Writing Across Disciplines
ENGL 147
M/W: 12:35 – 1:50 PM | M/W: 3:10 – 4:25 PM | T/Th: 2:45 – 4:00 PM
X. Qiu | P. Vakili

In this course, students will develop their genre knowledge and metacognitive skills to prepare for the advanced writing, reading, and research tasks required in upper-level writing and disciplinary courses across the university. Through individual and group inquiry, students will analyze and discuss the conventions of academic genres to understand the textual and linguistic features and disciplinary expectations of each form of writing. Then, students will apply these generic conventions through the production and revision of writing within each genre. Throughout the semester, students will engage in workshops and discussions that foster skills in the areas of seminar participation, collaboration, rhetorical awareness, and critical thinking. This course is specifically designed for non-native speakers of English, but native speakers may take the course with the approval of the instructor.

Writing and Critical Reading Tutorial
ENGL 180
M. Schaffer

This course is a one-credit, semester-long tutorial designed to help you become a more confident reader and writer–skills that matter in every discipline. Through weekly one-on-one conferences with a Writing Resource Center consultant, you’ll learn how to analyze complex texts, organize ideas effectively, and communicate with clarity and precision. The course is highly individualized: your instructor will tailor assignments to your goals and needs as a reader and writer. You’ll produce at least 12 pages of polished writing and complete targeted exercises that strengthen your ability to interpret challenging material and express ideas persuasively.

Reading, Writing & Wellness
ENGL 191
M/W: 12:35 – 1:50 PM
K. Emmons 

Rediscover the joys of reading, writing, and creative practice in a focused, distraction-free environment. Twice a week, you’ll unplug from modern technologies and engage in imaginative exercises designed to help you restore your balance in the midst of the stress and bustle of daily life. This course requires minimal homework and uses focused in-class activities to help you develop a practice of literate self-care. Whether you’re passionate about reading and writing, or just curious about finding new ways of engaging with texts, this course invites you to explore creativity in a supportive and relaxed community.

Literature in English
ENGL 200
M/W/F: 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM
S. Pinkerton 

This course introduces students to the reading of literature in the English language. Through close attention to the practice of reading, students are invited to consider some of the characteristic forms and functions imaginative literature has taken, together with some of the changes that have taken place in what and how readers read. Recommended preparation: Academic Inquiry Seminar or SAGES First Seminar.

Introduction to the English Major
ENGL 201
2:45 – 4:00 PM
C. Elliott

This is a course in how literature works. It will give students practice in attentive reading, introduce terms and concepts that help them name and analyze what they find, and guide them through their own first essays in literary-critical writing. Required for English majors. Recommended preparation: Academic Inquiry Seminar (AIQS).

Introduction to Creative Writing
ENGL 203
T/Th: 1:00 – 2:15 PM | T/Th 4:15 – 5:30 PM
TBD

A course exploring basic issues and techniques of writing narrative prose and verse through exercises, analysis, and experiment. For students who wish to try their abilities across a spectrum of genres.

Introduction to Journalism
ENGL 204
T/Th: 6:00 – 7:15 PM
D. Polverine

Students will learn the basics of reporting and writing news stories, but also the traditions behind the craft and the evolving role of journalism in society. Instruction will include interviewing skills, fact-checking, word choice and story structure–all framed by guidance on making ethically sound decisions. Assignments could include stories from a variety of beats (business, entertainment, government, science), along with deadline stories and breaking news Web updates, profiles and obituaries.

Introduction to Fiction Writing
ENGL 213
T/Th: 10:00 – 11:15 AM
C. Beilin

A beginning workshop in fiction writing, introducing such concepts as voice, point of view, plot, characterization, dialogue, description, and the like. May include discussion of literary examples, both classic and contemporary, along with student work.

Introduction to Poetry Writing
ENGL 214
M/W: 12:45 – 1:50 PM | M/W: 4:40 – 5:55 PM
R. Schaer

A beginning workshop, focusing on such elements of poetry as verse-form, syntax, figures, sound, tone. May include discussion of literary examples as well as student work.

Social Media’s Role in Elections
ENGL 221
T/Th: 10:00 – 11:15 AM
A. Girvin

How will social media influence elections in the future? From community building to troll factories, from local organizing to international interference, we look at the role social media plays in the election of an American president. Does the good of such sites outweigh the bad? What role does capitalism play in helping these big tech companies get even bigger, unburdened by government oversight? Should they be regulated by the federal government or are they protected by the First Amendment and free speech? Are social media sites really just tech platforms giving everyone a voice or are they actual media companies peddling content? We will take an in depth look at how politicians, political organizations and governments use social media to target voters, persuade them to change their vote (or simply show up to vote), and the toll it’s taking on the public discourse today. Students will learn how to track political organizations’ spending, see how they target specific audiences, and how they masquerade political ads as news stories. They will learn how something that started as a place to share baby photos and cat memes is now one of the most important factors in achieving the American presidency today, and how this collision course of social media and politics will impact democratic society in the future. Offered as ENGL 221 and POSC 221.

How to Do Things with Books
ARTS 233
M/W: 3:10 – 4:25 PM & W: 4:40 – 5:55 PM
K. Koenigsberger
This course introduces students to components of the book and bookmaking, including printing, which for centuries has been known as “the art preservative of all arts.” Primary goals of this course include ensuring the accurate and precise description of parts of books, fostering a familiarity with essential bookmaking processes, extending to some scholarly applications of bibliography, and inviting creative approaches to twenty-first century bookmaking and book modification. The course pays special attention to the interplay between lexical content, expressive form, and artistic reflection. Class sessions balance attention to scholarly and historical readings, demonstrations and explorations of media, and independent and collaborative hands-on work. Offered as ARTS 233, ENGL 233, JWST 223, and WLIT 233.

Rhetoric & the Art of Public Speaking
ENGL 255
T/Th: 2:45 – 4:00 PM
M. Schaffer

The health of a democratic society depends on an informed electorate. And yet the attack ads, unverified accusations, sound-bites, and carefully scripted and staged media events that fill television and the Internet tend to misinform, confuse, and disengage voters. How might we reverse this trend? How can we meaningfully enter into political conversations? How can we listen to others, form our own beliefs, and then communicate them respectfully and with purpose? To help answer these questions, we will return to modern democracy’s ancient roots, using the lens of classical rhetoric to explore contemporary political debate. While the word “rhetoric” is often used today to deride precisely what’s wrong with political discourse, as when a policy proposal is dismissed as mere “campaign rhetoric,” it more properly denotes the techniques of effective persuasion. By learning how rhetorical devices are used, we can empower ourselves to analyze policy debates and to make our own contributions. As part of this investigation, we will research issues, debate and develop positions, read and evaluate speeches, write and speak about our own positions, participate in public debates by writing letters to representatives and opinion pieces for newspapers. We will also experiment with various presentation styles and occasions to build our persuasive speaking skills. In our final project, we will research, analyze, and share our perspectives on an issue of interest, and reflect on our internal processes as we take on a belief and act on it. Recommended preparation: Passing grade in an Academic Inquiry Seminar or SAGES First Seminar.

Reading Fiction – World Literature since 1900
ENGL 257A
M/F: 8:55 – 10:10 AM
TBD

This course introduces students to prose narrative forms in English by exploring their intersecting histories and their contemporary developments. As we read these texts in their historical and social contexts, we will pay particular attention to the ways in which prose fiction represents gender, class, sexuality, ability, nationality, race, and indigeneity. Our work will require careful reading, critical thinking, and scholarly, argument-based writing (including revision), as we appreciate the diversity of fiction’s forms and features. We will introduce and develop the key terms, concepts and practice of literary studies. The specific focus of the course may vary. Recommended preparation: Academic Inquiry Seminar or SAGES First Seminar.

Reading Fiction – Gothic: The Undying Genre
ENGL 257A
M/W/F: 4:40 – 5:30 PM
H. Lyons-McFarland

This course introduces students to prose narrative forms in English by exploring their intersecting histories and their contemporary developments. As we read these texts in their historical and social contexts, we will pay particular attention to the ways in which prose fiction represents gender, class, sexuality, ability, nationality, race, and indigeneity. Our work will require careful reading, critical thinking, and scholarly, argument-based writing (including revision), as we appreciate the diversity of fiction’s forms and features. We will introduce and develop the key terms, concepts and practice of literary studies. The specific focus of the course may vary. Recommended preparation: Academic Inquiry Seminar or SAGES First Seminar.

Reading Fiction – Artistic Biography
ENGL 257A
M/W/F: 2:05 – 2:55 PM
J, Wiehl

This course introduces students to prose narrative forms in English by exploring their intersecting histories and their contemporary developments. As we read these texts in their historical and social contexts, we will pay particular attention to the ways in which prose fiction represents gender, class, sexuality, ability, nationality, race, and indigeneity. Our work will require careful reading, critical thinking, and scholarly, argument-based writing (including revision), as we appreciate the diversity of fiction’s forms and features. We will introduce and develop the key terms, concepts and practice of literary studies. The specific focus of the course may vary. Recommended preparation: Academic Inquiry Seminar or SAGES First Seminar.

Reading Poetry – Poetry and Time
ENGL 257A
T/Th: 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM
TBD

This course will help you to read and enjoy poetry by introducing you to the history of poetic forms in English. We’ll pay close attention to the enchanting details of poetic expression, as well as to the cultivation of individual styles and to the place of poetry in a world defined by global movements of many kinds. Our work will require careful reading, critical thinking, and scholarly, argument-based writing (including revision), as we appreciate the diversity of forms and features of poetry in English. We will introduce and develop the key terms, concepts and practice of literary studies by turning to poems for our test-cases; examples may include the sestina, sonnet and villanelle, ghazal, pantoum, haiku, and open forms. The specific focus of the course may vary. Recommended preparation: Academic Inquiry Seminar or SAGES First Seminar.

Reading Poetry – Poetry and You
ENGL 257B
T/Th: 7:30 – 8:45 PM
J. DeLong

This course will help you to read and enjoy poetry by introducing you to the history of poetic forms in English. We’ll pay close attention to the enchanting details of poetic expression, as well as to the cultivation of individual styles and to the place of poetry in a world defined by global movements of many kinds. Our work will require careful reading, critical thinking, and scholarly, argument-based writing (including revision), as we appreciate the diversity of forms and features of poetry in English. We will introduce and develop the key terms, concepts and practice of literary studies by turning to poems for our test-cases; examples may include the sestina, sonnet and villanelle, ghazal, pantoum, haiku, and open forms. The specific focus of the course may vary. Recommended preparation: Academic Inquiry Seminar or SAGES First Seminar.

Special Topics Seminar – Working Class Literature
ENGL 285
T/TH: 10:00 – 11:15 AM
TBD

Seminars focusing on topics in literature and culture. See class notes in class search for topics and detailed descriptions. Recommended preparation: Academic Inquiry Seminar(AIQS) or SAGES First Seminar.

Special Topics Seminar – Utopia/Dystopia
ENGL 285
T/Th: 2:45 – 4:00 PM
M. Vinter

Seminars focusing on topics in literature and culture. See class notes in class search for topics and detailed descriptions. Recommended preparation: Academic Inquiry Seminar(AIQS) or SAGES First Seminar.

Special Topics Seminar – Foundations of Fantasy Lit
ENGL 285
M/W/F: 2:05 – 2:55 PM
R. Kapelle

Seminars focusing on topics in literature and culture. See class notes in class search for topics and detailed descriptions. Recommended preparation: Academic Inquiry Seminar(AIQS) or SAGES First Seminar.

Special Topics Seminar – Digital Storytelling
ENGL 285
T/Th: 10:00 – 11:15 AM
K. Kelly

Seminars focusing on topics in literature and culture. See class notes in class search for topics and detailed descriptions. Recommended preparation: Academic Inquiry Seminar(AIQS) or SAGES First Seminar.

Special Topics Seminar – Horrifying, Uncanny, & Weird
ENGL 285
M/W/F: 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM
J. Newlin

Seminars focusing on topics in literature and culture. See class notes in class search for topics and detailed descriptions. Recommended preparation: Academic Inquiry Seminar(AIQS) or SAGES First Seminar.

Special Topics Seminar – Art & Life: Epistolary Lit
ENGL 285
M/W/F: 10:25 – 11:15 AM
K. Lucas

Seminars focusing on topics in literature and culture. See class notes in class search for topics and detailed descriptions. Recommended preparation: Academic Inquiry Seminar(AIQS) or SAGES First Seminar.

Literature, Gender, and Sexuality
ENGL 286
T/Th: 1:00 – 2:15 PM
M. Jewell

This course focuses on how writers engage with the complex subjects of gender and sexuality in their works. We will read works by novelists, short story writers, playwrights, and poets, focusing on gender’s multiple intersections with sexual identity, race, social class, and abilities. Throughout the course, we will keep in mind the following questions: What techniques do writers use to engage with the issues of gender identity and sexuality in their works? How do writers protest against — or participate in — the reproduction of gender ideologies? How might literary works provide unique spaces of resistance for reimagining gender roles and identities? How is literary authorship itself gendered and how might authors employ innovative strategies to write beyond binary roles? Students will complete five critical responses, write a midterm essay, and complete multimedia final projects accompanied by a critical essay, and a final short reflection paper to be included in the Experience Portfolio. Recommended preparation: Passing grade in an Academic Inquiry Seminar or a SAGES First Seminar. Offered as ENGL 286 and WGST 286.

English Literature to 1800
ENGL 300
T/Th: 10:00 – 11:15 AM
TBD

A survey of major British authors from Chaucer to Milton and Dryden.

Playwriting
ENGL 305
M: 3:10 – 5:40 PM
G. Vovos

American Literature
ENGL 308
M/W: 12:35 – 1:50 PM
W. Hunter

A survey of major American authors from the Puritans to the present. Recommended preparation: Academic Inquiry Seminar (AIQS) or SAGES First Seminar.

History of the English Language
ENGL 310
T/TH: 8:30 – 9:45 AM
G. Parkin

An introductory course covering the major periods of English language development: Old, Middle, and Modern. Students will examine both the linguistic forms and the cultures in which the forms were used. Recommended preparation: Academic Inquiry Seminar (AIQS) or SAGES First Seminar.

Shakespeare: Comedies and Romances – Comedy/Romance
ENGL 325 / 325C
T/Th: 11:30 – 12:45 AM
M. Vinter

Close reading of selected plays of Shakespeare in the genres of comedy and romance (e.g., “The Merchant of Venice,” “Twelfth Night,” “Measure for Measure,” “The Tempest”). Topics of discussion may include issues of sexual desire, gender roles, marriage, the family, genre conventions. Assessment may include opportunities for performance. Students registering for 325C will be required to develop and complete a Capstone project in the wider field of study covered by the course and to make a public presentation of this project. A student may not receive credit for both ENGL 325 and ENGL 325C. Offered as ENGL 325, ENGL 325C, ENGL 425, and THTR 335.

The South Asian Novel in English – Novels Subcontinent/Sri Lanka
ENGL 339
M/W/F: 9:20 – 10:10 AM
K. Koenigsberger

This course introduces students to the South Asian novel in English as it evolved over the course of the last hundred years. What was once termed the “Indo-Anglian” novel rapidly developed following the Subcontinent’s independence from Britain in 1947 and now constitutes an important and widely-read body of work, both in South Asia and globally. In this class we will read a series of well-known novels by South Asian authors at the center of most accounts of an Indo-Anglian canon. As we explore the development of this tradition, we will also pay close attention to the important social and cultural movements, events, and people in India during the century and to the diversity of contemporary Indian writing, including in the South Asian diaspora. Alternating offerings of the course attend to the anglophone novel in the Subcontinent proper (and Sri Lanka) and to diasporic writing, so the course may be repeated for up to 6 credit hours. Offered as ENGL 339 and WLIT 339.

Rhetoric of Science and Medicine
ENGL 341 / 341 C
W: 6:25 – 8:55 PM
K. Emmons

Topics in Poetry Writing – Lyric Poetry
ENGL 357B
T/Th: 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM
L. Turner

Read and write poetry with the aim of becoming influenced by other writers’ styles, formal techniques, and thoughts on poetry writing. This course will explore the politics and practice of poetry writing as it pertains to a particular aspect of craft, literary movement, or contemporary element of literary production. Creative writing practice and reading practice advance together: in this class, we’ll read as writers and write as readers. Expect to work on several of your own pieces throughout the semester and to be in a position to share your work with the group. Offered as ENGL 357B and ENGL 457B

Introduction to Film
ENGL 367
T/Th: 1:00 – 2:15 PM
R. Spadoni

An introduction to the art of film. Each week we’ll take an element of film form (editing, cinematography, sound, and so on) and ask how filmmakers work with this element to produce effects. Most weeks we’ll also screen a whole film and discuss it in light of the week’s focus. Films screened will include masterworks of the silent era, foreign films, Hollywood studio-era classics, and more recent cinema. This course has no prerequisites and welcomes first year students. Offered as ENGL 367 and ENGL 467.

Topics in Film – HISTORY OF FILM: FIRST 100 YRS
ENGL 368 / 368C
T/Th: 10:00 – 11:15 AM
R. Spadoni

Individual topics include Horror Films, Storytelling & Cinema, Science Fiction Films, Films of Alfred Hitchcock, American Cinema & Culture, History of Cinema, and many others. This course has no prerequisites and welcomes first year students. Other than the number of credits from one department a student can apply toward graduating, there is no limit to the number of times Topics in Film can be taken. A student who has previously taken ENGL 368C may receive credit for ENGL 368 only if the themes/topics are different. Offered as ENGL 368, ENGL 468, WLIT 368, and WLIT 468.

Topics in Film – Major Filmmakers at Work
ENGL 368 / 368C
T/Th: 2:45 – 4:00 PM
C. Beilin

Individual topics include Horror Films, Storytelling & Cinema, Science Fiction Films, Films of Alfred Hitchcock, American Cinema & Culture, History of Cinema, and many others. This course has no prerequisites and welcomes first year students. Other than the number of credits from one department a student can apply toward graduating, there is no limit to the number of times Topics in Film can be taken. A student who has previously taken ENGL 368C may receive credit for ENGL 368 only if the themes/topics are different. Offered as ENGL 368, ENGL 468, WLIT 368, and WLIT 468.

Topics in Film – American Fiction on Film
ENGL 368 / 368C
T/Th: 4:15 – 5:30 PM
W. Marling

Individual topics include Horror Films, Storytelling & Cinema, Science Fiction Films, Films of Alfred Hitchcock, American Cinema & Culture, History of Cinema, and many others. This course has no prerequisites and welcomes first year students. Other than the number of credits from one department a student can apply toward graduating, there is no limit to the number of times Topics in Film can be taken. A student who has previously taken ENGL 368C may receive credit for ENGL 368 only if the themes/topics are different. Offered as ENGL 368, ENGL 468, WLIT 368, and WLIT 468.

Disciplinary Writing Seminar – Lyric Poetry & the Writing “I”
ENGL 380
T/Th: 1:00 – 2:15 PM
L. Turner

This seminar explores a significant literary period, topic, author, or theme in the study of literature. Readings vary by term and include both primary texts and secondary sources. Students will gain practice in the written analysis of literature, interacting with major historical and cultural discourses that literature engages, and producing distinct and recognizable forms of literary argument. This course will provide students with the concepts, skills, and strategies needed to succeed in their capstone course. Requirements include active class participation, the close reading paper, an argumentative research paper, and a presentation. Required of all English majors, preferable in the junior year.

Studies in the Novel – Detective Fiction
ENGL 372 / 372C
T/Th: 1:00 – 2:15 PM
W. Marling

Selected topics in the history and formal development of the novel, such as detective novels; science fiction; epistolary novels; the rise of the novel; the stream of consciousness novel; the Bildungsroman in English. Maximum 6 credits. Recommended preparation: Academic Inquiry Seminar (AIQS) or SAGES First Seminar. Offered as ENGL 372 and ENGL 472.

Disciplinary Writing Seminar – Plays of Tom Stoppard
ENGL 380
T/Th: 4:15 – 5:30 PM
E. Olbricht

This seminar explores a significant literary period, topic, author, or theme in the study of literature. Readings vary by term and include both primary texts and secondary sources. Students will gain practice in the written analysis of literature, interacting with major historical and cultural discourses that literature engages, and producing distinct and recognizable forms of literary argument. This course will provide students with the concepts, skills, and strategies needed to succeed in their capstone course. Requirements include active class participation, the close reading paper, an argumentative research paper, and a presentation. Required of all English majors, preferable in the junior year.

Disciplinary Writing Seminar – Modernism and Money
ENGL 380
T/Th: 4:15 – 5:30 PM
M. Jewell

This seminar explores a significant literary period, topic, author, or theme in the study of literature. Readings vary by term and include both primary texts and secondary sources. Students will gain practice in the written analysis of literature, interacting with major historical and cultural discourses that literature engages, and producing distinct and recognizable forms of literary argument. This course will provide students with the concepts, skills, and strategies needed to succeed in their capstone course. Requirements include active class participation, the close reading paper, an argumentative research paper, and a presentation. Required of all English majors, preferable in the junior year.

Special Topics in Literature – Reading and Writing the Memoir
ENGL 385
M/W: 3:10 – 4:25 PM
R. Schaer

Close study of a theme or aspect of literature not covered by traditional generic or period rubrics, such as “spatial imagination,” “semiotics of fashion in literature,” “epistolarity.” Maximum 9 credits. Recommended preparation: Academic Inquiry Seminar (AIQS) or SAGES First Seminar. Offered as ENGL 385 and ENGL 485.

INDEPENDENT STUDY AND CREATIVE PROJECTS
ENGL 390 / 390C
C. Elliott

Up to three semester hours of independent study may be taken in a single semester. Must have prior approval of faculty member directing the project. Projects may be critical or creative in nature.