DEPARTMENTOF
ENGLISH
ENGLISHDEPARTMENTCOURSEDESCRIPTIONS
FALL2011
English270‐286designedfornon‐majors
ENGL270‐501
WORLDLITERATURE TTH10:10‐11:00 GUO
(RestrictedtoSCHonorsCollegeStudentsOnly:Cross‐listedwithCPLT270)
Selectedmasterpiecesofworldliteraturefromantiquitytopresent.Formoreinformation,please
contacttheinstructor.
ENGL282‐001
FICTION
MW8:40‐9:55 COWART Fictionfromseveralcountriesandhistoricalperiods,illustratingthenatureofthegenre.Formore
information,pleasecontactinstructor.
Prerequisites:ENGL101and102orequivalent
ENGL282‐002
FICTION
TTH9:30‐10:45
DINGS Thisisanintroductorycoursethatwillfocusonmostlymodernandcontemporaryshortfiction
withavarietyofauthors,themes,andstyles.Studentswilldeveloptheirskillsinclosereadingby
learningtoidentifyinternalconflictsincharacters,interpretpotentialepiphanies,determinethe
degreeofreliabilityofafirstpersonnarration,andidentifyprimaryandsecondarythemes.
Gradingwillbedeterminedbyexaminationandessay,includingafinalexam.
FICTION
TTH 11:00‐12:15 STERN ENGL282‐003
Withparticularemphasesonmysteries,themarriageplot,andrealism,thiscourseillustratesthe
developmentandrangeoffictionasagenre.Wewillexploretheinterrelateddevelopmentsof
historicalandliterarymovementsthroughreadingsfromseveralcountriesandperiods.Texts
includefairytales,shortstories,novels,fictionalautobiographies,maps,legalfictions,andfilms.
Writtenassignmentsincludetwoshortpapers,amidtermandafinal.Studentsshouldeitherlove
toreadorbepreparedtobeconverted.
ENGL282‐004
FICTION
TTH 12:30‐1:45 STAFF
SameasENGL282.001
ENGL282.007
FICTION
MW11:15‐12:05,Th9:30 COWART
SameasENGL282.001
ENGL282.008
FICTION
MW11:15‐12:05,Th12:30 COWART
SameasENGL282.001
ENGL282.009
FICTION
MW11:15‐12:05,F10:10 COWART
SameasENGL282.001
ENGL282.010
FICTION
MW11:15‐12:05,Th8:00 COWART
SameasENGL282.001
MW11:15‐12:05,Th3:30 COWART
ENGL282.011
FICTION
SameasENGL282.001
ENGL282.012
FICTION
MW11:15‐12:05,F9:05
COWART
SameasENGL282.001
ENGL282.013
FICTION
MW11:15‐12:05,F1:25
COWART
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ENGL282.014
FICTION
MW11:15‐12:05,F10:10 COWART
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ENGL282.015
FICTION
MW11:15‐12:05,F2:30
COWART
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ENGL282.016
FICTION
MW11:15‐12:05,F12:20COWART
SameasENGL282.001
ENGL282‐501
FICTION
MW2:30‐3:45
SIBLEY‐JONES
(RestrictedtoSouthCarolinaHonorsCollegeStudents)
Sameas282‐001
ENGL283‐001THEMESINBRITISHWRITING MWF12:20‐1:10
STAFF
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
ReadingavarietyofBritishtextsthatexemplifypersistentthemesofBritishculture.Formore
information,pleasecontacttheinstructor.
ENGL283‐002THEMESINBRITISHWRITING TTH11:00‐12:15
GIESKES
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
"IamnotwhatIam":(Re)presentingtheIndividual.Thiscoursewillexaminearangeoftexts
fromtheBritishRenaissancetothe20thcenturywhichengageintherepresentationofselfhood
andself‐understanding.Theattempttopresent"individuals"onstageoronthepagehastaken
manyforms‐‐fromtheapparentintrospectionoftheShakespeareansoliloquytomoderniststream
of‐consciousnessnarrative.Wewilllookatrepresentativetextsandstudyhowvariouswritersat
varioushistoricalmomentshavedealtwiththeproblemoftheliteraryrepresentationof
personhood.Courserequirementstoincludereadingquizzes,3shortessays,andafinalexam.
ENGL284‐011
DRAMA
MW2:30‐3:45
MCALLISTER
Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothemajor(andminor)genres(tragedy,comedy,moderndrama,
melodrama)andperformancestyles(naturalism,epictheater,absurdism.etc.)inwesterntheater.
Ourguiding,persistentquestionwillbe:Whydrama?Morespecifically,whatpurposesdothese
culturalperformancesserveatspecifichistoricalmoments?Thecoursewillbedividedintofour
units.UnitoneintroducesstudentstoVictorTurner’stheoryof“socialdrama”(breach,crisis,
redressivemachinery,reconciliation),asitappliestodramatic,eventragiceventsinoureveryday
lives.Inunittwo,wefirstgroundstudentsinthebasicstructuralelementsofaestheticdramas
(plot,character,idea,language,givencircumstances),andthenweracethroughahistoryof
westerntheaterfromancienttragedythroughFrenchneo‐classicism.Unitthreeconcentrateson
structuralandculturalanalysesofmoderndramasbyAugustStrindberg,AlfredJarry,Bertolt
Brecht,andLorraineHansberry.Unitfourturnstostructuralandculturalinvestigationsofpost‐
moderndramasbyEugèneIonescoandTonyKushner.Courseassignmentsincludethreeshort
criticalresponsepapers,fourunitexams/projects,participationinclassdiscussions,andanoral
presentationconsistingofeithera“socialdrama”slideshow,ashortplaywrightpresentation,ORa
monologueperformance.
ENGL285‐001THEMESINAMERICANWRITINGMW10:10‐11:00,Th9:30TRAFTON
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
Reading a variety of American texts that exemplify persistent themes of American culture. For
more information, please contact instructor. Prerequisites: ENGL 101 and 102 or equivalent
ENGL285‐002THEMESINAMERICANWRITING MW10:10‐11:00,Th12:30 TRAFTON
(Designedfornon‐majors)
SameasENGL285‐001
ENGL285‐003THEMESINAMERICANWRITING MW10:10‐11:00,Th2:00 TRAFTON
(Designedfornon‐majors)
SameasENGL285‐001
ENGL285‐004THEMESINAMERICANWRITINGMW10:10‐11:00,Th11:00TRAFTON
(Designedfornon‐majors)
SameasENGL285‐001
ENGL285‐005THEMESINAMERICANWRITINGMW 10:10‐11:00,Th3:30TRAFTON
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL285‐001
ENGL285‐006THEMESINAMERICANWRITING MW10:10‐11:00,Th3:30 TRAFTON
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL285‐001
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ENGL285‐007THEMESINAMERICANWRITINGMW10:10‐11:00,F9:05TRAFTON
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL285‐001
ENGL285‐008THEMESINAMERICANWRITINGMW10:10‐11:00,F10:10TRAFTON
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL285‐011
ENGL285‐009THEMESINAMERICANWRITINGMW10:10‐11:00,F1:25TRAFTON
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL285‐001
ENGL285‐010THEMESINAMERICANWRITINGMW10:10‐11:00,F2:30TRAFTON
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL285‐001)
ENGL285‐011THEMESINAMERICANWRITINGMW10:10‐11:00,F3:35TRAFTON
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL285‐001
ENGL285‐012THEMESINAMERICANWRITINGMW10:10‐11:00,F3:35TRAFTON
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL285‐001
ENGL285‐013THEMESINAMERICANWRITINGTTH9:30‐10:45 STEELE
(Designedfornon‐majors)
This course will examine the ways that American literature comes to terms with questions of
history, memory, gender, ethnicity, and law. There will be a midterm, a final, an oral report, and
a short critical paper.
ENGL285‐017THEMESINAMERICANWRITINGMWF1:25‐2:15 STAFF
(Designedfornon‐majors)
SameasENGL285‐001
ENGL285‐020THEMESINAMERICANWRITINGMWF9:05‐95
STAFF
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL285‐001
ENGL285‐021THEMESINAMERICANWRITINGTTh8:00‐9:15
STAFF
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL285‐001
BURNS
ENGL285‐501THEMESINAMERICANWRITINGMWF10:10‐11:00 (RestrictedtoSouthCarolinaHonorsCollege)
ThemesinAmericanWritingLiteraturewillexploreAmericabetweenthewars:1914‐1945.For
moreinformation,pleasecontacttheinstructor.
ENGL286‐002
POETRY
MWF2:30‐3:20
STAFF
Poetryfromseveralcountriesandhistoricalperiods,illustratingthenatureofthegenre.Formore
information,pleasecontacttheinstructor.
ENGL287‐001AMERICANLITERATUREMW2:30‐3:45 STAFF
(DesignedforEnglishmajors)
AnintroductiontoAmericanliteraryhistory,emphasizingtheanalysisofliterarytexts,the
developmentofliterarytraditionsovertime,theemergenceofnewgenresandforms,andthe
writingofsuccessfulessaysaboutliterature.DesignedforEnglishmajors.
ALAO
ENGL287‐002AMERICANLITERATURETTH9:30‐10:45
(DesignedforEnglishmajors)
AnintroductiontoAmericanliteraryhistory,emphasizingtheanalysisofliterarytexts,the
developmentofliterarytraditionsovertime,theemergenceofnewgenresandforms,andthe
writingofsuccessfulessaysaboutliterature.Prerequisites:ENGL101and102orequivalent.For
moreinformation,pleasecontacttheinstructor.
ENGL287‐003AMERICANLITERATURETTH12:30‐1:45
GLAVEY
3
(DesignedforEnglishMajors)
ThiscoursewillserveasanintroductiontoimportantthemesinAmericanliteraturefrom
BenjaminFranklinthroughthetwentiethcentury,payingparticularnoticetothetensionsthatarise
betweenhistoricalinjusticesandthenation'sidealsofdemocracyandfreedom.Ourgoalwillbeto
attendtothespecificartisticmeansbywhichwritersrespondtothesetensions,andtothinkabout
whattheirresponsescanteachusaboutAmericaanditshistoryaswellasitsliterature.Our
readingswillbedrawnfromadiverserangeofauthorsandfrommultiplegenresincludingfiction,
memoirandpoetry.Requirementsincludereadingquizzes,writtencritiques/summaries,various
creativeexercises,oneessay,amidterm,andafinalexam.ThecourseisdesignedforEnglish
Majors.
ENGL287‐004
AMERICANLITERATURE
TTH2:00‐3:15
WOERTENDYKE
(DesignedforEnglishmajors)
ThiscourseisdesignedtointroduceAmericanliteraryhistoryandisespeciallyforstudents
planningtomajororminorinEnglish.Wewilllookatabroadrangeofmaterialsacrossthe
eighteenthandnineteenthcenturies,includingthepoliticalpamphlet,autobiography,travel
narrative,tale,shortstory,play,poetry,andessay.Theemphasisinthecoursewillbeonreading
firstandforemostandonintroducingthehistorical,political,andeconomicconditionsthatgave
risetotheliteratureoftheearlynationalperiodthroughthetwentiethcentury.
ENGL287‐501
AMERICANLITERATURE
TTH12:30‐1:45
DAVIS
(RestrictedToSouthCarolinaHonorsCollegeStudentsOnly)
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.
ENGL288‐001
ENGLISHLITERATUREI
MWF9:05‐9:55 STAFF
(DesignedforEnglishmajors)
Britishpoetry,drama,andprosefromBeowulftothe18thcentury.Formoreinformation,please
contactinstructor.
ENGL288‐003
ENGLISHLITERATUREI
TTH11:00‐12:15
SHIFFLETT
(DesignedforEnglishmajors)
StudyofthethemeofheroisminrepresentativeworksofBritishliteraturefromprehistoric
timestotheendofthenineteenthcentury.Thethemewillberelatedintegrallytothevarious
literarygenres(e.g.epic,romance,historicaldrama,novel)withwhichwritershaveadvancedand
critiquedit.Fourexamsandonepaper.
ENGL288‐004
ENGLISHLITERATUREII
TTH12:30‐1:45 RICHEY
(DesignedforEnglishmajors)
SameasENGL288‐001
All English courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270‐
292
SCHC158‐501
RHETORIC MW2:30‐3:20
GEHRKE
(RestrictedtoSCHonorsCollegeStudentsOnly)
ThisclassintroducesstudentstothepracticesandtheoriesofrhetoricfromAncientGreecetothe
contemporaryperiod.Thecourseisbrokenintothreesegments:First,wewillworkonthebasics
ofwritingandpresentingpublicarguments.Second,wewilldevelopcriticalmethodsforreading
andinterpretingrhetoricalmessages.Third,wewillexplorejustafewofthephilosophiesand
theoriesofcommunicationthathavebeendevelopedbyscholarsofrhetoricinthepastfiftyyears.
Fixedgradingscale.Bytheendofthecourse,studentsareexpectedtodemonstratebasic
competencyinthefollowingareas:
‐Analyzingarhetoricalsituationtoseetheavailablemeansofpersuasion.
‐Writinganorganizedandoriginalpresentation.
‐Deliveringapresentationtoaliveaudience.
‐Interpretingandanalyzingrhetoricalmessagesfrommultipleperspectives.
‐Understandingandarticulatingmajorphilosophiesandtheoriesofrhetoric.
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SCHC158‐502
RHETORIC TTH11:00‐12:15
ERCOLINI
(RestrictedtoSCHonorsCollegeStudentsOnly) Thisclassservesasanintroductiontothestudyofrhetoricasaseriesofrelatedpracticesprimarily
involvingpublicpresentationandpersuasion;criticalexaminationoftexts;andinquiryinto
differingtheoriesonthescope,function,andoperationofrhetoric.Assuch,ourfocuswillbe
threefold:theprinciplesofeffectivelypresentingprepareddiscourse,thecriticalanalysisof
communicationandrhetoric,and,finally,somemajorcontemporarytheoriesofrhetoric.
Bytheendoftheterm,youshouldbeabletodoallofthefollowing:
 Provideabasicassessmentoftheavailablepersuasivestrategiesforarhetoricalsituation
 Deployrhetoricalstrategiesthatattendtoreasonedargument,emotion,andcharacter
 Writestructuredandcoherentpresentations
 Competentlypresenttoaliveaudience
 Analyzeandcritiquecommunicationandargumentswithinrhetoricalcontextsusing
differentapproaches
 Demonstrateanunderstandingofsomemajorcontemporarytheoriesofrhetoricand
relatedcontroversies
SCHC350S‐501PROSEM:BIRTH&DEATH/GUTENBERGTOGOOGLETTH3:30‐4:45JACKSON
(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.
SCHC352N‐501
PROSEM:THEEASTINBRITISHLIT.MW2:30‐3:45JARRELLS
(RestrictedtoSCHonorsCollegeStudentsOnly)
Inthiscourse,wewillsurveyBritishliteraturefromtheeighteenthcenturytothepresentby
attendingtooneofitsrichestandmostpersistentsubjects:theEast(orthe“Orient”).How,wewill
ask,hastheEastfeaturedinBritishliteraryworks(asasetting,say,orasanidea)?Howare
differentpeoplesandculturesoftheEastrepresentedbyBritishwriters?Andhowhaveideas
aboutwhatconstitutestheEastshapedtheWest’s(or“Occident’s”)viewofitself?Inaddressing
thesequestionswewillexaminethedifferentgenres,styles,plots,andthemesthroughwhich
writersacrossperiodshaveengagedboththeEastandBritain’sownintereststhere(economic,
political,religious,scientific,andcultural).
SCHC356T‐501
PROSEM:AFRICANAMERICANNOVELMW4:00‐5:15 ADAMS
(RestrictedtoSCHonorsStudentsOnly)
ThiscoursewilltracethedevelopmentoftheAfricanAmericannovelfromitsoriginsinthemid‐
nineteenthcentury,uptothepresent.Emphasizingdiversityaswellascontinuitywithinthisvital
literarytradition,wewillreadworkswrittenfromavarietyofgeographicalandpolitical
standpoints,andconsidereachinitsdistinctsocialandliterarycontext.Discussionswillfocuson
thematicissues–suchasracialidentification,inter‐andintra‐racialpowerrelations,sexuality,
genderandfamily–aswellasformalandaestheticissues–suchgenre,parody,andtheinfluences
ofmusiconliterarystyle.ReadingwillincludeworksbyWilliamWellsBrown,HarrietWilson,
CharlesChesnutt,NellaLarsen,RalphEllison,JamesBaldwin,PauleMarshall,ToniMorrison,and
ColsonWhitehead.
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SCHC356V‐501PROSEM:AMERICANAUTOBIOGRAPHICALTTH9:30‐10:45JOHNSON
(RestrictedtoSCHonorsCollegeStudentsOnly)
Thefocusofthiscoursewillbeontheintersectionbetweenconceptionsofchildhoodandtheidea
oftheAmericanDreamincontemporaryAmericantexts.Readingswillberepresentativeofacross‐
sectionofAmericanexperienceintermsofethnicity,gender,sexualorientation,class,region,
physicaldis/ability,andlanguageoforiginofthewriters.Readingswillincludetextswrittenfor
bothadultandyoungadultaudiencesinvariousgenres.
Uponcompletionofthecourse,studentsshould:
.writeeffectiveanalyticalessaysaboutmemoirandotherautobiographicaltexts
.befamiliarwithissuesofethnicity,culture,gender,class,language,etc.inAmerican
autobiographicalwriting
.befamiliarwithmajorissuesandcontroversieswithinthefieldofautobiography/lifestorywriting
.haveaninclusiveunderstandingofwhatkindsof“texts”constituteautobiographicalwriting
SCHC457R‐501
PROSEM:SHAKESPEARE TTH2‐3:15 GIESKES
(RestrictedtoSCHonorsCollegeStudentsOnly)
TheplaysofShakespeareandhispeersarefullofspectacularepisodesofrevenge(Shakespeare’s
*TitusAndronicus*),corruption(Webster’s*DuchessofMalfi*),andaremarkableamountof
violence(Middleton’s*Revenger’sTragedy*).Thiscoursewillexamineanumberoftheseplays,
discussingthedepictionanduseofthespectacleofviolenceinthedramaofearlymodernEngland.
Wewillexploretheeffectsofonstagedismemberments,humanmeatpies,poisonedobjects(skulls,
bibles,drinks,swords,etc,)andwhatkindofcommentarysuchmomentsmightofferontheculture
fromwhichtheycome.Inaddition,wewilllookataselectionoflaterversionsoftheseplays—
whetheronthepageorthescreen—anddiscusswhatuseslaterwritersmakeofthismaterial.
ENGL360‐001
CREATIVEWRITING
TTH3:30‐4:45
BLACKWELL
Prerequisite:ENGL101and102credit
Combiningreadings,technicalinstruction,andworkshop,thisclassintroducesstudentstotheart
andcraftofwritingliteraryfiction.Courseworkwillincludecraft‐orientedreadings,exercisesin
technique,workshopparticipation,andthewritingandrevisionoforiginalfiction.Thoughthisisan
introductorycoursethatpresumeslittlepreviousknowledge,thissectionisdesignedparticularly
forwriting‐trackstudentsandanyotherswhoplantogoontoupper‐levelcreativewritingclasses.
Itisalsosuitableforthosewhowanttotrywritingliteraryshortstoriessimplybecausetheyliketo
readthem.(Ifyourprimaryinterestischildren’sliteratureorgenrefiction,youshouldchoosea
differentsection.Ourfocusinthisonewillbeonliteraryfictionintendedforadults.)
ENGL360‐002
CREATIVEWRITING
TTH12:30‐1:45
GREER
(Prereq:AllEnglishcourses300andaboverequireENGL101,102,andonecoursebetween
ENGL270‐292)Workshopcourseonwritingoriginalfiction,poetry,drama,andcreative
nonfiction.Formoreinformation,pleasecontacttheinstructor.
ENGL360‐501
CREATIVEWRITING
TTH3:30‐4:45STAFF
(RestrictedtoSCHonorsCollegeStudentsOnly)
Workshopcourseonwritingoriginalfiction,poetry,drama,andcreativenonfiction.
ENGLE360‐300
CREATIVEWRITING TTH5:30‐6:45
BARILLA
Workshopcourseonwritingoriginalfiction,poetry,drama,andcreativenonfiction.Formore
information,pleasecontacttheinstructor.
ENGL370‐501
LANGUAGEINTHEUSA
TTH11:00‐12:15
LIDE
(RestrictedtoSCHonorsCollegeStudentsOnly)(Cross‐listedwithLING345‐501)
Linguisticexaminationofthestructure,history,anduseoflanguagevarietiesintheU.S.,witha
particularfocusonregionalandsocioculturalvariationandrelevantsociolinguisticissues.
ENGL380‐001
EPICTOROMANCE TTH8:00‐9:15
GWARA
(Cross‐listedwithCPLT380‐001)
Comprehensiveexplorationofmedievalandotherpre‐Renaissanceliteratureusingtexts
representativeoftheevolutionofdominantliteraryforms.Cross‐listedCourse:CPLT380
ENGL381‐001
THERENAISSANCE TTH9:30‐10:45
RHU
(Cross‐listedwithCPLT381‐001)
AsurveyofmajorworksofRenaissanceliterature.AuthorsarelikelytoincludeErasmus,More,
Machiavelli,Ariosto,Castiglione,Montaigne,Sidney,Shakespeare,Spenser,andMilton.Formore
information,pleasecontacttheinstructor.
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ENGL384‐001
REALISM
TTH9:30‐10:45
DAVIS
(Cross‐listedwithCPLT384‐001)
“Realismisnothingmoreandnothinglessthanthetruthfultreatmentofmaterial,”thenovelistand
literarycriticWilliamDeanHowellswrotein1889.Thisdefinitionbyaleadingproponentof
Americanliteraryrealismisnotasstraightforwardasitmayseem.Inthiscourse,we’llexplore
whatrealistsonbothsidesoftheAtlanticmeantbysuchloadedtermsas“thetruth”and“thereal.”
We’llalsoexaminewhythesewritersbelievedliteratureshouldaccuratelyrepresenttheseterms
insteadofprovidingadelightfulescapefromthem.Gradeswillbebasedonapresentation,reading
quizzes,apaper,amidterm,andafinal.
ENGL386‐001
POSTMODERNISM
TTH2:00‐3:15VANDERBORG
Wewillcoveraninternationalselectionofpost‐WorldWarIIfiction,focusingonthemetaphorof
thecity.Howarecommunalspacesandhistoriesdescribedinthetexts?Whoinhabitsthese
postmoderncities?Thecourseisreading‐intensiveanddiscussion‐oriented,withbrief
introductorylectures.Closereadingoftextualpassagesisemphasized.
ENGL387‐001INTROTORHETORIC
TTH2:00‐3:15
HOLCOMB
(cross‐listedwithSPCH387)
Rhetoricisatermwefrequentlyhearinthemedia(infact,itsoccurrencehasspikedafterthe
Arizonashootingswhichpromptedcallsforanationaldiscussionon“vitriolicrhetoric”).Butthere
ismoretorhetoricthandeceptive,empty,bombastic,oreventhreateninglanguage.Accordingly,
thiscourseintroducesyoutoamorecomprehensiveandcapaciousviewofrhetoric,includingthe
originsofitsstudyinancientGreeceandRomeanditsusesandoperationinavarietyofmodern
contextsandmedia.
ENGL388‐001HISTLITCRITICISM/THEORYTTH12:30‐1:45
STEELE
RepresentativetheoriesofliteraturefromPlatothroughthe20thcentury.Formoreinformation,
contacttheinstructor.Formoreinformation,pleasecontacttheinstructor.
ENGL389‐001
THEENGLISHLANGUAGE TTH2:00‐3:15
WARNICK
(Cross‐listedwithLING301‐001) IntroductiontothefieldoflinguisticswithanemphasisonEnglish.CoverstheEnglishsound
system,wordstructure,andgrammar.ExploreshistoryofEnglish,Americandialects,social
registers,andstyle.
ENGL389‐002
THEENGLISHLANGUAGE MWF10:10‐11:00WARNICK
(Cross‐listedwithLING301‐002)
SameasENGL389.001
ENGL390‐001
GREATBOOKSWESTWORLDI
TTH3:30‐4:45
BEECROFT
(Cross‐listedwithCPLT301‐001)
EuropeanmasterpiecesfromantiquitytothebeginningoftheRenaissance.Formoreinformation,
pleasecontacttheinstructor.
ENGL405‐001
SHAKESPEARE’STRAGEDIESTTH3:30‐4:45
RHU
AsurveyofShakespeare'smajortragediesandromancesfromHamlettoTheTempest.Attentionto
genreandothermattersofliteraryinterestwillbesetagainstthebackgroundofRenaissance
thoughtandEnglishpoliticalhistory.Arangeofcurrentcriticalandcreativeresponseswillalsobe
explored.Theremaybe,inaddition,somediscussionofShakespeare'snon‐dramaticpoetry.
SHAKESPEARE’STRAGEDIES
MW5:30‐6:45
LEVINE
ENGLE405‐300
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).
ENGL406‐002SHAKESPEARE’SCOM&HIST
TTH9:30‐10:45
RICHEY
WewillthinkaboutthepropertiesoftheaterintheRenaissance,howclothing,props,and
performanceconstructgender,developconflictingviewsofpoliticsandhistory,andmaterialize
change.Howmuchchangetakesplaceonstage,andhowdeepdoesitgo?Doesitsignificantlyalter
identity?Doesitmerelyrepresentordoesittransformculture?
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ENGL411‐001
BRITISHROMANTICLITERATURE TTH12:30‐1:45
FELDMAN
PoetryandproseoftheEnglishRomanticperiod.Note:AllLiteratureCourses300andabove
requireENGL101,102,andonecoursebetweenENGL270‐292.Formoreinformation,please
contacttheinstructor.
ENGL419J‐001
JAMESJOYCE’SULYSSES
TTH3:30‐4:45
RICE
ThegoalsofthisclassaretoleadyouthroughaclosereadingofUlysses,themajorworkofJames
Joyce,withparticularemphasisontheprincipalcriticalmodelsfor,andapproachestothereading
ofthisnovel,andwithpracticeinbothlocalandglobalanalysisofthiswork.Afteraninitial
overviewofJoyce'searlierworks,DublinersandAPortraitoftheArtistasaYoungMan‐‐ideally,
studentsshouldalreadybefamiliarwithboththesebooks‐‐theclasseswillconcentrateonreading
anddiscussionofUlysses,chapterbychapter.Assignments:threeshortpapers,increasingin
projectedlength(2,4,and6pagesrespectively)andweight(10,20,and30%offinalgrade,
respectively),regularparticipationinaclassdiscussion‐boardforeachclassmeetingthroughthe
term(10%),andacomprehensivefinalexaminationessay(20%).Classparticipationwillbe
encouraged(10%).Inaddition,therewillbe3‐4screeningsofrelatedfilms,tentativelyscheduled
forc.8‐10p.m.onWednesdayorThursdayevenings.Requiredtexts:Ulysses(ed.Gabler,1984)and
TheNewBloomsdayBook(Blamires).Optional,recommended:ThePortableJamesJoyce(ed.
Levin)‐‐whichcontainsDublinersandAPortraitoftheArtistasaYoungMan‐‐andUlyssesAnnotated
(ed.Gifford).
ENGL423‐001
MODERNAMERICANLITERATURE MW2:30‐3:45
COWART
Poetryandproseofthe20thcentury.
Prerequisites:AllLiteratureCourses300andaboverequireENGL101,102,andonecourse
betweenENGL270‐292.Note:AllLiteratureCourses300andaboverequireENGL101,102,and
onecoursebetweenENGL270‐292. ENGL428A‐001
AFRI‐AMERLITTO1903 MW2:30‐3:45
TRAFTON
(Cross‐listedwithAFAM398L‐001)
RepresentativeofAfrican‐Americanwritersto1903.
Note:AllLiteratureCourses300andaboverequireENGL101,102,andonecoursebetweenENGL
270‐292.
ENGL430E‐001
MORRISON&FAULKNER
TTH2:00‐3:15
WHITTED
(MeetswithAFAM398W‐001)
Areading‐intensiveinvestigationthatplacestheworksofWilliamFaulknerandToniMorrisonin
conversationwithaspecialemphasisontheircriticalrepresentationofrace,region,andhistoryin
Americanlife.Ourdiscussionswillalsobeattentivetonarrativeform,exploringthemodernist
aestheticsthatfurtheraffirmaliterarykinshipbetweenthesetwoNobelPrize‐winningauthors.We
willreadcarefullythroughfivechallengingnovelsandashortstorycollectionfrombothwriters
usingacombinationoflecture,classdiscussion,smallgroupactivities,andin‐classessayexams.
Readingstoinclude:Absalom,Absalom!,AsILayDying,andGoDownMosesbyFaulkner;Beloved,
SongofSolomon,andJazzbyMorrison;andtheessaycollection,UnflinchingGaze:Morrisonand
FaulknerRe‐Envisioned.
ENGL430F‐001
BLACKWOMENWRITERS TTH12:30‐1:45
ALAO
(MeetswithAFAM398C‐001)
The1970srepresentedarenaissanceforAfricanAmericanwomen’swriters.Thiscoursewill
explorehowblackwomen’swritingduringthisperiodrepresentedanextensionofearlier
concerns,themes,andmotifsinAfricanAmericanwritingaswellasaradicalshiftinthe
representationofblackwomen'slives,voices,andexperiences.Studentswillalsoidentifyhow
blackwomenwriterscontemplatenotonlytheexperiencesofrace,butalsogenderand
sexuality.Studentswillalsoconsiderthesocial,historical,andpoliticalforcesthathaveshaped
blackwomen’sexperiencesinthelastthirtyyears.WewilllookatworksbyToniMorrison,Alice
Walker,SherleyAnneWilliams,andGloriaNaylor.
ENGL431‐001
CHILDREN’SLITERATURE TTH11:00‐12:15
JOHNSON
ThiscourseisabroadintroductiontotheworldofcontemporaryAmericanchildren’sliterature.(It
couldbesubtitled“TheculturalpoliticsoftheAmericanChildren’sBookWorld.”)Studentswill
examinetexts,bothpicturebooksandchapterbooksthatareinsomewayrelatedtocentralideas
ofandaboutAmericaandAmericansofvariousbackgrounds,experiences,andorientationstothe
world.Discussiontopicswillincludethemeaningofliteraryexcellenceinchildren’sbookwriting
andillustration,thepoliticsofthechildren’sbookpublishingindustry,andcurrentissuesand
controversiesinthefield.Thoughtheprofessorismindfulthatmanystudentsinthiscourse
areEducationstudents,studentsshouldbearinmindthatthisisanEnglishcourse.
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ENGL432‐001
ADOLESCENTLITERATURE MW4:00‐5:15
SCHWEBEL
WhilemanypeopleunderstandAdolescentLiteratureasthe“problemnovels”thatfirstbecame
popularinthe1970s,thegenreismuchmorecapacious.Inthiscoursewereadbothnewly
releasednovelsandliteraryclassicswrittenformiddleandhighschoolstudents.Ourfocusison
twogenres:dystopianliteratureandhistoricalfiction.Amajoremphasisofstudywillbeon
contextualization;thatis,howtobetterunderstandanovelbyexaminingthewaysinwhichitisin
dialoguewithcontemporaryandhistoricaldiscourses,includingthoseofrace,class,andgender.
ENGL437‐100
WOMENWRITERS TTH3:30‐4:45
Feldman
(Cross‐listedwithWGST437)
Representativeworkswrittenbywomen.
ENGL439‐001
RHETORICALCRITICISM
TTH3:30‐4:45
ERCOLINI
(Cross‐listedwithSPCH441‐001)
Rhetoricalcriticismoffersvariousapproachestoreadingandrespondingtoavarietyoftexts
(broadlyconceived).Wewillbeexaminingspeeches,essays,popularculture,images,momentsof
collectiveaction,andmonuments(amongothers)withanattentiontothewaysinwhichthey
operate,influence,andaffectonavarietyofregisters.Wewillexperimentwithvariousapproaches
throughwhichwecanencounter,examine,andinterrogatethesetextsandtherebymultiplyingthe
waysinwhichwecanalsorespond.Practicesofrhetoricalcriticisminvolvemorethansolely
accessingthecontentandmeaningofatext,theyalsoopenupdifferentavenuesbywhichto
respondandinterveneinwhatsurroundsus.
ENGL439B‐001NARRATIVE&LIFEFROMHOMERTOHOMEBOYTTH12:30‐1:45SMITH
ENGL439isaspecialtopicscoursewhoseoverarchingaimistoenhancestudents’abilitiesto
understand,analyze,andcommunicateaboutthepervasivenessandsocialfunctionsofnarrativein
humancultures,institutions,organizations,andeverydaylife.Towardthatend,theclasswill
engagevariousformsandmediaofnarrativewithinacourserubricofassignments,discussions,
andlecturesdesignedtofacilitatestudents’developmentoftheaforementionedabilities.
ENGL450‐001
ENGLISHGRAMMARTTH3:30‐4:45 STAFF
(Cross‐listedwithLING421‐001)
MajorstructuresofEnglishmorphologyandsyntax;roleoflanguagehistoryandsocialandregional
variationinunderstandingcontemporaryEnglish.Cross‐listedCourse:LING421
ENGL453‐001DEVELOPMENTOFTHEENGLISHLANGUAGETTH12:30‐1:45GWARA
(Cross‐listedwithLING431‐001)
History of the English Language. This is not a course on grammar. A better title would be "A
BiographyoftheEnglishLanguage."WewillexplorethehistoryofEnglishfromtheperiodofOld
Englishtothepresentday.Topicswillincludetheoriginofdictionaries,warslang,thespecial
languageofadvertising,andtheinfluenceofotherlanguagesonEnglish.Studentswillbeexpected
tolearnsomeOldEnglish(averbconjugationandnoundeclension),aswellassomeMiddle
English.Wewillanalyzethelanguageofthetextsusinganumberofdifferentlexicographicaltools
andstrategies.Thiscoursehasfourbriefresearchassignments,amid‐term,andacumulativefinal.
ENGL460‐001ADVANCEDWRITING
MW2:30‐3:45
MUCKLEBAUER
Extensivepracticeindifferenttypesofnonfictionwriting.Formoreinformation,pleasecontactthe
instructor.
ENGL460‐002
ADVANCEDWRITING
MW4:00‐5:15
MUCKELBAUER
SameasENGL460‐001
ENGL460‐003
ADVANCEDWRITING
TTH11:00‐12:15
HOLCOMB
Thiscourseintroducesyoutotherhetoricalconventionsofseveraltypesofnonfictionwriting.
Althoughitdevotessomeattentiontoacademicwriting,thiscoursefocusesprimarilyongenresof
nonfictionfoundinpopularpresses(e.g.,TheNewYorker,Harper’s,andTheAtlanticMonthly).Asa
resultofreadinganddiscussingmanysamplesofnonfictionprose,youwillbebetterablenotonly
toanalyzetheconventionsthathelpdefinethisgenrebutalsotoincorporatethemintoyourown
writingrepertoire.
ENGL460‐004
ADVANCEDWRITING
MWF1:25‐2:15
STAFF
SameasENGL460‐001
ENGL461‐001
THETEACHINGOFWRITIN TTH3:30‐4:45
SKIPPER
Theoryandmethodsofteachingcompositionandextensivepracticeinvariouskindsofwriting.
Recommendedforprospectivewritingteachers.
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Note:AllLiteratureCourses300andaboverequireENGL101,102,andonecoursebetweenENGL
270‐292.Formoreinformation,pleasecontacttheinstructor.
ENGL462‐001
TECHNICALWRITING
MWF12:20‐1:10
STAFF
Preparationforandpracticeintypesofwritingimportanttoscientists,engineers,andcomputer
scientists,frombrieftechnicalletterstoformalarticlesandreports.Formoreinformation,please
contacttheinstructor.
ENGL463‐001
BUSINESSWRITING MWF8:00‐8:50
STAFF
Extensivepracticeindifferenttypesofbusinesswriting,frombriefletterstoformalarticlesand
reports.Formoreinformation,pleasecontacttheinstructor.
ENGL463‐002
BUSINESSWRITING
MWF9:05‐9:55
STAFF
SameasENGL463‐001
ENGL463‐003
BUSINESSWRITING
MWF11:15‐12:05 STAFF
SameasENGL463‐001
STAFF
ENGL463‐004
BUSINESSWRITING
TTH8:00‐9:15
SameasENGL463‐001
ENGL464‐001
POETRYWORKSHOP
TTH12:30‐1:45
DINGS
(PREREQ:ENGL360)
Someexperienceinwritingpoetryatthe360levelishighlyrecommended.Studentswillfocuson
themostimportanttechniquesinvolvedinthewritingofpoetrybycloselyreadingavarietyof
professionalpoemsandbywritingpoemswhichusethosetechniques.Theaimhereistocreate
art,notjustfulfillassignments.Tothatpurposestudentsareencouragedtofindanddeveloptheir
owncontentaswellasindividuatetheiruseoftechniquesinagrowthtowardtheirownunique
styleandvoice.Poemswillbereadanddiscussedinclassbythestudents’peers.Gradingisdone
byportfolio;significantrevisionoforiginaldraftsisexpected.
ENGL465‐001
FICTIONWORKSHOP
TTH2:00‐3:15
BAJO
(Pre‐requisiteENGL360)
WorkshopinwritingfictionforstudentswhohavesuccessfullycompletedENGL360.
ENGL469‐001
CREATIVENONFICTION
MW2:30‐3:45
BARILLA
(Prerequisites:ENGL360)
Thiscoursewillbeaworkshopincreativenonfiction.Wewillexplorevarioussub‐genresand
techniquessuchascollage,memoirandliteraryjournalism,readpolishedexamplesandrespondto
writingexercisesdesignedtopromptideasandhoneskills.Thefocusofthecourse,however,will
bethewritingandsharingofnewcreativework.Studentswillbeexpectedtosharetheirworkwith
peersinaworkshopsetting,andtocontributeconstructivelytothesediscussions.Thegoalwillbe
toproduceaportfoliooffourpolishedessays.
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