1003. Academic Literacies for Multilingual Students
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Instruction in rhetorical, reading, and writing skills essential to university work. Intended primarily for international students.
View Classes »1004. Introduction to Academic Writing
4.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Development of the reading and writing skills essential to university work. Students placed in ENGL 1004 must pass the course before electing ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011.
View Classes »1007. Seminar and Studio in Writing and Multimodal Composition
4.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
College composition through multiple forms of literacy, including rhetorical, digital, and information literacies necessary for twenty-first-century contexts. The development of creatively intellectual inquiries through sustained engagement with texts, ideas, and problems. Emphasis on transfer of writing and rhetorical skills to academic and daily life. Students design a digital portfolio that curates creations and skills-based micro-credentials they earn in coursework.
View Classes »1010. Seminar in Academic Writing
4.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Instruction in academic writing through interdisciplinary reading. Assignments emphasize interpretation, argumentation, and reflection. Revision of formal assignments and instruction on grammar, mechanics and style.
View Classes »1011. Seminar in Writing through Literature
4.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Instruction in academic writing through literary reading. Assignments emphasize interpretation, argumentation, and reflection. Revision of formal assignments and instruction on grammar, mechanics and style.
View Classes »1012W. Business Writing I
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Introduction to the rhetorical and generic conventions of business writing.
View Classes »1095. Special Topics
1.00 - 4.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 4 credits.
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Credits and hours by arrangement.
View Classes »1101. Classical and Medieval Western Literature
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
European ancient and medieval literature through Dante. CA 1.
View Classes »1101W. Classical and Medieval Western Literature
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
This and ENGL 1103 offer a study of European literature from ancient times to the present. ENGL 1101 considers ancient and medieval literature through Dante. CA 1.
View Classes »1103. Renaissance and Modern Western Literature
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Literature in the European tradition from the Renaissance through the modern periods. CA 1.
View Classes »1103W. Renaissance and Modern Western Literature
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Literature in the European tradition from the Renaissance through the modern periods. CA 1.
View Classes »1201. Introduction to American Studies
What is an American? A multi-disciplinary inquiry into the diversity of American societies and cultures. CA 4.
View Classes »1301. Major Works of Eastern Literature
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Important works of poetry, drama, and literary prose from the Middle East, South Asia, China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. All works are read in translation. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »1401. Horror
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Focused studies in horror film and/or literature. CA 1.
View Classes »1503. Introduction to Shakespeare
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Introductory survey of representative Shakespeare plays and poetry. CA 1.
View Classes »1601W. Race, Gender, and the Culture Industry
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Cultural construction of race and gender in English-language literature, film, and music. CA 4.
View Classes »1616. Major Works of English and American Literature
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Important works from the major genres and historical periods since Beowulf. CA 1.
View Classes »1616W. Major Works of English and American Literature
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Includes important works from the major genres and historical periods since Beowulf. CA 1.
View Classes »1693. Foreign Study
1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Special topics taken in a foreign study program. Consent of Department Head or advisor may be required prior to the student's departure.
View Classes »2001. Introduction to Grant Proposal Writing
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
An introduction to the basics of grants and grant proposal writing, including the purpose of writing grant proposals, grant opportunities available to undergraduates, and features of successful grant proposals. Requires submission of a grant proposal.
View Classes »2013W. Introduction to Writing Studies
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
An introduction to writing as a field of inquiry that includes rhetorical analysis as well as the study of writing's social and ethical implications across diverse traditions, contexts, and technologies.
View Classes »2020W. Technical Writing and Design
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Fundamentals of writing, design, and editing in professional settings. A focus on written genres.
View Classes »2049W. Writing through Research
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Instruction in academic writing and the procedures of library and Internet research leading to a large-scale research paper.
View Classes »2055WE. Writing, Rhetoric, and Environment
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Critical analysis of and community-based practice in writing for nonspecialist audiences about complex environmental phenomena and issues such as climate. Attention to questions of rhetoric, representation, and ethics.
View Classes »2100. British Literature I
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
British literature, medieval through 18th century. Intended to provide preparation for more advanced courses in British literature. Strongly recommended for English majors. CA 1.
View Classes »2101. British Literature II
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
British literature, 19th to 20th centuries. Intended to provide preparation for more advanced courses in British literature. Strongly recommended for English majors. CA 1.
View Classes »2107. The British Empire, Slavery, and Resistance
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Literature and culture of the British empire from 1600-1830. Focus on conquest, colonization, the institution of slavery, and resistance to empire. CA 1.
View Classes »2200. Literature and Culture of North America before 1800
An examination of the early written and oral culture of the area that eventually became the United States. CA 1.
View Classes »2201. American Literature to 1880
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
American literature from the beginnings: May include such writers as Poe, Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, Whitman, Douglass, Stowe, Dickinson, Twain, and others. This course is strongly recommended for English majors. CA 1.
View Classes »2201W. American Literature to 1880
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
American literature from the beginnings: May include such writers as Poe, Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, Whitman, Douglass, Stowe, Dickinson, Twain, and others. This course is strongly recommended for English majors. CA 1.
View Classes »2203. American Literature Since 1880
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Modern and contemporary American literature: May include such writers as James, Wharton, Dreiser, Cather, Frost, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, Morrison, and others. This course is strongly recommended for English majors. CA 1.
View Classes »2203W. American Literature Since 1880
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Modern and contemporary American literature: May include such writers as James, Wharton, Dreiser, Cather, Frost, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, Morrison, and others. This course is strongly recommended for English majors. CA 1.
View Classes »2207. Empire and U.S. Culture
How the frontier and overseas ambitions have shaped U.S. institutions and culture. The impact of U.S. expansion on people outside its borders. These topics are explored through literary narratives and historical documents. CA 1. CA 4.
View Classes »2214. African American Literature
Critical and historical examination of the literature of African American writers from Phyllis Wheatley to the present. CA 4.
View Classes »2214W. African American Literature
Critical and historical examination of the literature of African American writers from Phyllis Wheatley to the present. CA 4.
View Classes »2274W. Disability in American Literature and Culture
An interdisciplinary examination of the symbolic roles of disability and the social implications of those roles. CA 1. CA 4.
View Classes »2276. American Utopias and Dystopias
Interdisciplinary approaches to American utopian and dystopian literature of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. CA 1.
View Classes »2276W. American Utopias and Dystopias
Interdisciplinary approaches to American utopian and dystopian literature of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. CA 1.
View Classes »2301. Anglophone Literatures
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
English language literature from Africa, Asia, Canada, Australia, the Caribbean, and other areas outside of the United States and the British Isles. Writers may include Soyinka, Gordimer, Walcott, Achebe, Markandaya, Atwood, White, Emecheta, Rushdie, Naipaul, Kincaid, and others. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »2301W. Anglophone Literatures
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
English language literature from Africa, Asia, Canada, Australia, the Caribbean, and other areas outside of the United States and the British Isles. Writers may include Soyinka, Gordimer, Walcott, Achebe, Markandaya, Atwood, White, Emecheta, Rushdie, Naipaul, Kincaid, and others. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »2305. Modern Japanese Literature
Japanese literature across genres from 1868 to the present, studied in English translation. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »2401. Poetry
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
A study of the techniques and conventions of the chief forms and traditions of poetry in English. CA 1.
View Classes »2401W. Poetry
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
A study of the techniques and conventions of the chief forms and traditions of poetry in English. CA 1.
View Classes »2405. Drama
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
An introduction to the chief forms and traditions of dramatic literature through the study of a broad range of major works. CA 1.
View Classes »2407. The Short Story
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
The short story as a literary form with study of significant Continental, British, and American writers. CA 1.
View Classes »2408. Modern Drama
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Modern British, American, and Continental drama, with the reading and discussion of some 15-20 representative plays. CA 1.
View Classes »2408W. Modern Drama
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Modern British, American, and Continental drama, with the reading and discussion of some 15-20 representative plays. CA 1.
View Classes »2409. The Modern Novel
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Major novels since 1900. CA 1.
View Classes »2411. Popular Literature
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Examination of popular literature through the application of literary theory. CA 1.
View Classes »2411W. Popular Literature
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Examination of popular literature through the application of literary theory. CA 1.
View Classes »2413. The Graphic Novel
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
The graphic novel as a literary form. CA 1.
View Classes »2413W. The Graphic Novel
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
The graphic novel as a literary form. CA 1.
View Classes »2600. Introduction to Literary Studies
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Skills essential for the successful pursuit of a degree in English: textual analysis (close reading of poetry and prose), literary criticism and theory, research and citation methods, and critical writing about literature.
View Classes »2603. Literary Approaches to the Bible
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Critical approaches to, and literary and cultural influences of, the Bible in English translation.
View Classes »2605. Capitalism, Literature, and Culture
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
How capitalism and its alternatives have been critiqued and defended through literature and other cultural forms. CA 1.
View Classes »2605W. Capitalism, Literature, and Culture
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
How capitalism and its alternatives have been critiqued and defended through literature and other cultural forms. CA 1.
View Classes »2607. Literature and Science
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Introduction to literary writings about the sciences, including literary and scientific approaches to language and knowledge. May focus on a specific literary genre and/or scientific field. CA 1.
View Classes »2609. Fascism and its Opponents
A comparative study of fascist and antifascist movements, ideologies, aesthetics, and states across a number of national contexts, before and after the Second World War. Readings may consist of literary works, films and visual culture, autobiographies, political rhetoric, histories, and other cultural artifacts. CA 1.
View Classes »2610. Introduction to Digital Humanities
The application of digital technology and media to such subjects as art history, classics, cultural and area studies, history, languages, literature, music, and philosophy. This course will provide a broad survey of the landscape of international and interdisciplinary digital humanities through the lens of ongoing work of faculty and staff researchers at the University of Connecticut.
View Classes »2612. Digital Literary Studies
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Introduction to the shaping of literature and literary studies by digital technologies, critical engagement with digital media, and historical and theoretical approaches to media and technology.
View Classes »2614. Writing with Algorithms
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
An introduction to the field of computer-generated literature. Students learn basic programming in order to create their own computer-generated works. No prior programming experience expected. CA 3.
View Classes »2627. Topics in Literary Studies
3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Exploration of various focused topics, such as a particular literary theme, form, or movement, to be announced from semester to semester.
View Classes »2635E. Literature and the Environment
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Ecocritical approaches to literary treatment of global environmental issues. CA 1.
View Classes »2637WE. Environmental Justice Writing
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Critical analysis of literary and nonliterary writing and other artworks by Black, Indigenous, immigrant, working class, and women writers who are disproportionately affected by ecological crisis, as well as community based practice in writing for combined environmental and social justice advocacy. CA 1. CA 4.
View Classes »2640. Studies in Film
3.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 6 credits.
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Exploration of focused topics in film. Course content varies by section. CA 1.
View Classes »2640W. Studies in Film
3.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 6 credits.
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Exploration of focused topics in film. Course content varies by section. CA 1.
View Classes »2701. Creative Writing I
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
First course in creative expression. Covers two or more genres (fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and drama). Genres vary by section.
View Classes »2730W. Travel Writing
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Introduction to the craft of travel writing, with attention to the history, variety, and ethics of the genre. CA 1.
View Classes »3003W. Topics in Writing Studies
3.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 6 credits.
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Exploration of a genre, method, concept, or subject area in writing.
View Classes »3010W. Advanced Composition for Prospective Teachers
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Advanced training in composition, with consideration of the problem of teaching writing. Designed primarily for English education majors.
View Classes »3012. Books and Book Publishing
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Intensive focus on trade book and e-book publishing, geared to writers and students preparing for entry level publishing jobs.
View Classes »3013W. Media Publishing
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Publishing and writing for publication in the Information Age. Topics include desktop publishing, web-page design, and the presentation of materials on the Internet. No previous experience with computers is required.
View Classes »3015W. Writing Across Cultures
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Investigation of linguistic diversity; how persuasion is used in conversations related to diverse linguistic issues. CA 4.
View Classes »3020W. Professional and Technical Writing for Social Justice
Critical analysis of and engaged practice in technical and professional communication and writing for both specialist and non-specialist audiences about complex topics. Attention to questions of rhetoric, representation, social justice, and ethics in contexts including, but not limited to, class, disability, gender, race, and sexuality.
View Classes »3082. Writing Center Practicum
1.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 4 credits.
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Introduction to Writing Center pedagogy, theory and research methods. Intended primarily for Writing Center staff. May be repeated for a maximum of four credits. Students taking this course will be assigned a grade of S (satisfactory) or U (unsatisfactory).
View Classes »3091. Writing Internship
1.00 - 8.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Training in writing in a supervised field placement. Students taking this course will be assigned a final grade of S (satisfactory) or U (unsatisfactory.) May be repeated for credit. No more than eight credits may be earned in a single placement, and no more than three credits may be counted towards completion of requirements for the English major.
View Classes »3111. Medieval English Literature
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Readings in the literature of the English Middle Ages - lyrics, narratives, dramas, and didactic forms.
View Classes »3111W. Medieval English Literature
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Readings in the literature of the English Middle Ages - lyrics, narratives, dramas, and didactic forms.
View Classes »3113. Renaissance English Literature
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Writers studied include More, Spenser, Shakespeare, Donne, Jonson, and Milton.
View Classes »3113W. Renaissance English Literature
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Writers studied include More, Spenser, Shakespeare, Donne, Jonson, and Milton.
View Classes »3115W. Literature of Enlightenment, Empire, and Revolution: 1660-1800
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
A survey of British literature composed between 1660 and 1800 that bore witness to, challenged, and promoted the ideals of the Enlightenment, the practice and institutions of the British empire, and the economic, social, and political revolutions of the Atlantic world during this historical period.
View Classes »3117. Romantic British Literature
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
British literature from 1790 to 1832.
View Classes »3117W. Romantic British Literature
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
British literature from 1790 to 1832.
View Classes »3118W. Victorian British Literature
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
British literature from 1832 to 1900.
View Classes »3120. Irish Literature in English to 1939
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Fiction, drama, and poetry, including early Irish legends and sagas (in translation); such writers as Swift, Shaw, Wilde, Yeats, Gregory, Synge, Joyce, and Bowen. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »3122. Irish Literature in English since 1939
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Fiction, drama, and poetry by such writers as Beckett, O'Brien, Friel, Heaney, Doyle, Carr, McCabe, Toibin, and McDonagh. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »3122W. Irish Literature in English since 1939
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Fiction, drama, and poetry by such writers as Beckett, O'Brien, Friel, Heaney, Doyle, Carr, McCabe, Toibin, and McDonagh. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »3123W. British Literature from 1890 to the Mid-Twentieth Century
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
British literature from the late Victorian to the immediate post-World War II period. Works by writers such as Conrad, Lawrence, Mansfield, Forster, Woolf, and Eliot.
View Classes »3207. American Literature since the Mid-Twentieth Century
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Formal and thematic developments in American literature since the mid-twentieth century and its engagement with cultural shifts in this period.
View Classes »3210. Native American Literature
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Examination of the literatures of pre-contact, post-contact, and contemporary indigenous American cultures. CA 4.
View Classes »3212. Asian American Literature
Literature, theatre, film about Asian American communities and culture in the United States from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. CA 4.
View Classes »3213. Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century African American Literature
Broad historical survey of African American literature from its origins through the turn of the twentieth century. CA 4.
View Classes »3215. Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century African American Literature
Broad historical survey of African American literature from the twentieth and twenty-first century. CA 4.
View Classes »3215W. Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century African American Literature
Broad historical survey of African American literature from the twentieth and twenty-first century. CA 4.
View Classes »3217. Studies in African American Literature and Culture
Also offered as: AFRA 3217
3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Focused study of a theme, form, author, or movement in African American literature or culture. CA 4.
View Classes »3218. Ethnic Literature of United States
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
The literatures of ethnic American authors. Writers may include Natachee Scott Momaday, Maxine Hong Kingston, Zora Neale Hurston, Rolando Hinojosa, Bernard Malumud, Nicholasa Mohr, John Fante, among others. CA 4.
View Classes »3218W. Ethnic Literatures of the United States
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
The literatures of ethnic American authors. Writers may include Natachee Scott Momaday, Maxine Hong Kingston, Zora Neale Hurston, Rolando Hinojosa, Bernard Malumud, Nicholasa Mohr, John Fante, among others. CA 4.
View Classes »3220. Jewish American Literature and Culture
Interdisciplinary study of literary and artistic productions by and about Jews in the United States. CA 1. CA 4.
View Classes »3220W. Jewish American Literature and Culture
Interdisciplinary study of literary and artistic productions by and about Jews in the United States. CA 1. CA 4.
View Classes »3240E. American Nature Writing
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Study of writings, from the colonial era to the modern, reflecting diverse ways of imagining humanity's relation to the natural environment.
View Classes »3265W. American Studies Methods
Also offered as: AMST 3265W
3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Interdisciplinary research and writing centered on a specific topic in U.S. culture. An introduction and overview of research methods in American Studies.
View Classes »3267W. Race and the Scientific Imagination
How racism has been both reproduced and contradicted in the scientific imagination. Scientific texts and imaginative literature that explore the reparation of past harms and imagine new futures. CA 1. CA 4.
View Classes »3301. Celtic and Norse Myth and Legend
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
An examination of the early Celtic and Norse cultures through their medieval literature. Close analysis of works such as The Tain, The Mabinogian, The Eddas, selected sagas, runic and historical texts in association with later English texts that show their influence.
View Classes »3303. Studies in Early Literature in English
3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Studies in literature written in English before 1800. Repeatable with a change of topic.
View Classes »3318. Literature and Culture of the Third World
3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
The literature of regions outside North America and Europe. Contents of the course will vary according to regional focus. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »3319. Topics in Postcolonial Studies
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Intensive studies in particular topics pertaining to colonialism, empire, and the postcolonial. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »3320. Literature and Culture of India
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Important texts, practices, and ideas drawn from the diverse traditions of Indian literature, arts, philosophy, and religion. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »3403. Modern and Contemporary Poetry in English
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Poetry since 1900, from major modernist innovators to significant contemporaries.
View Classes »3420. Children's Literature
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
The best literature available to children, including works by major writers and forms such as fable, folk tale, fairy tale, nursery rhyme, and short story.
View Classes »3422. Young Adult Literature
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Critical analysis of texts for and about young adults.
View Classes »3501. Chaucer
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
The Canterbury Tales and other selected works, and such attention to the Middle English language as is necessary to an understanding of the text.
View Classes »3503. Shakespeare I
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Romantic comedies and principal tragedies.
View Classes »3503W. Shakespeare I
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Romantic comedies and principal tragedies.
View Classes »3507. Milton
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
The lyric, epic and dramatic poetry of Milton, with some consideration of his prose writing.
View Classes »3509. Studies in Individual Writers
3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Concentrated study in one or two authors writing in English.
View Classes »3509W. Studies in Individual Writers
3.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 6 credits.
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Concentrated study in one or two authors writing in English.
View Classes »3601. The English Language
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
A descriptive study of modern American English: constituent sound (phonology), structure of words (morphology), and syntax, with some attention to lexicography and usage.
View Classes »3605. Latina/o Literature
Extensive readings in Latina/o literature from the late nineteenth century to the present. CA 4.
View Classes »3607. Studies in Latina/o Literature
Also offered as: LLAS 3233
3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Advanced study of a theme, form, author, or movement in contemporary Latina/o literature.
View Classes »3609. Women's Literature
Works written by women from different countries and centuries. CA 4.
View Classes »3611. Women's Literature 1900 to the Present
Modern and contemporary works written by women from different countries. CA 4.
View Classes »3613. LGBTQ+ Literature
Literature focusing on gender and sexual diversity across cultural contexts. Experiences of, for example, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, hijra, and two-spirit people. CA 4.
View Classes »3619. Topics in Literature and Human Rights
Also offered as: HRTS 3619
3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Study of literature from various historical periods and nationalities concerned with defining, exploring, and critiquing the idea of universal human rights.
View Classes »3621. Literature and Other Disciplines
3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
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Grading Basis: Graded
The relationship of literature to other fields of study. Course content will vary by section. May be repeatable for credit with a change in topic.
View Classes »3623. Studies in Literature and Culture
3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
An examination of social and culture aspects of printed literature and of its relationship to other media. Contents will vary by section.
View Classes »3627. Studies in Literature
3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Advanced exploration of various limited topics, such as a particular literary theme, form, or movement, to be announced from semester to semester.
View Classes »3629. Holocaust Memoir
Literature of the Holocaust focusing on memoir in various genres and forms. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »3631. Literature, Culture, and Humanitarianism
Relationships between literature and culture and humanitarian movements, from the eighteenth century to the present.
View Classes »3631W. Literature, Culture, and Humanitarianism
Relationships between literature and culture and humanitarian movements, from the eighteenth century to the present.
View Classes »3633. The Rhetoric of Political Discourse in Literature and Society
3.00 credits
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Rhetorical analysis of literary polemics and of past and current political speeches, writing, and debate. CA 1.
View Classes »3633W. The Rhetoric of Political Discourse in Literature and Society
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Rhetorical analysis of literary polemics and of past and current political speeches, writing, and debate. CA 1.
View Classes »3635. Law and Literature
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
The study of the law and legal concepts through the reading of literature as well as the application of techniques of literary study to legal questions and texts.
View Classes »3640. British Film
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
British film from 1895 to the present. CA 1.
View Classes »3652W. Maritime Literature to 1800
Maritime fiction and non-fiction from the beginnings to 1800: Shakespeare, Falconer, Defoe, and others.
View Classes »3653. Maritime Literature Since 1800
Maritime fiction and non-fiction since 1800: Melville, Conrad, Douglass, and others.
View Classes »3653W. Maritime Literature Since 1800
Maritime fiction and non-fiction since 1800: Melville, Conrad, Douglass, and others.
View Classes »3693. Foreign Study
1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
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Grading Basis: Graded
Special topics taken in a foreign study program. Consent of department head required, normally to be granted prior to the student's departure. May count toward the major with consent of the advisor.
View Classes »3695. Special Topics
1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
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Grading Basis: Graded
Prerequisites and recommended preparation vary.
View Classes »3698. Variable Topics
3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
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Grading Basis: Graded
Prerequisites and recommended preparation vary.
View Classes »3699. Independent Study
1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
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Grading Basis: Graded
Supervised reading and writing on a subject of special interest to the student.
View Classes »3701. Creative Writing II
3.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 6 credits.
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Grading Basis: Graded
For student writers of proven ability who wish further training in two creative genres (fiction, poetry, or creative nonfiction). Genres vary by semester.
View Classes »3703. Writing Workshop
3.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 6 credits.
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Grading Basis: Graded
For advanced student writers who wish intensive training in a single creative genre (fiction, poetry, or creative nonfiction). Genres vary by semester.
View Classes »3705. Playwriting
Also offered as: DRAM 3141
3.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 9 credits.
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Grading Basis: Graded
The writing, workshopping, revision, and structuring of plays. Key themes include character development, world-building, action, the voice of the playwright, incorporating dramaturgical feedback, revision, and cultivating consistent writing habits.
View Classes »3705W. Playwriting
Also offered as: DRAM 3141W
3.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 9 credits.
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Grading Basis: Graded
The writing, workshopping, revision, and structuring of plays. Key themes include character development, world-building, action, the voice of the playwright, incorporating dramaturgical feedback, revision, and cultivating consistent writing habits.
View Classes »3707. Film Writing
Theoretical and practical work in the content and form of the fiction scenario.
View Classes »3711. Creative Writing for Child and Young Adult Readers
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Creative writing for an audience of children and young adults.
View Classes »3713. Literary Magazine Editing
3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
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Grading Basis: Graded
Practicum in literary magazine editing, culminating in production of Long River Review.
View Classes »3715E. Nature Writing Workshop
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
For student writers of proven ability who desire training in techniques of nature writing. May include poetry, fiction, nonfiction, drama, or hybrid genres.
View Classes »4101W. Advanced Study: British Literature
3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
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Grading Basis: Graded
Intensive study of particular topics in the literature of the British Isles.
View Classes »4201W. Advanced Study: American Literature
3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
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Grading Basis: Graded
Intensive study of particular topics in the literature of the United States.
View Classes »4203W. Advanced Study: Ethnic Literature
3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
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Grading Basis: Graded
Intensive study of particular topics in British or American literature written by ethnic writers.
View Classes »4301W. Advanced Study: Anglophone Literature
3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
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Grading Basis: Graded
Intensive study of particular topics in the English literature of one or more regions, such as South Asia, Africa or the Caribbean.
View Classes »4302W. Advanced Study: Literature of Ireland
3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
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Grading Basis: Graded
Intensive study of particular topics in the literature of Ireland.
View Classes »4401W. Advanced Study: Poetry
3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
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Grading Basis: Graded
Intensive study of particular topics in poetry.
View Classes »4407W. Advanced Study: Prose
3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
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Grading Basis: Graded
Intensive study of particular topics in literary prose.
View Classes »4600W. Advanced Study: Seminars in Literature
3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
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Grading Basis: Graded
Intensive study of various limited topics, such as a particular literary theme, form, or movement, to be announced from semester to semester. Small classes with an emphasis on writing.
View Classes »4613W. Advanced Study: LGBTQ+ Literature
3.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 6 credits.
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Grading Basis: Graded
Intensive study of particular topics in the literary expression of sexual and gender diversity across cultural contexts. Experiences of, for example, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, hijra, and two-spirit people.
View Classes »4897. Honors VIII: Honors Thesis
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Honors Credit
All Honors students writing an Honors Thesis must register for this course in their last semester after consultation with the director of their thesis and the English department advisor to Honors Students, who is the instructor of record.
View Classes »4965W. Advanced Studies in Early Literature
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Advanced studies in literature written in English before 1800.
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