by member of the English faculty. No more than one unit of credit may be earned in English 388.
ENGL 398	Independent Study	ally designed course of study conducted under supervision of faculty member.
ENGL 406	Summer Undergraduate Research	Documentation of the work of students who receive summer fellowships to conduct research [or produce a creative arts project] in the summer. The work must take place over a minimum of 6 weeks, the student must engage in the project full-time (at leas...
ENGL 498	Honors Thesis Research	Research for the honors thesis in English under the direction of a faculty advisor.
ENGL 499	Honors Thesis Writing	Writing of the honors thesis in English under the direction of a faculty advisor.

Creative Writing

CODE	NAME	DESCRIPTION
CRWR 300	Introduction to Creative Writing	An introduction to general principles. Students' fiction and poetry receive critical evaluation through workshops and conferences. The course is designed to improve students' creative and critical faculties through exposure to a variety of styles and...
CRWR 311	Fiction Writing	Analysis of literary models. Discussion and evaluation of students' own fiction. May be taken up to three times for credit.
CRWR 312	Poetry Writing	Analysis of literary models. Discussion and evaluation of students' own poetry. May be taken up to three times for credit.
CRWR 313	Creative Nonfiction Writing	Analysis of literary models. Discussion and evaluation of students' own creative nonfiction. May be taken up to three times for credit.
CRWR 314	Literary Translation	Introduces students to the history, theory, and practice of translation, with a particular emphasis on translation after 1900.
CRWR 319	Literary Editing and Publishing	Provides students the opportunity to learn about literary editing and publishing from both editors' and writers' perspectives.
CRWR 320	Selected Topics in Writing	Topics in creative writing. These will vary from semester to semester at the discretion of the instructor. Recently offered topics include Mixed-Media Writing and Micro Narratives. May be repeated for credit as topic varies.
CRWR 388	Individual Internship	Application of academic skills and theories in placement approved by department. Includes academic work. Supervised by member of the Creative Writing faculty. No more than one unit of credit may be earned in CRWR 388.
CRWR 398	Independent Study	Individually designed course of study conducted under supervision of faculty member.
CRWR 401	Creative Writing Portfolio	An advanced creative writing course in which students pursue a semester-long project or portfolio in any genre (poetry, fiction, drama, creative nonfiction, screenwriting, multimedia, etc.) and workshop their works in progress. Appropriate for studen...
CRWR 498	Honors Thesis Research	Research for the honors thesis in Creative Writing under the direction of a faculty advisor.
CRWR 499	Honors Thesis Writing	Writing of the honors thesis in Creative Writing under the direction of a faculty advisor.

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