DEPARTMENTOF
ENGLISH
ENGLISHDEPARTMENTCOURSEDESCRIPTIONS
FALL2012
English270‐286designedfornon‐majors
ENGL270.001
WORLDLITERATURE MWF1:25‐2:15
Selectedmasterpiecesofworldliteraturefromantiquitytopresent.Formoreinformation,please
contacttheinstructor.
ENGL270‐501
WORLDLITERATURE TTH3:30‐4:45
GUO
(RestrictedtoSCHonorsCollegeStudentsOnly:Cross‐listedwithCPLT270.501)
Selectedmasterpiecesofworldliteraturefromantiquitytopresent.Formoreinformation,please
contacttheinstructor.
ENGL282‐001
FICTION
MWF8:00‐8:50
STAFF
Fictionfromseveralcountriesandhistoricalperiods,illustratingthenatureofthegenre.Formore
information,pleasecontactinstructor.
Prerequisites:ENGL101and102orequivalent
ENGL282‐002
FICTION
MWF9:05‐9:55
STAFF Sameas282.001
ENGL282‐003
FICTION
MWF12:20‐1:10
STAFF Sameas282.001
ENGL282‐007
FICTION
MW9:05‐9:55,Th9:30
COWART
Inadditiontothreeshortcontemporarynovels,we’llexploreamixofclassic,modern,and
contemporaryshortfiction,includingstoriesbyWashingtonIrving,NathanielHawthorne,
KatherineAnnePorter,FlanneryO’Connor,D.H.Lawrence,Conrad,Faulkner,Fitzgerald,Joyce,
FlanneryO’Connor,andJ.D.Salinger.
PLEASENOTE:Nodevicesthatcanbeconnectedtotheinternetmaybeoperatedintheclassroom.
SEMESTERGRADE:
10%dailyreadingquizzes
30%twohourexams
40%twopapers(three‐fivepageseach)
20%finalexam
Texts:
Irving,TheLegendofSleepyHollowandRipVanWinkle(DoverISBN0486288285)
Hawthorne,YoungGoodmanBrownandOtherShortStories(DoverISBN:0486270602)
Porter,CollectedStoriesofKatherineAnnePorter(HarcourtBraceISBN0156188767
Faulkner,ThreeFamousShortNovels(RandomHouseISBN:0394701496)
Nabokov,Pnin(AnchorDoubledayISBN:0‐385‐19116‐2)
Conrad,TheSecretSharerandOtherStories(DoverISBN0486275469)
Joyce,Dubliners(DoverISBN0486417824)
Cather,“NeighbourRosicky”(etext)
Fitzgerald,“BabylonRevisited”(etext)
Lawrence,SelectedShortStories(DoverISBN:0486277941)
SalingerNineStories(BackBayBooksISBN0316767727)
O=Connor,CompleteStories(Farrar,StrausISBN0374515360)
Gardner,Grendel(VintageISBN067972311)
Pynchon,TheCryingofLot49(HarperPerennialISBN9780060913076)
ENGL282‐008
FICTION
MW9:05‐9:55,Th11:00
COWART
SameasENGL282‐007
ENGL282‐009
FICTION
MW9:05‐9:55,Th8:00
COWART
SameasENGL282‐007
1
ENGL282‐010
FICTION
MW9:05‐9:55,Th2:00
COWART
SameasENGL282‐007
ENGL282‐011
FICTION
MW9:05‐9:55,Th3:30
COWART
SameasENGL282‐007
ENGL282‐012
FICTION
MW9:05‐9:55,F9:05
COWART
SameasENGL282‐007
ENGL282‐013
FICTION
MW9:05‐9:55,F10:10
COWART
SameasENGL282‐007
COWART
ENGL282‐014
FICTION
MW9:05‐9:55,F11:15
SameasENGL282‐007
ENGL282‐015
FICTION
MW9:05‐9:55,F12:20
COWART
SameasENGL282‐007
ENGL282‐016
FICTION
MW9:05‐9:55,F1:25
COWART
SameasENGL282‐007
ENGL282‐501
FICTION
MW2:30‐3:45
COWART
(RestrictedtoSCHonorsCollegeStudentsOnly)
Inadditiontothreeshortcontemporarynovels,we’llexploreamixofclassic,modern,and
contemporaryshortfiction,includingstoriesbyWashingtonIrving,NathanielHawthorne,
KatherineAnnePorter,FlanneryO’Connor,D.H.Lawrence,Conrad,Faulkner,Fitzgerald,Joyce,
FlanneryO’Connor,andJ.D.Salinger.
PLEASENOTE:Nodevicesthatcanbeconnectedtotheinternetmaybeoperatedintheclassroom.
SEMESTERGRADE:
15%dailyreadingquizzes
15%midterm
50%twofive‐pagepapers
20%finalexam
Texts:
Irving,TheLegendofSleepyHollowandRipVanWinkle(DoverISBN0486288285)
Hawthorne,YoungGoodmanBrownandOtherShortStories(DoverISBN:0486270602)
Porter,CollectedStoriesofKatherineAnnePorter(HarcourtBraceISBN0156188767
Faulkner,ThreeFamousShortNovels(RandomHouseISBN:0394701496)
Nabokov,Pnin(AnchorDoubledayISBN:0‐385‐19116‐2)
Conrad,TheSecretSharerandOtherStories(DoverISBN0486275469)
Joyce,Dubliners(DoverISBN0486417824)
Cather,“NeighbourRosicky”(etext)
Fitzgerald,“BabylonRevisited”(etext)
Lawrence,SelectedShortStories(DoverISBN:0486277941)
SalingerNineStories(BackBayBooksISBN0316767727)
O=Connor,CompleteStories(Farrar,StrausISBN0374515360)
Gardner,Grendel(VintageISBN067972311)
Pynchon,TheCryingofLot49(HarperPerennialISBN9780060913076)
ENGL283‐001THEMESINBRITISHWRITING:LOVE,LOSS&COMMUNITY
MADDEN
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors) MW11:15‐12:05,Th9:30 Howdowedefineourcommunities?Whatistherelationofthefamilytothelargercommunity?
Howdoloveandlosscomplicateoursenseofbelonging?Howdoformsofsocialdifference
determineourplaceinthecommunity?Inthiscourse,wewillexamineBritishandIrishtextsthat
representvariouskindsofcommunity:family,church,neighborhood,andnation.Aswereadthe
literature,wewillexplorethevariouswaysthatcommunitiescanbestructuredorfractured,and
wewillexaminetextsinwhichloveandloss—sexualandromanticdesire,publicandprivate
mourning—complicatecommunityformation.Thetextscomefromthenineteenthandtwentieth
centuries,withaspecialemphasisonIrishcultureandontextsthatforegroundissuesofmourning
andloss,humanempathy,andcommunity.Amongthetextswewillread:AStarCalledHenryby
RoddyDoyle,TheCuriousIncidentoftheDogintheNight‐TimebyMarkHaddon,andIfNobody
SpeaksofRemarkableThingsbyJonMcGregor,aswellasselectedpoems(Tennyson,Wilde,Arnold,
Harrison)andplays(Friel,O'Rowe).
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ENGL283‐002THEMESINBRITISHWRITING:LOVE,LOSS&COMMUNITY
MADDEN
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors) MW11:15‐12:05,Th11:00 SameasENGL283‐001
ENGL283‐003
THEMESINBRITISHWRITING:LOVE,LOSS&COMMUNITYMADDEN
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)MW11:15‐12:05,Th12:30 SameasENGL283‐001
ENGL283‐004
THEMESINBRITISHWRITING:LOVE,LOSS&COMMUNITYMADDEN
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)MW11:15‐12:05,Th2:00
SameasENGL283‐001
ENGL283‐005
THEMESINBRITISHWRITING:LOVE,LOSS&COMMUNITYMADDEN
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)MW11:15‐12:05,Th3:30
SameasENGL283‐001
ENGL283‐006
THEMESINBRITISHWRITING:LOVE,LOSS&COMMUNITYMADDEN
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)MW11:15‐12:05,F9:05
SameasENGL283‐001
ENGL283‐007
THEMESINBRITISHWRITING:LOVE,LOSS&COMMUNITYMADDEN
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)MW11:15‐12:05,F12:20
SameasENGL283‐001
ENGL283‐008
THEMESINBRITISHWRITING:LOVE,LOSS&COMMUNITYMADDEN
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)MW11:15‐12:05,F1:25
SameasENGL283‐001
ENGL283‐009
THEMESINBRITISHWRITING:LOVE,LOSS&COMMUNITYMADDEN
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)MW11:15‐12:05,F10:10
SameasENGL283‐001
ENGL283‐010
THEMESINBRITISHWRITING:LOVE,LOSS&COMMUNITYMADDEN
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)MW11:15‐12:05,F3:35
SameasENGL283‐001
THEMESINBRITISHWRITING
MWF9:05‐9:55
STAFF
ENGL283‐011
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
ReadingavarietyofBritishtextsthatexemplifypersistentthemesofBritishculture.Formore
information,pleasecontactinstructor.
ENGL283‐012
THEMESINBRITISHWRITING
TTh2:00‐3:15
GULICK
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors) SameasENGL283‐011
ENGL283‐013
THEMESINBRITISHWRITING
TTh9:30‐10:45
GULICK
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL283‐011
STAFF
ENGL284‐001DRAMAMWF1:25‐2:15
Dramafromseveralcountriesandhistoricalperiods,illustratingthenatureofthegenre.Formore
information,pleasecontactinstructor.Prerequisites:ENGL101and102orequivalent.
ENGL284‐005
DRAMA
TTh2:00‐3:15
MCALLISTER
ThisCarolinaCorecourseintroducesstudentstothemajorandminordramaticgenres(tragedy,
comedy,melodrama,moderndrama,etc.)andtheatricalstyles(realism/naturalism,epictheater,
absurdism.etc.)inwesterntheater.Ourguidingquestionswillbe:Whydrama?Whydowe
transform“socialdramas”intoaestheticdramas?Whatpurposesdotheseculturalperformances
serveatspecifichistoricalmomentsandindifferentrepresentationalmodes?Thecourseisdivided
intofiveunits.UnitoneintroducesstudentstoanthropologistVictorTurner’stheoryof“social
drama”(breach,crisis,redressivemachinery,reconciliation),asitappliestoimportant,often
life‐changingeventsinourreallives.Inthisopeningunit,wewillalsogroundstudentsinthe(5)
basicstructuralelementsofaestheticdrama(plot,character,idea,language,givencircumstances).
Inunittwo,weexaminetheemergenceoftragedyandcomedyintheclassicalandearlymodern
periods.Forunitthree,wefocusonstructuralandculturalanalysesofmoderndramas,whileunit
fourturnstostructuralandculturalinvestigationsofpostmoderndrama.Unitfiveclosesthecourse
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withabrieflookatdramaticdevelopmentinfilm,television,andnewmedia,especially
multi‐platformstorytelling.Classassignmentsinclude:(3)threeshortcriticalresponsepapers,(3)
unitexams,ashortandnon‐intimidatingoriginaldrama(5‐pages),activeparticipationinclass
discussions,andanoralpresentationconsistingofa“socialdrama”narrative,ashortplaywright
presentation,amonologueperformance,ORa“transmedia”presentation.
ENGL285‐012THEMESINAMERICANWRITINGMWF11:15‐12:05
STAFF
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
ReadingavarietyofAmericantextsthatexemplifypersistentthemesofAmericanculture.Formore
information,pleasecontacttheinstructor.
ENGL285‐013THEMESINAMERICANWRITINGTTh8:00‐9:15
STAFF
(Designedfornon‐majors)
SameasENGL285‐012
STAFF
ENGL285‐014THEMESINAMERICANWRITINGTTh11:00‐12:15 (Designedfornon‐majors)
SameasENGL285‐012
ENGL285‐015THEMESINAMERICANWRITINGMWF12:20‐1:10 STAFF
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL285‐0012
ENGL285‐018THEMESINAMERICANWRITINGTTh9:30‐10:45 STEELE
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
Thiscoursewillexaminethethemeofindividualandcollectiveidentityinselectedwritingsby
Americanauthors,includingnonfictionandlegaltexts.Therewillbetwotests,anoralreport,anda
criticalpaper.
STAFF
ENGL286‐001
POETRY
MW2:30‐3:45
Poetryfromseveralcountriesandhistoricalperiods,illustratingthenatureofthegenre.Formore
information,pleasecontacttheinstructor.
ENGL286‐501
POETRY
TTh12:30‐1:45
VANDERBORG
Thisclassisanintroductiontonarrativeandlyricpoetry,emphasizingthewaysthatdifferent
formsandstylesreflectapoem’sthemes.ThecoursewillbeginwithselectionsfromOvid’s
Metamorphoses(incoursereader,availableatUniversalCopies)andwillusetheNortonAnthology
ofPoetry,shorter5thedition(atcampusbookstore)asitsmaintext,supplementedbyadditional
poemsfromthecoursereader.Eachclassincludesabrieflecturefollowedbyextensivediscussion.
LearningOutcomes:
1.Gainacriticalvocabularyforanalyzingpoetry
2.Learnscansiontechniques
2.Practiceclosereadingpoems
3.Gainfamiliaritywithimportantgenresandpoemsfromtheclassicaltothemodernperiods
Assignments:
Therewillbetwomidtermtestsandafinal,aswellasagrouppresentation,quizzes,andclass
preparationassignments.
ENGL287‐001AMERICANLITERATURETTh12:30‐1:45
TRAFTON
(DesignedforEnglishmajors)
AnintroductiontoAmericanliteraryhistory,emphasizingtheanalysisofliterarytexts,the
developmentofliterarytraditionsovertime,theemergenceofnewgenresandforms,andthe
writingofsuccessfulessaysaboutliterature.
ENGL287‐002AMERICANLITERATURETTH9:30‐10:45
DAVIS
(DesignedforEnglishmajors)
ThiscoursesurveysU.S.literaturefromthecolonialperiodtothepresentmoment.Itshould
provideyouwithabroadsenseofU.S.literaryhistorywhileintroducingyoutoadiversearrayof
writers,literarymovements,andmodes.Wewillfocusprimarilyonworksofpoetryandfiction
withthegoalofhelpingyoutosharpenyourclosereadingskills.Thecourseisorganizedaround
thethemeofloveandloss,withanemphasisonhowthisthemeallowedwritersofvarious
backgrounds,fromvariousperiodsandplaces,bothtoconnectapparentlyprivatefeelingsand
experiencestolargersocialissuesandtostirempathyinreaders.Gradeswillbebasedon
participation,quizzes,twoclosereadingexercises,agrouppresentationonacontemporarylove
song,amidterm,andafinal.
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ENGL287‐003AMERICANLITERATUREMWF10:10‐11:00 STAFF
(DesignedforEnglishmajors)
SameasENGL287‐001
ENGL287‐004
AMERICANLITERATURE
MWF1:25‐2:15
STAFF
(DesignedforEnglishmajors)
SameasENGL287‐001
ENGL287‐501
AMERICANLITERATURE
TTH12:30‐1:45
WOERTENDYKE
(DesignedforEnglishmajors)
(RestrictedToSouthCarolinaHonorsCollegeStudentsOnly)
ThiscourseisdesignedtointroduceAmericanliteraryhistorybyexploringabroadrangeof
materialsacrosstheseventeenth,eighteenth,andnineteenthcenturies,includingthepolitical
pamphlet,autobiography,travelnarrative,tale,shortstory,play,poetry,andessay.Wewill
emphasizeliterarygenrealongsidetheconditionsofitsproduction,circulation,and
reprinting.Throughout,wewillconsiderwhatgeographyandauthorshipmeaninaneraof
anonymityandtracethetrajectoryofonetext’spublicationthroughcheappamphlets,periodicals,
two‐volumebooks,andanthologies.Atalltimes,wewillattendtothehistorical,political,and
economicconditionsthatgaverisetotheliteratureoftheearlynationalperiodthroughthe
twentiethcentury.Requirementsincludeintensivereading,leadingdiscussions,shortpapers,a
presentation,areview,andanexam.ThiscourseisespeciallydesignedforEnglishmajors.
ENGL288‐001
ENGLISHLITERATURE
MWF10:10‐11:00
STAFF (DesignedforEnglishmajors)
AnintroductiontoEnglishliteraryhistory,emphasizingtheanalysisofliterarytexts,the
developmentofliterarytraditionsovertime,theemergenceofnewgenresandforms,andthe
writingofsuccessfulessaysaboutliterature.
ENGL288‐002
ENGLISHLITERATURE
TTH2:00‐3:15
STERN
(DesignedforEnglishmajors)
The survey is designed to give you a broad overview of major themes and concerns of English
literature;thissectionwillfocusonliteraturefromChaucertothepresent.Studentswilllearnto
identify stylistic and generic modes of a range of literary periods; will be introduced to the
historical underpinnings of the literature; and will learn theoretical tools through which to
interpret literary works beyond the scope of this class. Homework and paper assignments
emphasizethesisdevelopment,concisewriting,andcriticalanalysis.Courserequirementsinclude
two short papers, a midterm and a final exam, and weekly written responses to the reading.
ENGLISHLITERATURE
MW4:00‐5:15
JARRELLS
ENGL288‐003
(DesignedforEnglishmajors)
AsurveyofBritishwritingfromtheeighteenthtothetwentiethcentury.Readingswillbe
organizedprimarilybyperiodandgenre:wewillstudytheperiodicalessay,Romanticlyrics,the
Victoriannovel(anditsModernistsuccessor),blank‐verseepic,andthedramaticmonologue.
However,somecloseattentionwillbepaidtohistoricalandthematiclinksacrossperiodsand
genres–inparticular,torevolutionandreform;totheideaof“culture”andthedevelopmentofa
nationalliterature;andtotherolethatliteratureplayedinmediatingandrepresentingan
expandingBritishempire.
ENGL288‐004
ENGLISHLITERATURE
TTH12:30‐1:45 GWARA
(DesignedforEnglishmajors)
AsurveyofBritishLiteraturefromOldEnglish(excludingBeowulf)toChaucer,Shakespeare,Donne
andDefoe.Thecoursewillemphasizenon‐traditionaltexts.
ENGL288‐005
ENGLISHLITERATURE
TTH9:30‐10:45 RICHEY
(DesignedforEnglishmajors)
AnintroductiontoEnglishliteraryhistory,emphasizingtheanalysisofliterarytexts,the
developmentofliterarytraditionsovertime,theemergenceofnewgenresandforms,andthe
writingofsuccessfulessaysaboutliterature.
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All English courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270‐
292
SCHC350S‐501
PROSEM:BIRTH&DEATHOFTHEBOOK TTH12:30‐1:45JACKSON
(RestrictedtoSCHonorsCollegeStudentsOnly)
WiththeriseoftheInternetcallingintoquestiontheveryfutureofthebookasaviabletechnology,
itseemslikeanespeciallygoodtimetoexplorethebook’spast.Wheredobookscomefrom?How
are they printed, published, and promoted? How are they shipped, stored, sold, and read? How
longhavetheybeenaround,andhowmuchlongeraretheylikelytobeso?TheBirthandDeathof
theBookwillexplorethehistoryofthebookasatechnology,asameansofinformationstorageand
retrieval, as a commodity, an art form, and as way of understanding the world. It will introduce
studentstothehistoryofthebookfromthebeginningofthefirstmillenniumtothebeginningof
the second, ranging across continents, cultures, and centuries. It will also explore the ways in
which the book has been threatened with extinction or irrelevance by other forms of
communication (including telephones, televisions, and especially computers), and consider the
book’spossiblefutures.Theclasswillentailamixtureofreadingsinhistoricalandliterarysources;
handsonexperiencewithbookshundredsofyearsoldandhotoffthepress;experimentationwith
printing presses and web publishing, and lots of bold, speculative thinking. Possible themes will
include the psychology and physiology of reading; the Harry Potter craze as a publishing
phenomenon; book hoarding, book burning, and book theft; the invention of the printing press;
censorshipandlibelasproductsofaprint‐orienteduniverse;thecommercializationofbooks;the
rise of book clubs; the experience of reading, writing, and publishing digitally; and many other
topics. The goal of the class is to help students become more aware of media history and their
currentmediaenvironment,andtopromotecarefulanalyticthoughtthrougha varietyofin‐class
andtakehomewritingandresearchassignments.
COHEN
SCHC352J PROSEM:WOMEN&MODERNISMMWF12:20‐1:10 (RestrictedtoSCHonorsCollegeStudentsOnly)
Thisclasswillexploretheliteraryrelationshipbetweenwomenandmodernityfromthe1890son.
Wewillreadanumberofmodernandmodernistwomen'sfictions,payingspecialattentiontothe
waysuchworksnegotiatewithdifferenthistoricalandlinguisticspaces(traditionaldomestic
spaces,politicizedpublicspaces,bodilyspaces,thespacesofexile)andwiththemasculine
rhetoricsofhistory,religionandcanon.Authorstreatedmayincludesomeorallofthefollowing:
Schreiner,Stein,Loy,Warner,West,Woolf,Sitwell,H.D.,Rhys,Barnes.
SCHC452N‐501
PROSEM:LITERARYANNUAL
TTH2‐3:15 FELDMAN
(RestrictedtoSCHonorsCollegeStudentsOnly)
Literaryannualsplayedasignificantbutstilllargelyundocumentedroleinthecultureofearlyand
mid‐nineteenthcenturyBritainandAmerica.Annualscirculatedliteraturetoalargelymiddleclass
readingaudience,and,forthefirsttime,allowedordinarypeopletoownreproductionsofmajorworks
ofart.Withinthepagesofliteraryannuals,theshortstoryblossomedasagenre.Manyofthesebooks
werebestsellers.Theytypicallycontainpoetry,shortfictionandnon‐fictionbyimportantliterary
figures,suchasElizabethBarrettBrowning,SamuelTaylorColeridge,RalphWaldoEmerson,Nathaniel
Hawthorne,AnnaLetitiaBarbauld,HenryWadsworthLongfellow,EdgarAllanPoe,WalterScott,Mary
Shelley,HarrietBeecherStowe,AlfredLordTennyson,andWilliamWordsworth.Bymodern
standards,thesebookswereextraordinarilyexpensiveand,thus,weregenerallygivenonlyonspecial
occasions.Theyarearemarkableindextothetasteandpopularcultureoftheirtimeanddocument
theincreasingeconomicimportanceofthefemalereaderandtheinfluenceshecametoexertonthe
subjectmatterandstyleofliterature.Inthiscourse,wewillreadanddiscussaselectionofthese
literaryannuals.UsingthelargecollectionintheThomasCooperLibraryasourchiefresource,
studentswillconductoriginalresearchandwillpublishtheirworkinadigitalarchivetobeusedby
researchersthroughouttheworld.
SCHC453O‐501
PROSEM:SHAKESPEARE&PHILOSOPHY MW2:30‐3:45
RHU
(RestrictedtoSCHonorsCollegeStudentsOnly)
Platofamouslykeepsmostpoetsoutofhisidealcity.Exceptforfightsongsandcheerleading,
poetryisdangerouslyirrationalandawakensdestructivepassionsthatunderminegoodcitizenship
andtheauthorityofthestate.Besides,poetsrepresentrealityfromagreatdistance,third‐hand.
Theyalsomakethingsuporrepeatquestionable,oftenindecorousmyths.Theyarenotonly
inauthentic;theyareliars.Aristotledisagrees.Hedemonstratesthelogicoftragedyandthepublic
benefitsofhowithandleshumanemotions.Itawakensaudiencestotruthsofthehumanheart.
Thesedifferencesbetweenclassicalphilosopherssetthetermsofdebatefortwomillenniaand
beyond,withnopoetmorecentraltosuchdiscussionsthanWilliamShakespeare.Thiscoursewill
carefullystudyahandfulofShakespeare’splayswithanemphasisonhowtheyhavebeentakenup
byphilosophicalinterpretersandhowtheplaysthemselvesteachustothinkphilosophicallyabout
whattheyrepresentonstageandhowwerespondtoit.StanleyCavellwillbethephilosophermost
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centraltoourefforts,andtragedy,orthetragicelement,inShakespeareandramawillbethemain
focusofourattention.
ENGL360‐001
CREATIVEWRITING
MW4:00‐5:15
BARILLA
Workshopcourseonwritingoriginalfiction,poetry,drama,andcreativenonfiction.Formore
information,pleasecontacttheinstructor.
ENGL360‐002
CREATIVEWRITING
TTH11:00‐12:15
DINGS
Thisisanintroductorycourseincreativewritingthatwillfocusonshortfictionandpoetry.We
willreadanddiscussprofessionalstoriesandpoemsthatwillserveasmodelsoftechnique.
Studentsthenwillwritetheirownstoriesandpoemswhichwillbediscussedinclassusingthe
workshopmethod.Revisionisexpected.Gradingwillbedonebyportfolio.
ENGL360‐003
CREATIVEWRITING
TTH9:30‐10:45
JOHNSON
Thiscourseisdesignedespeciallyforstudentsinterestedinwritingforanaudienceofchildren
and/oryoungadults.Workshopparticipantswillexplorethedemandsofthesegenresthrough
readingrepresentativeprimarytextsandrelevantsecondarytexts.Studentswillproduce
manuscriptsinanynumberofgenres(includingbutnotlimitedtopicturebooks,shortfiction,
poetry,andmemoir).Dependingonthegenresinwhichstudentsareworking,theywillsubmitone
ormorepiecesoforiginalworkattheendofthesemester.Inaddition,studentswillturnin
statementsreflectinguponthewritingprocess.Thiscourseisnotforthosewhothinkofthefieldas
“kiddielit”orimaginebeginningtheirlivesaswriterswithchildren’sbooksandthen“graduating”to
adultliterature.
ENGL360‐004
CREATIVEWRITING
MWF9:05‐9:55
STAFF
SameasENGL360‐001
ENGL360‐501
CREATIVEWRITING
TTH12:30‐1:45
DINGS
(RestrictedtoSCHonorsCollegeStudentsOnly)
Thisisanintroductorycourseincreativewritingthatwillfocusonshortfictionandpoetry.We
willreadanddiscussprofessionalstoriesandpoemsthatwillserveasmodelsoftechnique.
Studentsthenwillwritetheirownstoriesandpoemswhichwillbediscussedinclassusingthe
workshopmethod.Revisionisexpected.Gradingwillbedonebyportfolio.
ENGLE360‐300
CREATIVEWRITING MW5:30‐6:45
BARILLA
Workshopcourseonwritingoriginalfiction,poetry,drama,andcreativenonfiction.Formore
information,pleasecontacttheinstructor.
ENGL380‐001
EPICTOROMANCE TTH9:30‐10:45
GWARA
(Cross‐listedwithCPLT380‐001)
Comprehensiveexplorationofmedievalandotherpre‐Renaissanceliteratureusingtexts
representativeoftheevolutionofdominantliteraryforms.Cross‐listedCourse:CPLT380
ENGL381‐001
THERENAISSANCE TTH2:00‐3:15SHIFFLETT
(Cross‐listedwithCPLT381‐001)
AsurveyofEuropeanliteratureatthethresholdofthemodernworld,1300‐1700,with
considerationgiventoancientauthorswhoservedtoinspiretheRenaissancemovement.Ancient
authorstobestudiedarelikelytoincludeCicero,Horace,Virgil,Ovid,Seneca,andLucan.Modern
authorstobestudiedarelikelytoincludePetrarch,Valla,Pico,Vives,Erasmus,More,Machiavelli,
Ariosto,Castiglione,Rabelais,Spenser,Montaigne,Sidney,Shakespeare,Cervantes,Jonson,
Corneille,Milton,andDryden.Requirementsarelikelytoincludetwoexamsandoneresearch
paper.
ENGL384‐001
REALISM
TTH12:30‐1:45
DAVIS
(Cross‐listedwithCPLT384‐001)
“Realismisnothingmoreandnothinglessthanthetruthfultreatmentofmaterial,”thenovelistand
literarycriticWilliamDeanHowellswrotein1889.Thisdefinitionbyaleadingproponentof
Americanliteraryrealismisnotasstraightforwardasitmayseem.Inthiscourse,we’llexplore
whatrealistsintheUnitedStatesmeantbysuchloadedtermsas“thetruth”and“thereal.”We’ll
alsoexaminewhythesewritersbelievedliteratureshouldaccuratelyrepresentthesetermsinstead
ofprovidingadelightfulescapefromthem.Gradeswillbebasedonapresentation,readingquizzes,
apaper,amidterm,andafinal.
ENGL385‐001
MODERNISM
MW2:30‐3:45
GLAVEY
ThiscoursewillserveasanintroductiontotheliteratureofAnglo‐American‐‐and,toamuchlesser
extent,European‐‐modernism.Ourfirstgoalwillbetounderstandthespecificfeaturesofparticular
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early‐twentieth‐centurytexts:howtheyareputtogetherasworksofart,whattheyattemptto
achieve,howtheymayormaynotchallengecontemporaryreaders.Fromtherewewillconsider
howtheyrespondto,reflect,andresisttheprocessesofmodernization.Oneofourprimary
questionswillbe:Whatdoesitfeelliketobemodern?Inthinkingthroughwhatliteraturetellsus
aboutthisquestion,wewillconsidertheepistemological,psychological,andsociologicalfacetsof
modernityasreflectedandrewrittenbytheparticularformalandthematicchoicesofourauthors.
AuthorscoveredwillincludeDjunaBarnes,AndreBreton,T.S.Eliot,ErnestHemingway,Langston
Hughes,ZoraNealeHurston,JamesJoyce,MinaLoy,RichardBruceNugent,EzraPound,Marcel
Proust,GertrudeStein,WallaceStevens,WilliamCarlosWilliams,andVirginiaWoolf.Requirements
forthecourseincludeanessay,acreativeproject,andafinalexam.
ENGL387‐001INTROTORHETORIC
TTH2:00‐3:15
ERCOLINI
(cross‐listedwithSPCH387)
Thetermrhetoric,particularlyincontemporarypoliticaldiscourse,isoftenusedtomeanempty
speech(opposedtoaction)designedtodressthingsuptolookbetterthantheyare(deception
aboutactualconditionsorissues).Rhetoric,however,hasarich,complex,andimportanthistory
thatdistinguishesresponsiblediscoursefromthatwhichisdeceptive,shallow,andunethical.
Rhetoriccanfurthermorebecharacterizedasanorientation,awayofseeing,awayofknowing.
Thiscourseexaminesthisrobustfieldofrhetoricinthreedimensions:thehistoryofrhetoric
(particularlyancientGreekandRoman)asasetofpractices,pedagogies,andwaysofencountering
theworld;rhetoricasacriticalpracticeofreading,interpretation,andintervention;andfinallyas
thesiteofvariouscontemporarytheoriesanddebatesontherelationbetweenpersuasionand
knowledge,thenatureoflanguageanditsinfluence,andhoweverydaycultureandexperience
performimportantpoliticalandsocialfunctions.
ENGL388‐001HISTLITCRITICISM/THEORYTTH12:30‐1:45
STEELE
ThiscoursewillcovermajorfiguresinliterarytheoryfromPlatotothepresent.Therewillbetwo
tests,anoralreport,andapaper.
ENGL389‐002
THEENGLISHLANGUAGE MWF10:10‐11:00 CHUN
(Cross‐listedwithLING301‐002) ThiscourseintroducesstudentstothefieldoflinguisticswithanemphasisontheEnglishlanguage.
Itwillprovideabroadsurveyofvariousaspectsoflanguagestructureandlanguageuse,including
thesounds,words,andgrammarsoflanguagesaswellastheirsocial,cultural,andhistorical
significance.Studentswilllearnhowtodescribelanguages,applybasicanalyticaltechniquesto
languagedata,understandwhatweknowwhenwe"know"alanguage,andexplorewhatlanguage
revealsabouthumanbeings,theirhistories,andtheircultures.Thecourseisdesignedforlinguists
andnon‐linguistsinterestedinlanguageissues.
Bytheendofthesemester,studentsshouldbeableto:
 Understandbasictheoreticalconceptsinlinguistics.
 Analyzelanguagedatawithmethodsacquiredinclass.
 Questioncommonassumptionsaboutthenatureoflanguagesandtheirspeakers.
ENGLE389‐300
THEENGLISHLANGUAGE MW5:30‐6:45STAFF
(Cross‐listedwithLING301‐300)
IntroductiontothefieldoflinguisticswithanemphasisonEnglish.CoverstheEnglishsound
system,wordstructure,andgrammar.ExploreshistoryofEnglish,Americandialects,social
registers,andstyle.Formoreinformation,pleasecontacttheinstructor.
ENGL390‐001
GREATBOOKSWESTWORLDI
TTH12:30‐1:45
BEECROFT
(Cross‐listedwithCPLT301‐001)
EuropeanmasterpiecesfromantiquitytothebeginningoftheRenaissance.Formoreinformation,
pleasecontacttheinstructor.
THE17THCENTURY TTH11:00‐12:15 RICHEY
ENGL403‐001
Poetryandproseofmajor17th‐centurywriters(excludingMilton).Formoreinformation,please
contacttheinstructor.
ENGL405‐001
SHAKESPEARE’STRAGEDIESMW8:40‐9:55RHU
AsurveyofShakespeare’sgreattragedies,whicharethemostsecurebasisofhisliterary
reputation:Hamlet,Othello,KingLear,andMacbeth,amongotherrelevanttexts.Wewillconsider
theseplaysinthelightofvariouschallengesthattheyinevitablyposetointerpreters.History,
philosophy,performance,andphilologywillconstitutemainlinesofourwide‐rangingapproaches
tothesecanonicalworks.WewillalsoreadTheWinter’sTaleinanefforttounderstandhow
Shakespearefoundawayoutoftragedy.
ENGLE405‐300
SHAKESPEARE’STRAGEDIES
MW5:30‐6:45
LEVINE
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InthiscoursewewillstudyShakespeare’stragediesinrelationtohistimeandtoourown.Looking
closelyatsevenplays(TitusAndronicus,Hamlet,Othello,KingLear,Macbeth,Coriolanus,andThe
Winter’sTale),wewillexaminetheinterplaybetweenthesepopulardramasandtheElizabethan‐
Jacobeancultureinwhichtheywereproduced,takingupsuchissuesaspolitics,socialorder,
gender,race,andfamilyrelations.Thegoalsofthesemesterareseveral:youshouldcomeaway
fromthiscoursewithasolidgroundinginShakespeare’smajorplaysandwiththeabilityand
confidencetoreadhisotherplaysonyourown;youshouldsharpenyouranalyticalskillsthrough
thecarefulreadingofliteratureandcriticismandbecomebetterwritersofcriticalpapers;andyou
will,Ihope,learntoreadandthinkaboutShakespeareinwaysthatmattertoyou.(Requirements
includequizzes,twopapers,mid‐term,andfinal).
ENGL406‐001
SHAKESPEARE’SCOM&HIST
TTH12:30‐1:45 GIESKES
WewillreadsevenoreightplaysthissemesterrangingfromthebeginningofShakespeare’scareer
toitsmidpoint—theperiodofthecomediesandhistoryplays.Ourgoalwillbetoreadtheplays
closelyasliterature—objectsofverbalart—andasplaytexts—scriptsfortheatricalproduction.In
additionwewillattempttosituateShakespeare’splaysinthecontextinwhichtheywere
produced.Shakespeare’splaysareintimatelyinvolvedwiththatcontextandourreadingwillbe
enrichedbyanunderstandingofhistimes.WewilllikelyreadRichardIII,Love’sLaborsLost,
RichardII,AMidsummerNight’sDream,AsYouLikeIt,1HenryIV,HenryV,andpossiblyMeasurefor
MeasureorTroilusandCressida.
Assignments:3papers,anEarlyEnglishBooksproject,aplayreview,quizzesandafinalexam.
ENGL411‐001
BRITISHROMANTICLITERATURE TTH11:00‐12:15
FELDMAN
InthissurveyofBritishliteraturefromtheRomanticera,wewilldiscusstextsbycanonicaland
non‐canonicalauthorstounderstandnotonlytheeffectsofunresolvedartistic,politicalandsocial
conflictsovertimebuthowtheseconflictsstillinformtheworldinwhichwelive.Wewillread
poetryandfictionbysomeofthemostinterestingandinsightfulwritersoftheperiod,including
WilliamBlake,AnnaLetitiaBarbauld,CharlotteSmith,WilliamWordsworth,SamuelTaylor
Coleridge,HelenMariaWilliams,JaneTaylor,FeliciaHemans,JaneAusten,LordByron,JohnKeats,
MaryTighe,MaryShelley,PercyByssheShelley,andothers.Throughoutthesemester,wewill
examinetheintricaciesofpoeticandnovelisticform,evenasweexploreRomanticliteratureinthe
contextofitshistoricalproduction.Howweretheessays,poems,andnovelsoftheerashapedby
politicaleventsoftheday‐‐eventswhichincludedtheFrenchRevolutionandtheNapoleonicWars?
HowdidRomantic‐eraauthorsseektoshapehistorythroughtheirart?
Courserequirementsinclude:Two5‐pageanalyticalandinterpretiveessays,quizzes,homework,
andafinalexam.Classparticipationisimportantandwillcontributetothefinalgrade.
ENGL413‐001
MODERNENGLISHLITERATURE
MWF10:10‐11:00 COHEN
Thiscoursewilltracemajorconcernsoftwentieth‐centuryBritishliterature,includingshifting
ideasaboutnation,empire,andhistory.We’lllookattherolegenderplaysintheseconfigurations,
andthewayliteraryformisdeployedintheirredefinition,aswellastherelationsbetween
modernityandquestionsofgenre;we’llbereadinganumberofshortworks,aswellaslonger
fictions,inanefforttocoveracenturyofself‐consciousexperimentation.Probablewriterstreated:
Wells,West,Forster,Woolf,WaughorOrwell,Greene,Rhys,Carter,Swift,Evaristo.
ENGL416‐001
THEENGLISHNOVELII
TTH11:00‐12:15
STERN
ThiscoursetracesthedevelopmentoftheEnglishnovel,fromAustentothepresent.Throughout
thesemester,we’llbefocusingonquestionsofform–whatmakesanovelanovel?Whatother
literaryformsdoesitassimilate,andtowhatend?HowdoBritishauthorsuseformalinnovations
torepresentthepsychologicalandculturalimpactofeconomic,political,andscientificchange?
We’llbereadingwonderfulnovelsbyAusten,Dickens,Collins,Carroll,James,Woolf,andGhosh,
alongsidesecondaryscholarshipputtingthenovelintoformal,stylistic,andhistoricalcontext.
Courserequirementsincludeheftyweeklyreadingassignments,informalresponsestothe
readings,twoshortresearchprojects,andtwoessays.Studentswhoenjoyfictionwillfindthis
coursebothchallengingandpleasurable.Conversely,studentswhodon’tliketoreadshouldavoid
thiscourseatallcosts.
TTH3:30‐4:45
STAFF
ENGL419‐501
TOPICS:ENGLISHLITERATURE
(RestrictedtoSCHonorsCollegeStudentsOnly)
Intensivestudyofselectedtopics.Mayberepeatedforcreditunderadifferentsuffix.Formore
information,pleasecontactinstructor.
ENGL421‐001
AMERICANLIT1830‐1860TTH9:30‐10:45
JACKSON
English421offersanintensiveintroductiontotheliteratureoftheantebellumperiod,aneraof
explosivesocial,religious,andpoliticalferment.Againstabackgroundofterritorialexpansion,
debatesoverslaveryandwomen'srights,theriseofbigcities,theadventofevangelicalrevivals,the
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emergenceofthemiddleclass,andthedevelopmentofmassmedia,authorsgrappledwithwhatit
meanttowriteaboutAmericaandwhatitmeanttobeanAmericanwriter.Ourreadingswill
includenovels(severalofthemsubstantial),shortstories,poems,andavarietyofnon‐fictional
genres:someofthesetextsareutterlyethereal,otherspainfullygritty.Authorswilllikelyinclude
EdgarAllenPoe,HarrietBeecherStowe,RalphWaldoEmerson,HenryDavidThoreau,David
Walker,WilliamLloydGarrison,FannyFern,NathanielHawthorne,HermanMelville,Walt
Whitman,LydiaMariaChild,E.D.E.N.Southworth,andN.P.Willis.Topicstobeexploredwill
includetranscendentalism,sentimentalism,thegothic,abolitionistwriting,urbanjournalism,travel
narratives,regionalism,nationalism,andfeminism.REQUIREMENTS:severalessays,amidterm,a
finalexam,andsomein‐classassignments.
ENGL426‐001
AMERICANPOETRY TTH9:30‐10:45
VANDERBORG
ThiscourseexploresthecreativeformsandthemesofmodernAmericanpoetry,rangingfrom
precursorssuchasWaltWhitmanandEmilyDickinsontoearlyandlatetwentieth‐century
authors—andaquicklookaheadtopoetryinthe21stcentury!Howdidthesepoets“makeitnew,”
asPoundputit,andwhatspecificconventionsofgenre,syntax,andsymbolismdidtheyreviseor
break?WhatmakesthemuniquelyAmerican?
Coursegoals
1. Togainfamiliaritywithkeymodernpoetsandmovements.
2. Topracticeclosereadingtechniquesforpoeticanalysis.
Assignments
1. Amidtermexam
2. Afinal
3. A3‐pageclasspreparationessay(approx.900words)onanybriefpoemorpassagefroma
particularday’sreadingonthesyllabus
4. One7‐pageessay(approx.2100words)
5. 5Blackboarddiscussionpostings
6. Quizzes
ENGL428A‐001
AFRI‐AMERLITTO1903 TTH3:30‐4:45
TRAFTON
(Cross‐listedwithAFAM398L‐001)
RepresentativeofAfrican‐Americanwritersto1903.
Note:AllLiteratureCourses300andaboverequireENGL101,102,andonecoursebetweenENGL
270‐292.
ENGL429‐001
TOPICS:AMERICANLITERATURE TTH2:00‐3:15
STAFF
Intensivestudyofselectedtopics.Mayberepeatedforcreditunderadifferentsuffix.Formore
information,pleasecontacttheinstructor.
ENGL429‐001
TOPICS:FOODFIGHT
MW4:00‐5:15
SHIELDS Debatingthefateofnature,theethicsoffood,andtheendsofagricultureintheliteratureof
ecologicalapocalypseandagrarianutopia.BeginningwiththeModelFarm"theoristsofthe1830s,
theGrahamitesandphysicalculturediettheoristsofthebodybeautifulmovement,totheAgrarians
andGreenRevolutionutopiansofthe20thCentury,toMichaelPollanandtheNeo‐Agrariansofthe
21stCenturywewillexploretheonematterthateveryonemustpayattentiontoinordertolive:
whatweeat. ENGL429Z‐001
SOUTHERNWRITERSANDTHEWESTMWF1:25‐2:15 BRINKMEYER
ThiscoursewillexploreSouthernwritersofthetwentiethcenturywhowriteabouttheAmerican
West.InreadingSouthernliteraturefromanEast‐West(ratherthanaNorth‐South)orientation,
wewillfocusonhowSouthernwritersinvokeandrewritecompetingculturalmythologiesofthe
SouthandtheWest.Tentativereadinglistincludes:JamesDickey,Deliverance;CormacMcCarthy,
NoCountryforOldMen;LarryMcMurtry,Horseman,PassBy;DarcySteinke,SuicideBlonde;Doris
Betts,HeadingWest;BarbaraKingsolver,TheBeanTrees;FrederickBarthelme,PaintedDesert,
ChrisOffutt,TheGoodBrother;andRichardFord,Wildlife.Requirements:participation;midterm;
researchpaper;andfinalexam.
ENGL430F‐001
BLACKWOMENWRITERS TTH9:30‐10:45
ALAO
(MeetswithAFAM398C‐001)
The1970srepresentedarenaissanceinAfricanAmericanwomen’swriters.Thiscoursewill
explorehowblackwomen’swritingduringthisperiodrepresentedanextensionofearlier
concerns,themes,andmotifsinblackwritingaswellasaradicalshiftintherepresentationofblack
women’slives,voices,andexperiences.Studentswillidentifyhowblackwomenwriters
contemplatenotonlytheexperiencesofrace,butalsogenderandsexuality.Indoingso,theywill
analyzedifferentgenresofwritingsuchasprose,poetry,anddrama.Thisclasswilllookatworks
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bywriterssuchasToniMorrison,PauleMarshall,AliceWalkerandToniCadeBambara.Inaddition
toliterature,studentswillexploremusic,film,literarycriticism,andblackfeministcriticism.
ENGL431B‐001
PICTUREBOOKS
TTH11:00‐12:15
JOHNSON
Thiscoursewillintroducestudentstothehistoryofillustratedbooksforchildren(facilitatedbythe
outstandingholdingsintheuniversitylibrary’shistoricalchildren’sbookcollectionhousedinthe
ErnestHollingsLibrary).Thebulkofthecourse,however,willfocusoncontemporarypicture
books.Topicsofinvestigationwillrangefromthemechanicsofpicturebooks,todisturbingimages
inpicturebooks,tothecareerandlegacyofDr.Seuss,toaward‐winningpicturebooks,andmore.
Studentswillleavethecoursewithagreaterappreciationforthechildren’sbookpublishing
industryandcurrentissuesandcontroversiesinthefield.
ENGL432‐001
YOUNGADULTLITERATURE
MW2:30‐3:45
SCHWEBEL
WhilemanypeopleunderstandYoungAdultLiteratureasthe“problemnovels”thatfirstbecame
popularinthe1970s,thegenreismuchmorecapacious.Inthiscoursewereadbothnewly
releasednovelsandliteraryclassicswrittenformiddleandhighschoolstudents.Ourfocusison
twogenres:dystopianliteratureandhistoricalfiction.Amajoremphasisofstudywillbeon
contextualization;thatis,howtobetterunderstandanovelbyexaminingthewaysinwhichitisin
dialoguewithcontemporaryandhistoricaldiscourses,includingthoseofrace,class,andgender.
ENGL435‐001
THESHORTSTORY MW4:00‐5:15
RICE
Description:Anintroductiontotheshort‐storygenreandtotheoriesofinterpretation,throughin‐
depthreadingofworksbyfiveinternationalmastersoftheform:AntonChekov,Katherine
Mansfield,JamesJoyce,ErnestHemingway,andJorgeLuisBorges.Thisclasswillconcentrateon
closereading,analysis,andinterpretationofindividualstories,ontheculturalcontextsofthe
works,andontheoriesofnarrative.
Texts:
A.Chekov,ShortStories
K.Mansfield,SelectedStories
J.Joyce,Dubliners
E.Hemingway,inourtime
J.L.Borges,Ficciones
Papers(2):abriefdiagnosticessay(c.2pp.)andacomparativecriticalessay(c.5pp.ea.)
Examinations(2):shortanswers(possible),identifications,andanalyticalessay(s).
Quizzes:Therewillbedailyquizzes(3‐5briefobjectivequestions)ontheassignedreadings.
Format:mixofinformallectureandclassdiscussion,withemphasisonthelatter.
ENGLE437‐300
WOMENWRITERS MW5:30‐6:45
CLEMENTI
(Cross‐listedwithWGSTE437‐300)
Thiscourseexploresrepresentativeworksofliteratureandotherartgenresbywomen‐‐froma
specifichistorical,geographicalandculturalperspective.
ENGL439D‐001
LANGUAGE&WHITENESS MW12:20‐1:35
CHUN
(Cross‐listedwithLING405D‐001)
Dowhiteshaveanethnicity?WhatdoesitmeantobewhiteintheUnitedStates?Howiswhite
languagerepresentedinthemedia?Howdowhiteyouthsspeak?DowhitesownStandardEnglish?
Whydosomenon‐whites“talkwhite”andwhydosomewhites“talkblack”?Howdonon‐whitesresist
whitenessthroughlanguage?Thiscourseexploreswhiteidentity,anditsrelationshipwithother
kindsofidentities,throughthelensoflinguistics.Bylearningsociolinguisticandlinguistic
anthropologicalmethodsofanalysis,studentswillbeabletodescribe“white”waysofspeakingin
theUnitedStates(e.g.,Jewish,Greek,Southern,ValleyGirl,Nerd),includingstereotypical
representationsofwhitelanguagebynon‐whitespeakersandviceversa.Studentswillalsoexplore
howrace(e.g.,whiteness)necessarilyrelatestogender(e.g.,masculinity,femininity),sexuality
(e.g.,gay,straight),andclass(e.g,middle‐classness,working‐classness).Thiscoursewillgive
attentiontobothwhiteandnon‐whitelanguagepractices(e.g.,linguisticappropriation,racistjokes,
languagepolicing)andtheirsocialconsequences,includingthemaintenanceandcontestationof
racialhierarchiesintheUnitedStatesandbeyond.
ENGLE450‐300
ENGLISHGRAMMARTTH5:30‐6:45 STAFF
(Cross‐listedwithLINGE421‐300)
MajorstructuresofEnglishmorphologyandsyntax;roleoflanguagehistoryandsocialandregional
variationinunderstandingcontemporaryEnglish.Cross‐listedCourse:LING421
DISTERHEFT
ENGL453‐001DEVOFTHEENGLISHLANGUAGETTH12:30‐1:45
(Cross‐listedwithLING431‐001)
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AdescriptionofthemajorcharacteristicsofeachstageofEnglishfromPre‐OldEnglishthroughOld,
Middle,EarlyModern,andContemporary;thechangeswhichoccurredineachperiodtoproduce
today’slanguage.We’llfocusonthemechanismsofchangeinthephonology,morphology,lexicon,
andsyntaxtoseehoweachofthesepartsofthegrammarchangesfromoneperiodtoanother.
Otherareaswe’llvisit:
 themechanismsoflanguagechange;
 populationmovementsfromtheContinenttotheBritishIsles;
 distant(Indo‐European)andnear(otherGermanic)linguisticrelationstoEnglish;
 thedevelopmentofnationalvarietiesofEnglish.
Weeklyhomeworkassignments;onemidterm;onefinalexam.
ENGL460‐001ADVANCEDWRITING
MWF12:20‐1:10
STAFF
Extensivepracticeindifferenttypesofnonfictionwriting.Formoreinformation,pleasecontactthe
instructor.
ENGL460‐002
ADVANCEDWRITING
TTH3:30‐4:45
HOLCOMB
Thiscourseintroducesyoutotherhetoricalconventionsofseveraltypesofnonfictionwriting.
Althoughitdevotessomeattentiontoacademicwriting,thiscoursefocusesprimarilyongenresof
nonfictionfoundinpopularpresses(e.g.,TheNewYorker,Harper’s,andTheAtlanticMonthly).Asa
resultofreadinganddiscussingmanysamplesofnonfictionprose,youwillbebetterablenotonly
toanalyzetheconventionsthathelpdefinethisgenrebutalsotoincorporatethemintoyourown
writingrepertoire.
ENGL460‐003
ADVANCEDWRITING
SameasENGL460‐001.
TTH12:30‐1:45
HAWK
ENGL460‐004
ADVANCEDWRITING
MWF1:25‐2:15
STAFF
SameasENGL460‐001
ENGL461‐001
THETEACHINGOFWRITIN TTH3:30‐4:45
SKIPPER
Theoryandmethodsofteachingcompositionandextensivepracticeinvariouskindsofwriting.
Recommendedforprospectivewritingteachers.Formoreinformation,pleasecontactinstructor.
ENGL462‐001
TECHNICALWRITING
MWF12:20‐1:10
STAFF
Preparationforandpracticeintypesofwritingimportanttoscientists,engineers,andcomputer
scientists,frombrieftechnicalletterstoformalarticlesandreports.Formoreinformation,please
contacttheinstructor.
STAFF
ENGL463‐001
BUSINESSWRITING MWF9:05‐9:55
Extensivepracticeindifferenttypesofbusinesswriting,frombriefletterstoformalarticlesand
reports.Formoreinformation,pleasecontactinstructor.
ENGL463‐002
BUSINESSWRITING
MWF10:10‐11:00 STAFF
SameasENGL463‐001
ENGL463‐003
BUSINESSWRITING
MWF11:15‐12:05 STAFF
SameasENGL463‐001
ENGL463‐004
BUSINESSWRITING
TTH8:00‐9:15
STAFF
SameasENGL463‐001
ENGL463‐005
BUSINESSWRITING
TTH3:30‐4:45
STAFF
SameasENGL463‐001
BARILLA
ENGL469‐001
CREATIVENONFICTION
TTH3:30‐4:45
(Prerequisites:ENGL360)
Thiscoursewillbeaworkshopincreativenonfiction.Wewillexplorevarioussub‐genresand
techniquessuchascollage,memoirandliteraryjournalism,readpolishedexamplesandrespondto
writingexercisesdesignedtopromptideasandhoneskills.Thefocusofthecourse,however,will
bethewritingandsharingofnewcreativework.Studentswillbeexpectedtosharetheirworkwith
peersinaworkshopsetting,andtocontributeconstructivelytothesediscussions.Thegoalwillbe
toproduceaportfoliooffourpolishedessays.
ENGL471‐001
RHETORICROOTS/MODERNLITMW4:00‐5:15MUCKELBAUER
(Cross‐listedwithSPCH471andCLAS471)
Classicalrhetoricanditsongoinginfluenceinthemodernworld,emphasizinghowthestudyand
useoflanguageinancientGreeceandRomecontinuetoshapemoderncommunication.
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ENGL491‐001
ADVANCEDPOETRYWORKSHOP MW2:30‐3:45
STAFF
Studentswillstudypoetrywritingatanadvancedundergraduatelevelthroughclosereadingsof
professionalpoetry,compositionoforiginalwork,andregularpracticeintheevaluationofpeer
work.Formoreinformation,pleasecontactinstructor.
ENGL492‐001
ADVANCEDFICTIONWORKSHOP TTH2:00‐3:15
BAJO
Thiswillbeacourseinthewritingofthecontemporaryliteraryshortstory.Wewillbeginby
studyingstoriesbyMaileMaloy,DenisJohnson,TimWinton,andLouiseErdrichinordertoexplore
theaimandpossibilitiesofcontemporaryliteraryfiction.However,thecoursewillprimarilybea
workshopforstudents’ownstories.
ENGL566‐001
TOPICS:U.S.FILMANDMEDIA
TTH3:30‐4:45
COOPER
(Cross‐listedwithFILM566‐001)
MediaCensorship,1873‐1934Throughaconsiderationofinfamouslyscandalousfilms,radio
programs,andliteraryworks,thiscourseinvestigateshowargumentsaboutcensorshipshaped
contemporarymediaculture.The1873passageoftheComstockAct,whichprohibitedthe
circulationof“obscene”materialthroughtheU.S.mail,andthe1934establishmentofProduction
CodeAdministration,whichstrengthenedHollywood’sself‐censorshipapparatus,bookendsix
decadesofparticularlyintenseandproductiveargumentoverhowtomanageconductbymanaging
massproducedandcirculatedinformation.Inadditiontoartworksdeemedinjuriousandimmoral,
studentstakingthiscourseshouldbepreparedtoconsidertheoreticalandhistoricalapproachesto
theproblemofmediacensorshipandtoconductindependentresearchprojects.
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