DEPARTMENTOF
ENGLISH
ENGLISHDEPARTMENTCOURSEDESCRIPTIONS
SPRING2012
English270‐286designedfornon‐majors
ENGL270‐001
WORLDLITERATURE MWF11:15‐12:05 ZHU
(Cross‐listedwithCPLT270)
Selectedmasterpiecesofworldliteraturefromantiquitytopresent.Formoreinformation,please
contacttheinstructor.
ENGL270‐501
WORLDLITERATURETTH11:00‐12:15 GUO (Cross‐listedwithCPLT270)
(RestrictedtoSCHonorsCollegeStudentsonly)
SameasENGL270‐001
ENGL282‐001
FICTION
MWF8:00‐8:50
STAFF Fictionfromseveralcountriesandhistoricalperiods,illustratingthenatureofthegenre.Formore
information,pleasecontacttheinstructor.Prerequisites:ENGL101and102orequivalent
FICTION
MWF9:05‐9:55
STAFF ENGL282‐002
SameasENGL282‐001
ENGL282‐003
FICTION
MWF12:20‐1:10
STAFF
SameasENGL282‐001
ENGLE282‐092
FICTION
S9:00‐2:00 WRIGHTJT
SameasENGL282‐001
ENGLE282‐801
FICTION
TTH5:30‐8:15
STAFF SameasENGL282‐001
ENGLE282‐851
FICTION
TTH5:30‐8:45
ELLIOTT
SameasENGL282‐001
ENGL283‐001THEMESBRITISHWRITING
MW11:15‐12:05,Th9:30 RHU
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
FallinginLoveAgain?FromMuchAdotoHighFidelity
Astudyofclassictextscentrallyconcernedwithrelationsbetweenthesexes.Literaryworkswill
beexaminedwithregardtosuchissuesasmarriageanddivorce,boredomandimagination,self‐
absorptionandfeltconnectionwithothers.Themesofthissortwillcomeintoplayalongwith
questionsofgenreandsocialcontext.WritersstudiedmayincludeWilliamShakespeare,Jane
Austen,GustaveFlaubert,HenryJames,HenrikIbsen,KateChopin,GeorgeBernardShaw,Walker
Percy,andNickHornby.Pertinentfilmsmaybeincludedinclassdiscussionsandassignments.
ENGL283‐002THEMESBRITISHWRITING
MW11:15‐12:05,Th11:00 RHU
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL283‐001
ENGL283‐003THEMESBRITISHWRITINGMW11:15‐12:05,Th12:30 RHU (DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL283‐001
ENGL283‐004THEMESBRITISHWRITINGMW11:15‐12:05,Th2:00 RHU
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL283‐001
ENGL283‐005THEMESBRITISHWRITINGMW11:15‐12:05,Th3:30 RHU
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
1
SameasENGL283‐001
ENGL283‐006THEMESBRITISHWRITINGMW11:15‐12:05,F9:05
RHU
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL283‐001
ENGL283‐007THEMESBRITISHWRITINGMW11:15‐12:05,F12:20
RHU
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL283‐001
ENGL283‐008THEMESBRITISHWRITINGMW11:15‐12:05,F1:25 RHU
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL283‐001
ENGL283‐009THEMESBRITISHWRITING MW11:15‐12:05,F10:10
RHU
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL283‐001
ENGL283‐010THEMESBRITISHWRITING MW11:15‐12:05,F3:35 RHU
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL283‐001
ENGL283‐011THEMESBRITISHWRITING MW11:15‐12:05,Th9:30 RHU (DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL283‐001
ENGL283‐012THEMESBRITISHWRITING MW11:15‐12:05,F9:05 RHU
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL283‐001
ENGL283‐013THEMESBRITISHWRITING TTH3:30‐4:45
STAFF
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL283‐001
ENGL283‐019THEMESBRITISHWRITINGMWF9:05‐9:55
STAFF
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL283‐001
ENGL283‐020THEMESBRITISHWRITINGTTH2:00‐3:15 STAFF
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL283‐001
ENGL283‐501THEMESBRITISHWRITING
MW8:40‐9:55
RHU
(RestrictedtoSouthCarolinaHonorsCollegeStudentsOnly)
FallinginLoveAgain?FromMuchAdotoHighFidelity
Astudyofclassictextscentrallyconcernedwithrelationsbetweenthesexes.Literaryworkswill
beexaminedwithregardtosuchissuesasmarriageanddivorce,boredomandimagination,self‐
absorptionandfeltconnectionwithothers.Themesofthissortwillcomeintoplayalongwith
questionsofgenreandsocialcontext.WritersstudiedmayincludeWilliamShakespeare,Jane
Austen,GustaveFlaubert,HenryJames,HenrikIbsen,KateChopin,GeorgeBernardShaw,Walker
Percy,andNickHornby.Pertinentfilmsmaybeincludedinclassdiscussionsandassignments.
ENGL284‐001
DRAMA
MW2:30‐3:45
MCALLISTER
Thisgeneraleducationcourseintroducesstudentstothemajorandminordramaticgenres
(tragedy,comedy,moderndrama,melodrama,etc.)andtheatricalstyles(naturalism,epictheater,
absurdism.etc.)inwesterntheater.Ourguidingquestionswillbe:Whydrama?Whydowe
transform“socialdramas”intoaestheticdramas?Whatpurposesdotheseculturalperformances
serveatspecifichistoricalmomentsandindifferentrepresentationalmodes?Thecourseisdivided
intofiveunits.UnitoneintroducesstudentstoVictorTurner’stheoryof“socialdrama”(breach,
crisis,redressivemachinery,reconciliation),asitappliestoimportant,oftenlife‐changingeventsin
ourlives.Inunittwo,wedefinethe(5)basicstructuralelementsofaestheticdrama(plot,
character,idea,language,givencircumstances),andexploretheemergenceoftragedyandcomedy
intheclassicalandearlymodernperiods.Forunitthree,wefocusonstructuralandcultural
analysesofmoderndramas,whileunitfourturnstostructuralandculturalinvestigationsof
postmoderndrama.Unitfiveclosesthecoursewithabrieflookatdramaticdevelopmentinfilm,
television,andnewmedia,especiallymulti‐platformstorytelling.Classassignmentswillinclude
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threeshortcriticalresponsepapers,unitexams,ateamfinalproject,activeparticipationinclass
discussions,andanoralpresentationconsistingofa“socialdrama”narrative,ashortplaywright
presentation,amonologueperformance,ORa“transmedia”presentation.
ENGL285‐001THEMESAMERICANWRITINGMW10:10‐11:00,Th9:30VANDERBORG
(Designedfornon‐majors)
"AmericanCyborgs"
Ifyoulovesciencefiction,considerthiscourse.Wewillstudythefigureofthe"cyborg"‐‐ahuman
beingaugmentedbytechnology‐‐inrecentAmericanshortstories,novels,andfilms.Arebody‐
changingtechnologiesperceivedasbeneficialormalevolentinthesetexts,asliberatingorlimiting?
Someofthecyborgsandcyber‐creatureswe'llstudy:humanswithmechanicalimplantsand
surgicalalterations,humanssurroundedbymachines,humansincyberspace,"recordings"ofa
humanmind,humanswithtechnologicallyalteredmemories,andhuman‐likelifeformsthatseem
partlyorganic,partlymechanical.We'llreadtextsbyIsaacAsimov,PhilipK.Dick,AnneMcCaffrey,
OrsonScottCard,M.T.Anderson(Feed),andScottWesterfeld(Uglies);we'llwatchBladeRunner
andAliens.Courserequirementsincludeapaper,amidterm,afinalexam,acollageassignment,and
unannouncedquizzes.
ENGL285‐002THEMESAMERICANWRITINGMW10:10‐11:00,Th11:00VANDERBORG
(Designedfornon‐majors)
SameasENGL285‐001
ENGL285‐003THEMESAMERICANWRITINGMW10:10‐11:00,Th8:00VANDERBORG
(Designedfornon‐majors)
SameasENGL285‐001
ENGL285‐004THEMESAMERICANWRITINGMW10:10‐11:00,Th2:00VANDERBORG
(Designedfornon‐majors)
SameasENGL285‐001
ENGL285‐005THEMESAMERICANWRITINGMW10:10‐11:00,Th3:30VANDERBORG
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL285‐001
ENGL285‐006THEMESAMERICANWRITING
MW10:10‐11:00,F9:05VANDERBORG
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL285‐001
ENGL285‐007THEMESAMERICANWRITING MW10:10‐11:00,F10:10VANDERBORG
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL285‐001
ENGL285‐008THEMESAMERICANWRITING MW10:10‐11:00,F11:15VANDERBORG
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL285‐001
ENGL285‐009THEMESAMERICANWRITING MW10:10‐11:00,F12:20VANDERBORG
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL285‐001
ENGL285‐010THEMESAMERICANWRITING MW10:10‐11:00,F1:25VANDERBORG
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL285‐001
ENGL285‐011THEMESAMERICANWRITINGMWF11:15‐12:05 STAFF
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
ReadingavarietyofAmericantextsthatexemplifypersistentthemesofAmericanculture.Formore
information,pleasecontacttheinstructor.
ENGL285‐012THEMESAMERICANWRITINGTTH8:00‐9:15 STAFF
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL285‐011
ENGL285‐013THEMESAMERICANWRITINGTTH11:00‐12:15 STAFF
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL285‐011
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ENGL285‐014THEMESAMERICANWRITINGTTH12:30‐1:45
STAFF
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL285‐011
ENGL285‐501THEMESAMERICANWRITING MW2:30‐3:45
VANDERBORG
(RestrictedToSCHonorsCollegeStudentsOnly)
"AmericanCyborgs"
Ifyoulovesciencefiction,considerthiscourse.Wewillstudythefigureofthe"cyborg"‐‐ahuman
beingaugmentedbytechnology‐‐inrecentAmericanshortstories,novels,andfilms.Arebody‐
changingtechnologiesperceivedasbeneficialormalevolentinthesetexts,asliberatingorlimiting?
Someofthecyborgsandcyber‐creatureswe'llstudy:humanswithmechanicalimplantsand
surgicalalterations,humanssurroundedbymachines,humansincyberspace,"recordings"ofa
humanmind,humanswithtechnologicallyalteredmemories,andhuman‐likelifeformsthatseem
partlyorganic,partlymechanical.We'llreadtextsbyIsaacAsimov,PhilipK.Dick,AnneMcCaffrey,
OrsonScottCard,M.T.Anderson(Feed),andScottWesterfeld(Uglies);we'llwatchBladeRunner
andAliens.Courserequirementsincludeapaper,amidterm,afinalexam,acollageassignment,and
unannouncedquizzes.
ENGLE285‐300THEMESAMERICANWRITING W5:30‐8:15 JONES
(DesignedforNon‐EnglishMajors)
SameasENGL285‐011
ENGLE285‐851THEMESAMERICANWRITING MW5:30‐8:30
STAFF
(Acceleratedsessionstarts03/12‐04‐23)
(FinalexamsfollowtheColumbiacampusfinalexamschedule)
SameasENGL285‐011
ENGL286‐001
POETRY
MWF9:05‐9:55
STAFF
Poetryfromseveralcountriesandhistoricalperiods,illustratingthenatureofthegenre.Formore
information,pleasecontacttheinstructor.Prerequisites:ENGL101and102orequivalent
ENGL287‐001AMERICANLITERATUREMWF9:05‐9:55
STAFF
(DesignedforEnglishmajors)
AnintroductiontoAmericanliteraryhistory,emphasizingtheanalysisofliterarytexts,the
developmentofliterarytraditionsovertime,theemergenceofnewgenresandforms,andthe
writingofsuccessfulessaysaboutliterature.
ENGL287‐002AMERICANLITERATUREMWF10:10‐11:00
STAFF
(DesignedforEnglishMajors)
SameasENGL287‐001
ENGL287‐003AMERICANLITERATURETTH9:30‐10:45
STAFF
(DesignedforEnglishMajors)
SameasENGL287‐001
STAFF
ENGL288‐001
ENGLISHLITERATUREI
MWF11:15‐12:05 (DesignedforEnglishMajors)
AnintroductiontoEnglishliteraryhistory,emphasizingtheanalysisofliterarytexts,the
developmentofliterarytraditionsovertime,theemergenceofnewgenresandforms,andthe
writingofsuccessfulessaysaboutliterature.Prerequisites:ENGL101and102orequivalent.
ENGL288‐002
ENGLISHLITERATUREI MWF2:30‐3:20 STAFF
(DesignedforEnglishMajors)
SameasENGL288‐001
ENGL288‐003
ENGLISHLITERATUREI TTH11:00‐12:15 STAFF
(DesignedforEnglishMajors)
SameasENGL288‐001
ENGL288‐004
ENGLISHLITERATUREI TTH2:00‐3:15
STAFF
(DesignedforEnglishMajors)
SameasENGL288‐001
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ENGL288‐501
ENGLISHLITERATUREITTH12:30‐1:45 (DesignedforEnglishMajors)
(RestrictedtoSCHonorsCollegeStudentsOnly)
RICHEYE
In this version of English 288, we will cover the spectrum of British literature in two formats. In
the first half, we will assess the vulnerability of the hero and the transformation of epic form
beginning with the Anglo-Saxon poem, Beowulf (in translation), continuing with Milton’s
Renaissance epic, Paradise Lost and Mary Shelley’s gothic novel, Frankenstein, and culminating
with Philip Pullman’s contemporary reassessment of this tradition in The Golden Compass. In
the second half, we will explore the interconnections between love and property—first in
Shakespeare’s comedy, As You Like It, second in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and finally
in E.M. Forster’s modern British novel, Room with a View.
Course Requirements: Daily analytical quizzes on the assigned reading, one Oxford English
Dictionary Assignment, one two-page paper on Paradise Lost, two five page papers, a midterm,
and a final exam.
Course Outcomes: We will be able to articulate the differences between genres (whether epic
poem, comedy, or novel) and situate each literary form within its larger historical context. We
will gain an awareness of the way words change across time and be able to assess these
transformations. We will become skilful in analytical argument as we practice this verbally in
class discussion and increasingly more accomplished in our analytical writing. Finally, we will
be able to assess with critical awareness and elegance the transformations that occur in the hero
across time as well as in the property of love.
All English courses 300 and above require ENGL 101, 102, and one course between ENGL 270‐
292
SCHC158‐501
RHETORIC MW4:00‐5:15
ERCOLINI
(RestrictedtoSCHonorsCollegeStudentsonly)
SCHC158‐502
RHETORIC TTH11:00‐12:15
SMITH
(RestrictedtoSCHonorsCollegeStudentsonly)
SCHC322H‐501
PROSEM:BLACKSCWRITERS
TTH12:30‐1:45
ALAO
(RestrictedtoSCHonorsCollegeStudentsonly)
ThiscourseexaminesliteraturebyandaboutAfricanAmericansinSouthCarolina.Wewillstudy
howwritersimaginethestateanditsdistinctivehistoryandcultureaswellastheinfluenceofthe
regionontheirwritingmoregenerally.Readingswillbedrawnfromavarietyofhistorical
momentsandgenres,includingautobiography,novels,poetry,andchildren’sliterature.Wewill
alsoexplorelargerquestionsofsouthernidentityandplaceinrelationtotheUpstate,Midlands,
andLow‐countryareasofthestate.
SCHC322I‐501
PROSEM:FREEDOMTRAINS TTH11:00‐12:15
TRAFTON
(RestrictedtoSCHonorsCollegeStudentsonly)
FreedomTrains
Anexplorationofthethemes,motifs,andliteraryexpressionsoftheideaoffreedominAfrican
Americanliterature.TextswillincludeDavidWalker,AppealtotheColoredCitizensoftheWorld,
FrederickDouglass,NarrativeoftheLifeofFrederickDouglass,HarrietJacobs,IncidentsintheLife
ofaSlaveGirl,andBarackObama,DreamsfrommyFather.
SCHC350K‐501THEAVANT‐GARDE:FROMFUTURISMTOFLARFTTH9:30‐10:45GLAVEY
(RestrictedtoSCHonorsCollegeStudentsonly)
PROSEM:HOLOCAUSTINAMERICA MW2:30‐3:45CLEMENTI
SCHC350T‐501
(RestrictedtoSCHonorsCollegeStudentsonly)
"Remembering,ImaginingandTeachingtheHolocaustinAmerica”
Thiscoursefocusesonthewayinwhichwriters,filmmakers,artistsandculturalinstitutions
(museums,schools,etc.)havecontributedtotheconstructionofanindelible“Holocaustmemory”
inAmericasincetheendofWWII.WewillstudytherepresentationsoftheHolocaustthrougha
varietyofmediaandgenres:documentaries,featurefilms,museumexhibits,oralhistoriesand
someoftheclassicsofHolocaustliterature(memoirs,fiction,andcomics).Themainconcernofour
explorationisnot“how”(or“why”)thisatrociousgenocidehappened,butinwhatwaysuch
untellableexperiencescanbetoldthroughthearts.Andiftheycanbetold.Aselectionofsecondary
sourceswillillustratethehistoricalcontextoftheHolocaustandenrichourdiscussionswith
interestinganddiscomfortingquestionsfromtheperspectiveofliterarytheory,genderstudies,
philosophy,andmore.
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SCHC352O‐501PROSEM:JOHNDRYDEN&HISCONTEMPORARIESTTH3:30‐4:45SHIFFLETT
(RestrictedtoSCHonorsCollegeStudentsonly)
"JohnDrydenandHisContemporaries."StudyofthegreatestEnglishpoetandliterarycriticofthe
seventeenthcentury,incompanywiththeleadingmoral,political,andscientificthinkersofhisage.
Writerstobeconsidered‐‐inadditiontoDryden‐‐includeThomasHobbes,JohnLocke,JohnMilton,
RobertBoyle,andGeorgeSavile,FirstMarquisofHalifax.Coursetobeconductedinthemannerofa
seminar,withsomemeetingsheldintheDepartmentofRareBooks&SpecialCollections,Thomas
CooperLibrary,andatermpaperinvolvingoriginalarchivalresearch.
ENGL309‐001
TCHWRITINGONE‐TO‐ONEMWF10:10‐11:00STOWE
The study of theories and pedagogy of individualized writing instruction with intensive writing
practiceincludinghands‐onone‐on‐onesessions.Recommendedforprospectivewritingteachers.
ENGL360‐001
CREATIVEWRITING
MWF9:05‐9:55
STAFF
Workshopcourseonwritingoriginalfiction,poetry,drama,andcreativenonfiction.Formore
information,pleasecontactinstructor.
ENGL360‐002
CREATIVEWRITING
MWF11:15‐12:05 STAFF
SameasENGL360‐001
ENGL360‐003
CREATIVEWRITING
TTH11:00‐12:15
STAFF
SameasENGL360‐001
ENGLE360‐300
CREATIVEWRITING
MW5:30‐6:45
BARILLA
SameasENGL360‐001
ENGL380‐001
EPICTOROMANCE
TTH2:00‐3:15
GWARA
(Cross‐listedw/CPLT380)
Comprehensiveexplorationofmedievalandotherpre‐Renaissanceliteratureusingtexts
representativeoftheevolutionofdominantliteraryforms.
TTH12:30‐1:45
SHIFFLETT
ENGL381‐001
THERENAISSANCE
(Cross‐listedw/CPLT381)
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.
ENGL383‐001ROMANTICISM
TTH11:00‐12:15 FELDMAN
Inparttobetterunderstandourworldandourvaluesandinparttoenjoysomedynamitepoetryand
prose,wewillexploreworksbywritersoftheRomanticerainBritain.Wewillreadselectionsfrom
writerssuchasJaneAusten,WilliamWordsworth,MaryRobinson,SamuelTaylorColeridge,Charlotte
Smith, William Blake, Jane Taylor, Walter Scott, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley,
JohnKeats,MaryTighe,LordByron,andFeliciaHemans.Wewillexaminethewaysinwhichliterature
respondedtovariousforces,includingpoliticalevents(suchastheAmericanandFrenchrevolutions),
aesthetictheory,theabolitionistmovement,thefeministmovement,socialclassissues,innovationsin
the book trade, and an increasingly literate public. Classes are taught by the lecture/discussion
method.Therewillbetwoshortessays,amidtermandafinalexam.
ENGL385‐001
MODERNISM
TTH11:00‐12:15 GLAVEY
ThiscoursewillserveasanintroductiontotheliteratureofAnglo‐American‐‐and,toamuchlesser
extent,European‐‐modernism.Ourfirstgoalwillbetounderstandthespecificfeaturesofparticular
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.
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ENGL387‐001INTROTORHETORICMW2:30‐3:45
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/THEORYTTH2:00‐3:15
STEELEM
RepresentativetheoriesofliteraturefromPlatothroughthe20thcentury.
ENGL389‐001
THEENGLISHLANGUAGE MWF10:10‐11:00 KELLER
(Cross‐listedwithLING301)
IntroductiontothefieldoflinguisticswithanemphasisonEnglish.CoverstheEnglishsound
system,wordstructure,andgrammar.ExploreshistoryofEnglish,Americandialects,social
registers,andstyle.
STAFF
ENGLE389‐300
THEENGLISHLANGUAGE MW5:30‐6:45
(Cross‐listedwithLINGE301.300)
SameasENGL389‐001
ENGL391‐001
GREATBOOKSWESTWORLDII
TTH12:30‐1:45
BRODER
(Cross‐listedwithCPLT302.001)
EuropeanmasterpiecesfromtheRenaissancetothepresent.
ENGL404.001
ENGLISHDRAMATO1660 TTH12:30‐1:45
GIESKES
TheDramaofShakespeare’sContemporaries
Thisclasswillprovideanintroductiontotherichfieldofnon‐Shakespearean
earlymoderndrama.Shakespearewasfarfromtheonlyplaywrightworking
intheperiodandwewillreadaselectionofplaysthatheldthestagealongside
andincompetitionwithhisworks.WewilllikelyreadplaysbyKyd,Marlowe,
Dekker,Marston,Middleton,Jonson,WebsterandFord—writerswhosecareers
coincidewithorcomeafterShakespeare’s.Someeffortwillbemadetosituate
theseplaysintheliterary,social,andtheatricalcontextsinwhichtheyappeared.
Threepapers,anEarlyEnglishBooksexercise,andafinalexam.
ENGL405‐001
SHAKESPEARE’STRAGEDIESTTH9:30‐10:45 RICHEY
Intimacy in Shakespeare’s Tragedy
In this course we will explore how intimacy in Shakespeare’s tragedies unfolds at the
intersection of theology, property, and poetry. Because religion, law, and art drew on
characteristic “properties” to define the terms of their discourse, “property” operated on multiple
levels and involved identity, behavior, and the more material ground we now associate with it.
Initially, aristocratic marriages were designed to make a match that would unite wealthy families
and preserve property through lines and legacies, not for romantic purposes. But during
Shakespeare’s time (and, we could argue, by way of Shakespeare himself), intimacy was
beginning to change. We will accordingly think about how Shakespeare’s work renegotiates
theological, legal, and poetic ground, quite literally, to open up new forms of intimacy. Learning
Outcomes: From the first class we will employ critic Harry Berger Jr.’s “Making Interpretation
Manageable” to strengthen our understanding of speech/writing as both self-representation and a
representation of the other. We will watch cinematic clips in class (and out) to observe what
aspects of intimacy are being developed and what are being withheld, since performance can
open up interpretation as well as delimit it in a specific direction. We will think about what we
gain and what we lose in moving from text to production. We will also look into how the
properties of performance are altered by different quartos and printings. Finally, we will wonder
what specific “properties” intimacy has and why it traverses the ground between the transcendent
on the one hand, the earthy and material on the other. We will first read Shakespeare’s Roman
tragedies, Titus Andronicus, Romeo and Juliet, and Julius Caesar, and then we will turn to his
great, late tragedies, Hamlet, Othello, Lear, and Macbeth. Last of all, we will consider A
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Winter’s Tale, a tragic-comedy, which provides a final twist on tragedy and another glimpse of
intimacy in the final phase of Shakespeare’s career.
Requirements, Word of the Day, Action News, one critical abstract, daily quizzes, Two 5-7
Papers (one critical, one open).
ENGL406‐001
SHAKESPEARE’SCOM/HIST MW8:40‐9:55
MILLER
In this class we will read six or seven of Shakespeare’s comedies, probably The Taming of the Shrew, A
Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Merchant of Venice, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Much Ado About
Nothing, As You Like It, and Twelfth Night.
Class will follow a discussion format with participation emphasized. Assignments for the course will
include two critical essays (6-8 pages), a class presentation, and a class project in addition to the midterm
and final. Class projects will be either individual or team assignments; a number of options will be
offered, including that of staging a scene from one of the plays, or producing/adapting a scene as a video.
Students who successfully complete this course will improve their ability understand Shakespeare’s
language and the design of his plays. They will also improve their critical reading and writing skills.
The most important objective for the class is to enhance your ability to take pleasure in the plays, whether
reading them or watching a performance.
ENGLE406‐300
SHAKESPEARE’SCOM&HISTMW5:30‐6:45
LEVINE
ThiscourseexaminesShakespeare’scomediesandhistoriesinrelationtohistimeandtoourown.
Lookingcloselyatsevenplays(AMidsummerNight’sDream,TheMerchantofVenice,RichardII,1
HenryIV,HenryV,TwelfthNightandMeasureforMeasure),we’llexaminetheinterplaybetween
thesepopularplaysandtheElizabethan‐Jacobeancultureinwhichtheywereproduced,takingup
suchissuesaspolitics,socialorder,gender,andfamilyrelations.Ourapproachshouldraise
provocativeandimportantquestions,whichwe’llthenusetostructureclassdiscussionandwriting
assignments.Twopapers,quizzes,mid‐term,andfinalexam.
ENGL423‐001
MODERNAMERICANLITERATURE MW8:40‐9:55
COWART
We'll sample significant American writing from roughly 1900 to the middle of the twentieth
century, including work by figures such as Pound, Frost, Eliot, Stevens, Ginsberg, Stein,
Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Hurston, Wright, Porter, Faulkner, Cather, Nabokov, O'Connor,
Salinger, Pynchon, and DeLillo..
(The following may be included if it is called for:
PAPERS: Two, five pages each
QUIZZES: Simple reading quiz on every assignment
EXAMS: Two hour exams and a final
GRADE: Daily Quizzes=10%, exams=15% each, final=20%, papers=20% each)
ENGL428B‐001
AFRI‐AMERLITII:1903‐PRESTTH2:00‐3:15 ALAO
(Meetsw/AFRO398B)
BlackLiterature:1903tothePresent:
ThisintroductorycoursesurveysAfricanAmericanliteraturefromtheearlytwentiethcenturyto
thepresent.Thecourseisorganizedchronologicallyandexaminesformalandthematicconcernsof
twentiethcenturyAfricanAmericanwriters.Whilewewillexaminemajorthemesandconcernsof
writersduringdifferenthistoricalperiods,wewillpayparticularattentiontothethemeof
migration.Usingmigrationasalens,studentswillcontemplatetherelationshipsbetweencultural
productionandhistoricalphenomenasuchastheGreatMigrationandtheGreatReturnMigration.
Theywillalsoexaminehowwritersinterrogaterace,gender,andclassthroughtheirexplorationof
multiplelandscapesanduseofvariousgenres.
ENGLJ429B‐001TOPIC/STUDIESAMERLIT:F.SCOTTFITZGERALD BUCKER
(WEBCourse:SeeDistanceEd.)
Prereq:Studentsmustcompleteonesophomoreliteraturecourse(282‐289)beforetakingany
upperlevelcourse).Asurveyoftheauthor’sworksandcareerthrough26recordedlecturesby
preeminentFitzgeraldscholarandbiographer,MatthewJ.Bruccoli.
ENGL429C‐001“ComicsandtheU.S.South”TTH9:30‐10:45
WHITTED
(Meetsw/AFAM398EandSOST405U)
ThiscourseisascholarlystudyofthewaycomicsrepresenttheU.S.Southandexploresouthern
histories,places,andidentities.Drawinguponcomicstrips,comicbooks,andgraphicnovelsfrom
the1930stothepresent,ourinvestigationwillexploretherelationshipbetweenregionandnation,
therepresentationofrace,class,andgenderinsoutherncomics,andthewayshistoryandmemory
areprocessedthroughpersonalandcollectivetrauma.TextswillincludePogo,CaptainAmerica,
SwampThing,NatTurner,Hellboy:TheCrookedMan,StuckRubberBaby,AD:NewOrleansAfterthe
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Deluge,andtheessaycollection,ComicsandtheU.S.South.Gradeswillbebasedontwoanalytical
essaysandaresearchpaper,acreativeproject,andweeklywriting/drawingassignments.
ENGL429F‐001TOPICS:AMERICANBESTSELLERSTTH9:30‐10:45DAVIS
AmericanBestsellers,PastandPresent
WhenaworkoffictionappealstomillionsofAmericanreaders,itprobablymeetsoftenunspoken
needsanddesiresgeneratedwithinagivenculturalmoment.Bestsellershaveinfluencedthetastes
andpurchasinghabitsofreadersintheUnitesStatesforover150years,andtheycanteachus
muchaboutwhatmatteredtoreadersatdifferentpointsinournation’shistory.Rarely
uncontroversial,bestsellersacrossavarietyofgenresgainedenormouspopularityandassuch,
oftenguaranteedtheirexclusionfromtheU.S.literarycanonandclassroom.Inthiscourse,wewill
rectifythattrendandseekhistoricalaswellasaestheticexplanationsforthevastandoftenlasting
appealofavarietyofnineteenth,twentieth,andtwenty‐firstcenturybestsellers.Readingswill
rangefromnineteenth‐centurysentimentalfictiontotwentieth‐centuryPulitzerPrizewinners,
fromearlydimenovelsandwesternstocontemporaryyoungadultnovelsincludingHarryPotter,
Twilight,andTheHungerGames.Assignmentswillincludepresentationsandpapersonbestsellers
notcoveredinthecourseaswellasbothamidtermandafinal.
TTH2:00‐3:15
POWELL
ENGL429S‐001
SOUTHERNWRITERSTODAY
(Cross‐listedwithSOST405L)
ThiscoursedrawsonrecentimaginativewritinginspiredbytheU.S.Southtoexplorewaystoday’s
southernwritersrespondtoandcontinuetoshapearangeofideologiesaboutregionalexperience.
This section in particular focuses on literary representations of historical moments shaping
contemporary understandings of varieties of southern identity and will include guest lectures by
several of the local authors studied. In addition to completing course readings in contemporary
fiction and poetry, students will attend two local literary events of their choice outside of class,
writetwoshortessays,participateinclassdiscussionsandothergroupactivities,anddemonstrate
masteryofcoursematerialsandskillsonquizzes,amidterm,andacumulativefinalexam.Possible
course texts include Lan Cao, Monkey Bridge; Casey Clabough, Confederato; Elizabeth Cox, Slow
Moon;KwameDawes,Wisteria;GailGodwin,UnfinishedDesires;MichaelGriffith,Trophy;Minrose
Gwin, The Queen of Palmyra; Silas House, A Parchment of Leaves; Ravi Howard, Like Trees,
Walking; and Ray McManus, Red Dirt Jesus. Note: English majors and Southern Studies minors
maychoosetoenrollforcreditundereitherheadingdependingontheavailabilityofseats,butthe
courseisnotrestrictedtomajorsorminorsandhasnoprerequisitesotherthanEnglish101.
ENGL430‐001TOPIC:FREEDOMTRAINSTTH2:00‐3:15 TRAFTON
FreedomTrains:Anexplorationofthethemes,motifs,andliteraryexpressionsoftheideaof
freedominAfricanAmericanliterature.TextswillincludeDavidWalker,AppealtotheColored
CitizensoftheWorld,FrederickDouglass,NarrativeoftheLifeofFrederickDouglass,Harriet
Jacobs,IncidentsintheLifeofaSlaveGirl,andBarackObama,DreamsfrommyFather.
ENGL431‐001
CHILDREN’SLITERATURE TTH11:00‐12:15 JOHNSON
ThiscourseisabroadintroductiontotheworldofcontemporaryAmericanchildren’sliterature.
(Itcouldbesubtitled“TheculturalpoliticsoftheAmericanChildren’sBookWorld.”)Studentswill
examinetexts,bothpicturebooksandchapterbooksthatareinsomewayrelatedtocentralideas
ofandaboutAmericaandAmericansofvariousbackgrounds,experiences,andorientationstothe
world.Discussiontopicswillincludethemeaningofliteraryexcellenceinchildren’sbookwriting
andillustration,thepoliticsofthechildren’sbookpublishingindustry,andcurrentissuesand
controversiesinthefield.Thoughtheprofessorismindfulthatmanystudentsinthiscourse
areEducationstudents,studentsshouldbearinmindthatthisisanEnglishcourse.
ENGL432‐001
ADOLESCENTLITERATURE MW4:00‐5:15
Readingandevaluatingrepresentativeworksappropriatefortheadolescentreader.Pleasecontact
instructorformoreinformation.
ENGL434‐001
ENVIRONMENTALLITERATURE
TTH3:30‐4:45
BARILLA
“Nature”hasinspiredapowerfulbodyofAmericanliterature,yetwhatdowereallymeanbythe
term?Arehumans“natural?”Whatarethedistinctionsbetweennatureandculture?Wherearewe
headed–towardecologicalapocalypse,orutopia?Thiscoursewillexplorethemoral,aesthetic,and
metaphysicaldimensionsof“Nature”asanexpressionofAmericanconsciousnessandnarrative.
Wewillencounterthehowlingwilderness,thetranscendent,sublimewilderness,andthe
threatenedwilderness.Wewilllookatalternativelandscapesandliteraryinspirations,suchasthe
pastoral,agrarianlandscapeextolledbyThomasJeffersonasthefoundationofourdemocracy.
We’llconsiderNaturenotjustasaplace,butalsoasarepresentationoftheanimalsthatinhabitit.
Ourapproachwillincludereadingcontemporarynovelsandfoundationalnature‐writingessays,
participatinginthekindofoutdoorexplorationthatinspiredsomeofthereadings,andattempting
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somenaturewritingofourown,allwiththegoalofunderstanding“Nature”asadynamicinterplay
offorces.
ENGLE437‐300WOMENWRITERS MW5:30‐6:45 CLEMENTI
(Cross‐listedwithWGSTE437)
Thiscourseexploresrepresentativeworksofliteratureandotherartgenresbywomen‐‐froma
specifichistorical,geographicalandculturalperspective.
ENGL439A‐001
TOPICS:FAST&SLOWFOODSMW2:30‐3:45 KEYSER
FastandSlowFoodsinModernU.S.Literature.
ThetwentiethcenturysawthetransformationofAmericanfoodtechnologies,habits,andcultures,
andU.S.literaturefromthisperiodreflectsthesechanges,sometimeswithexcitement,sometimes
withdisgust.Beginningwiththeturn‐of‐the‐centurymeatindustryexposé,UptonSinclair'sThe
Jungle,thiscoursewillconsiderhowAmericanliteraturedepictsthenewtastesofthemodernage.
Someofthetextsthatweencounterwillbewarningsabouttheeffectsofindustrialfoodonour
healthandsociety,someutopicspeculationsabouthowfooddistributioncouldbemorejust,some
humorouspiecesaboutthepreparationoffood,othersnostalgicforolderwaysofbeingandeating.
Overthecourseofthesemester,wewillconsiderhowtheoldtruism"youarewhatyoueat"shapes
themodernAmericanliteraryimagination.Assignmentsmayincluderesponsepapers,nonfiction
personalfoodwritings,acomparativeclosereadingessay,andaresearchpaper.
ENGL439E‐001
TOPICS/EASTRNRELG&POETRY TTH12:30‐1:45
DINGS
(Cross‐listedw/RELG491P)
Globalcitizenshiprequiresthatweunderstandourselvesinrelationtoourglobalneighbors.Aswe
seedailyinthenews,failuretodevelopthismutualunderstandingisdisastrous.Thefactisthat
mostpeoplearoundtheworldthinkandactinsomerelationshiptocorebeliefsthattheyhold;itis
alsotruethatformanysocietiesaroundtheworldthesebeliefsarereligiousorgrowoutof
religioustraditions.Knowledgeofthesetraditionscanleadtogreaterunderstandinganddiscovery
ofsharedvalues.ThiscoursewillexploreHinduism,Taoism,Confucianism,andBuddhismandtheir
relationshiptooneanother.Aplannedsequeltobeofferedinthespring2013semesterwillexplore
Judaism,Christianity,andIslam.Studentsmaytakeeithercourseorboth.Studentswillreadabout
eachreligionaswellasreadcanonicalandcontemporarypoetrythatlooksatlifethroughthe
particularworldviewinfocus.Gradingwillbedeterminedbyfourtests,homeworkassignments,
qualityandregularityofclassperformance,andonefinal12‐15pagepaper.
ENGLE450‐300
ENGLISHGRAMMARTTH5:30‐6:45 DILLARDA (Cross‐listedwithLING421)
MajorstructuresofEnglishmorphologyandsyntax;roleoflanguagehistoryandsocialandregional
variationinunderstandingcontemporaryEnglish.
ENGL455‐001
LANGUAGEINSOCIETY
TTH3:30‐4:45
CHUN
(Cross‐listedw/LING440)
Studyoflanguagepatternswithinandacrosssocialgroupsandcontexts,focusingonhowlanguage
reflectsandcreatesspeakers'memberships,relationships,andidentities.Specialattentionwillbe
giventodialectsandstylesinU.S.settings.
ENGL457‐001
AFRICAN‐AMERICANENGLISH
TTH11:00‐12:15
WELDON
(Cross‐listedwithLING442,AFAM442,andANTH442)
Thiscourseisdesignedtointroducestudentstothestructure,history,anduseofthedistinctive
varietiesofEnglishusedbyandamongmanyAfricanAmericansintheu.s.Inthiscourse,wewill
examinesomeofthelinguisticfeaturesthatdistinguishAfrican‐AmericanEnglish(AAE)fromother
varietiesofAmericanEnglish.Wewillconsidertheoriesregardingthehistoryandemergenceof
AAE.WewilllookattherepresentationofAAEinliterature.Wewillexaminethestructureand
functionofvariousexpressivespeecheventsintheAfrican‐Americanspeechcommunity.Andwe
willconsiderattitudinalissuesregardingtheuseofAAE,especiallyastheyrelatetoeducationand
theacquisitionofStandardEnglish.
ENGL460‐001ADVANCEDWRITING
MWF11:15‐12:05 STAFF
Extensivepracticeindifferenttypesofnonfictionwriting.Formoreinformation,pleasecontactthe
instructor.
ENGL460‐002
ADVANCEDWRITING
TTH12:30‐1:45
GREER
Inthisclass,wewillwritethreemajoressays.Iwillalsoassignin‐classwritingtohelpprepare
studentstocomposetheirmajorwork.Thoughthesetopicsmayvary,thethreeessayswill
probablyconsistofthefollowing:acomparisonandcontrastpaper,adefinitionpaper,anda
persuasiveessay.Studentswillbeexpectedtomeetwithmethroughoutthesemesterforone‐on‐
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oneeditingsessions.Grammarisparamount.Iassumethatstudentswillhavemasteredbasic
writingandsowillbereadytotacklethedeeperaspectsofprose,i.e.,thecommunicationofideas
whichareprofound,unique,andengaging.
ENGL460‐003
ADVANCEDWRITING
TTH2:00‐3:15
SMITH
Theoverarchingaimofthiscourseistohelpstudentsdeveloptheirabilitiesaswriters.Toward
thatend,thecoursewillinvolvereadingabout,discussing,analyzing,andextensivelypracticing
variousformsofnon‐fictionwriting.
ENGL460‐004
ADVANCEDWRITING
TTH3:30‐4:45
STAFF
SameasENGL460‐001
ENGL461‐001
THETEACHINGOFWRITIN TTH3:30‐4:45
STAFF Theoryandmethodsofteachingcompositionandextensivepracticeinvariouskindsofwriting.
Recommendedforprospectivewritingteachers.Formoreinformation,pleasecontactthe
instructor.
ENGL462‐001
TECHNICALWRITING
MWF12:20‐1:10
STAFF
Preparationforandpracticeintypesofwritingimportanttoscientists,engineers,andcomputer
scientists,frombrieftechnicalletterstoformalarticlesandreports.Formoreinformation,please
contacttheinstructor.
ENGL463‐001
BUSINESSWRITING
MWF9:05‐9:55
STAFF
Extensivepracticeindifferenttypesofbusinesswriting,frombriefletterstoformalarticlesand
reports.Formoreinformation,pleasecontacttheinstructor.
BUSINESSWRITING MWF10:10‐11:00 STAFF ENGL463‐002
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
ENGLE463‐092
BUSINESSWRITING
S9:00‐2:00 PARROTT
SameasENGL463‐001
PARROTT
ENGLE463‐093
BUSINESSWRITING
S9:00‐2:00 SameasENGL463.001
ENGLE463‐300
BUSINESSWRITING
M5:30‐8:15 STAFF
SameasENGL463‐001
ENGLE463‐301
BUSINESSWRITING
T5:30‐8:15 STAFF
SameasENGL463‐001
ENGL464‐001
POETRYWORKSHOP
TTH9:30‐10:45
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
STAFF
(Pre‐requisiteEnglish360)
WorkshopinwritingfictionforstudentswhohavesuccessfullycompletedENGL360.
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ENGL470‐001
RHETORICOFSCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY MW4:00‐5:15GEHRKE
(Cross‐listedwithSPCH470)
RhetoricofScienceandTechnology
Whichformsofcommunicationframeourunderstandingsofscienceandnewtechnologies?Why
dodifferingkindsofdiscoursesandmodesofengagementaffectsciencepolicyandpublic
perceptionwhileothersdonot?Howislanguage,bothspokenandwritten,usedwithinscientific
communitiestomakeandjustifyclaims?Whatusesoflanguageenablesomescientificclaimsto
gainprominencewhereothersfail?Thiscoursewillgrapplewiththesequestionsbyintroducing
studentstothestudyoftherhetoricofscienceandtechnology.Wewillbeginwithanintroduction
torhetoric,followedbyastudyofhowcommunicationandrhetoricbuildknowledge.Wewillthen
examinepreviouscasestudiesinsciencecommunicationandrhetoric.Finally,eachstudentwill
takeupaspecificprobleminrhetoricofscienceandtechnologyandpursueitsrelationshiptoa
currentpubliccontroversy.Insodoing,studentswillproduceoriginalresearchbaseduponstudy
andobservationofcontemporaryevents.
ENGL473‐001
FILM&MEDIATHEOR&CRITCSM
TTH9:30‐10:45
COOLEYH
(PreReq:FILM240orConsentofInstructorCross‐listedw/FILM473)
Theoryandcriticismoffilmandmediafromthe1910stothepresent.Considersarangeofcritical
approachestoanalyzingwhatdifferentformsofaudio‐visualmediadotoandfortheaudiences
theyaddressandtheworldstheydepict.
ENGL492‐001FICTIONWORKSHOP TTH12:30‐1:45
BARILLAJ
(PREREQ:ENGL360and465)
Opentostudentswithextensiveexperienceincreativewriting,thisworkshopwillpursuetheart
andcraftofwritingliteraryfictionatanadvancedlevelthroughclosereadingsandthecomposition
oforiginalshortstories.Producingoriginalfiction,andrespondinginwritingtoothers'stories,will
bethefocusofthecourse,althoughwewillalsospendtimeonexercisesandtheconsiderationof
publishedfiction.
ENGLE550‐300
ADVANCEENGLISHGRAMMAR
TTH5:30‐6:45
DISTERHEFT
(PREREQ:LING421/ENGL450orLING600/ENGL680)
(Cross‐listedwithLINGE521‐300)
AdvancedEnglishGrammarisacoursedesignedtoenhancestudents’abilitiesinanalyzingthe
structureofspokenandwrittenEnglish.Emphasisisplacedonrestrictionsonwordformationand
sentencestructure,andtherelationsbetweensentencestructureandmeaning.BothStandard
AmericanEnglishanditsregionalandsocialvarietieswillbeusedintheexaminationofhow
intendedmeaningisconveyedthroughsentencestructure.AdvancedEnglishGrammarisgeared
towardstheneedsofpresentandfutureteachersofEnglish.Itwillprovidestudentswithboththe
skillsnecessarytoexplainwhyEnglishworksthewayitworks,andopportunitiestoapplythose
skillsintothepracticalanalysisoftheEnglishlanguage.
ENGL566S‐001“SplitScreens:Hollywoodinthe‘50s&‘60s”TTH12:30‐1:45COURTNEY
(Cross‐listedw/FILM566S)
Thiscourseexaminestwosignificantdecadesofruptureandchange,atthemoviesandinAmerican
cultureatlarge.WhilepopularU.S.mythologiesliketoimaginethe1950ssimplyastheyearsof
“FatherKnowsBest”andwhitesuburbansplendor,evenpopularHollywoodtextsrevealamore
unstableandcontestedculturallandscape—especiallywithregardstomattersofrace,gender,and
sexuality.The1960s,too,weremoreofamixedculturalbagthanpopularmemoryoftenwould
haveit.ProvocativecombinationsofchangeandconventionareparticularlyevidentinHollywood
cinemainthesedecades,registeredbytheeruptionofcontemporaryconflictsinplotsand
characters,butalsobysubtleanddramatictransformationsof“classicalHollywood”style
itself.Thiscourseconsidersrupturesofbothkinds,socialandaesthetic,andparticularlyhowthey
interactinthisperiodofAmericancinema.What,forexample,doesthedisruptionofconventional
Hollywoodcodesallowtobesaid,andnotsaid,aboutshiftingconceptionsofgenderand
sexuality?WhatcanwelearnabouttheongoingsignificanceoftheCivilRightsEra,its“successes”
andits“failures,”byinterrogatingpopularculture’sownattemptstoimagineracialprogress?And
howmighttheanalysisofpopularfantasiesofmid‐20thcenturylifeandchangehelpusunderstand
ourown21stcenturyinvestmentsinselectivelyrememberingandforgettingthepast?Questions
likethesewillguideourreadings,screenings,anddiscussions.
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