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Course Listing for ENGLISH - Fall 2023 (ALL: 09/05/2023 - 12/21/2023)
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No.		 Course ID Title Credits Type Instructor(s) Days:Times Location Permission
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2692 ENGL-104-01 This American Experiment, Pt 1 1.00 LEC Wyss, Hilary TR: 1:30PM-2:45PM TBA HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 35 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  NOTE: For English majors, this course satisfies the requirement of a survey.
  NOTE: Seat reservations: 12 seats for first-years, 10 seats for sophomores.
  The America we know today has always been an experiment, defined by conflicts over land, debates about communal purpose and meaning, and the struggles of people born here and who dreaded or dreamed of coming here. This course emphasizes literary texts that have shaped-and contested-narratives of what America is and who it's for. From Indigenous stories and colonists' journals to the revolutionary texts of the new United States, from the writings of Transcendentalists and anti-slavery activists to the literature of the civil war and an abandoned Reconstruction, the works in this survey challenge students to reckon with the American present by reading and writing about its literary roots. (This course is first in a two-part sequence; students may take one part or both.)
3253 ENGL-106-01 Who Are Your People? 1.00 SEM Heredia, Alejandro MW: 8:30AM-9:45AM TBA ART  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  NOTE: 7 seats reserved for first-years, 6 seats for sophomores, 1 for juniors and 1 for seniors
  NOTE: For English majors, this course fulfills the requirement of a lower-level elective.
  This course explores the intersection between writing and community building. Students will read fiction, nonfiction, and poetry by writers like June Jordan, Toni Morrison, Edwidge Danticat, and others to explore nuanced literary representations of community, (un) belonging, and collectivity. Students will be expected to write in their chosen genre to explore questions like: Who are your people? What are a writer's responsibilities to collective struggle? What forms, techniques, and research practices can lend a writer adequate tools to write about communities? This is a generative creative writing course, and class meetings will take the form of writing exercises, workshop, group activities, and presentations.
1404 ENGL-110-01 Inventing English Literature 1.00 LEC Wheatley, Chloe TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM TBA HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 35 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  NOTE: For English majors, this course satisfies the survey requirement.
  NOTE: 6 seats reserved for first year students, 8 for sophomores.
  Fifteen hundred years ago, there was no such thing as English literature. The few examples of writing we have from that period are in a language that hardly anyone understands today. And yet, by the time of the late Middle Ages and Renaissance, England had developed one of the great world literatures. How did this happen? Starting with early masterpieces like Beowulf (in translation), we will trace the emergence of "English literature," as we now know it. In addition to major figures like Chaucer, Milton, and Shakespeare, we'll consider authors who fill out the historical picture.
3069 ENGL-110-02 Inventing English Literature 1.00 LEC Staples, James MW: 1:30PM-2:45PM TBA HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 35 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  NOTE: For English majors, this course satisfies the survey requirement.
  NOTE: 6 seats reserved for first year students, 8 for sophomores.
  Fifteen hundred years ago, there was no such thing as English literature. The few examples of writing we have from that period are in a language that hardly anyone understands today. And yet, by the time of the late Middle Ages and Renaissance, England had developed one of the great world literatures. How did this happen? Starting with early masterpieces like Beowulf (in translation), we will trace the emergence of "English literature," as we now know it. In addition to major figures like Chaucer, Milton, and Shakespeare, we'll consider authors who fill out the historical picture.
3070 ENGL-116-01 Unveiled: Early Black Voices 1.00 LEC Paulin, Diana TR: 2:55PM-4:10PM TBA HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 35 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  NOTE: For English majors, this course satisfies the requirement of a survey. This is the same course as ENGL 116. Introduction to African American Literature, Part 1. Students may not receive credit for both courses.
  NOTE: 7 seats reserved for first-year students 7 seats reserved for sophomores.
  This course surveys African American literature in a variety of genres from the 18th to the early 20th centuries. Through the study of texts by Phillis Wheatley, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Wilson, Harriet Jacobs, William Wells Brown, Julia Collins, William and Ellen Craft, Charles Chesnutt, Paul Dunbar, Ida Wells, W.E.B. Du Bois, and others, we will explore how these writers represented and influenced the history of people of African descent in the U.S., from slavery and abolition to early struggles for civil rights; how their work has intervened in racial formation and imagined the black diaspora; how literary innovations have engaged with continuing political questions of nation, gender, sexuality, and class. For English majors, this course satisfies the requirement of a survey.
3071 ENGL-231-01 The Rom Com 1.00 LEC Bergren, Katherine TR: 8:00AM-9:15AM TBA HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 25 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  NOTE: For English majors, this course satisfies the requirement of a 200-level elective.
  NOTE: 7 seats reserved for first-year students 7 seats reserved for sophomores
  On the page and on the screen, the genre of the Rom-Com is today seen as fluffy and feminine, a realm of pure escape. This course takes the Rom-Com more seriously, as a genre that reflects and critiques the conventions that govern gender, sexuality, and marriage. We will examine two pivotal periods in the development of the genre: the turn of the 17th century, focusing on William Shakespeare, and the turn of the 19th century, focusing on Jane Austen. Each author's works will be paired with film adaptations that, in reimagining their source material, challenge audiences to rethink the connections between gender, desire, race, class, and social convention.
3178 ENGL-231-02 The Rom Com 1.00 LEC Wheatley, Chloe TR: 8:00AM-9:15AM TBA HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 25 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  NOTE: For English majors, this course satisfies the requirement of a 200-level elective.
  NOTE: 7 seats reserved for first-year students 7 seats reserved for sophomores
  On the page and on the screen, the genre of the Rom-Com is today seen as fluffy and feminine, a realm of pure escape. This course takes the Rom-Com more seriously, as a genre that reflects and critiques the conventions that govern gender, sexuality, and marriage. We will examine two pivotal periods in the development of the genre: the turn of the 17th century, focusing on William Shakespeare, and the turn of the 19th century, focusing on Jane Austen. Each author's works will be paired with film adaptations that, in reimagining their source material, challenge audiences to rethink the connections between gender, desire, race, class, and social convention.
1727 ENGL-260-01 Intro Literary Studies 1.00 SEM Brown, David TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM TBA HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 18 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  NOTE: This course is required of all English majors.
  NOTE: 6 seats reserved for sophomores, 6 seats reserved for first-years.
  Why study literature? A practical reason: we live in a world of words and this course helps you master that world. But more importantly, literature immerses you in vast new worlds that become more meaningful as you become a better reader. Literature grapples with the fundamental problems of humanity; good, evil, pain, pleasure, love, death. We will read across centuries of English literature, in all genres, to see how great authors have addressed these problems. Through a sustained and rigorous attention to your own writing and interpretive skills, the course will leave you better prepared to explore and contribute to the written world. This course offers skills required for the English major, but welcomes anyone who wishes to become a better writer, reader, and thinker.
1728 ENGL-260-02 Intro Literary Studies 1.00 SEM Rosen, David MW: 2:55PM-4:10PM TBA HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 18 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  NOTE: This course is required of all English majors.
  NOTE: 6 seats reserved for sophomores, 6 seats reserved for first-years.
  Why study literature? A practical reason: we live in a world of words and this course helps you master that world. But more importantly, literature immerses you in vast new worlds that become more meaningful as you become a better reader. Literature grapples with the fundamental problems of humanity; good, evil, pain, pleasure, love, death. We will read across centuries of English literature, in all genres, to see how great authors have addressed these problems. Through a sustained and rigorous attention to your own writing and interpretive skills, the course will leave you better prepared to explore and contribute to the written world. This course offers skills required for the English major, but welcomes anyone who wishes to become a better writer, reader, and thinker.
2064 ENGL-260-03 Intro Literary Studies 1.00 SEM Rosen, David MW: 1:30PM-2:45PM TBA HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 18 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  NOTE: This course is required of all English majors.
  NOTE: 6 seats reserved for sophomores, 6 seats reserved for first-years.
  Why study literature? A practical reason: we live in a world of words and this course helps you master that world. But more importantly, literature immerses you in vast new worlds that become more meaningful as you become a better reader. Literature grapples with the fundamental problems of humanity; good, evil, pain, pleasure, love, death. We will read across centuries of English literature, in all genres, to see how great authors have addressed these problems. Through a sustained and rigorous attention to your own writing and interpretive skills, the course will leave you better prepared to explore and contribute to the written world. This course offers skills required for the English major, but welcomes anyone who wishes to become a better writer, reader, and thinker.
3072 ENGL-260-04 Intro Literary Studies 1.00 SEM Benedict, Barbara TR: 1:30PM-2:45PM TBA HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 18 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  NOTE: This course is required of all English majors.
  Why study literature? A practical reason: we live in a world of words and this course helps you master that world. But more importantly, literature immerses you in vast new worlds that become more meaningful as you become a better reader. Literature grapples with the fundamental problems of humanity; good, evil, pain, pleasure, love, death. We will read across centuries of English literature, in all genres, to see how great authors have addressed these problems. Through a sustained and rigorous attention to your own writing and interpretive skills, the course will leave you better prepared to explore and contribute to the written world. This course offers skills required for the English major, but welcomes anyone who wishes to become a better writer, reader, and thinker.
3073 ENGL-263-01 Writing as Social Justice 1.00 SEM Bacote, Catina TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM TBA ART  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  NOTE: For English majors, this course satisfies the requirement of a 200-level elective.
  NOTE: 7 seats reserved for first-years, 6 seats for sophomores, 1 for juniors and 1 for seniors.
  This creative nonfiction course considers social justice issues, including those tied to the Black Lives Matter Movement and the global pandemic. Through reading, writing, and discussions, we will ask: How can we courageously speak to the moment or reframe the past? How do we confront contemporary and historical injustices through acts of the imagination? What methods help us transform political and social matters into compelling and intimate stories? Can practicing writers embrace joy in the service of justice and healing? You will pursue your most pressing concerns and experiment with forms of writing from the personal essay to the open letter. The final assignment is a public-facing project that may involve teaching anthologies, public events, websites, manifestos, and podcasts.
2106 ENGL-270-01 Intro to Creative Writing 1.00 SEM Berry, Ciaran MW: 11:30AM-12:45PM TBA ART  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  This course is not open to seniors.
  NOTE: Students enrolled in ENGL 270 may not take another creative writing course that semester without special permission.
  NOTE: 7 seats for sophomores and 7 seats first year students. One seat for IART student.
  An introduction to imaginative writing, concentrating on the mastery of language and creative expression in more than one genre. Discussion of work by students and established writers. This is a required course for creative writing concentrators. One requirement of this class is attendance at a minimum of two readings offered on campus by visiting writers.
1723 ENGL-270-02 Intro to Creative Writing 1.00 SEM Rutherford, Ethan MW: 8:30AM-9:45AM TBA Y ART  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  This course is not open to seniors.
  NOTE: Students enrolled in ENGL 270 may not take another creative writing course that semester without special permission.
  NOTE: 7 seats for sophomores and 7 seats first year students. One seat for IART student.
  An introduction to imaginative writing, concentrating on the mastery of language and creative expression in more than one genre. Discussion of work by students and established writers. This is a required course for creative writing concentrators. One requirement of this class is attendance at a minimum of two readings offered on campus by visiting writers.
1560 ENGL-270-03 Intro to Creative Writing 1.00 SEM Rutherford, Ethan MW: 10:00AM-11:15AM TBA ART  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  This course is not open to seniors.
  NOTE: Students enrolled in ENGL 270 may not take another creative writing course that semester without special permission.
  NOTE: 7 seats for sophomores and 7 seats first year students. One seat for IART student.
  An introduction to imaginative writing, concentrating on the mastery of language and creative expression in more than one genre. Discussion of work by students and established writers. This is a required course for creative writing concentrators. One requirement of this class is attendance at a minimum of two readings offered on campus by visiting writers.
3074 ENGL-288-01 World Cinema 1.00 LEC Younger, James MW: 2:55PM-4:10PM
M: 6:30PM-9:00PM		 TBA GLB2  
  Enrollment limited to 25 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Also cross-referenced with FILM
  NOTE: For English majors, this course satisfies the requirement of a 200-level elective. This course can be counted toward fulfillment of requirements for the film studies minor.
  This course provides an introduction to the study of world cinema, with a focus on cinematic cultures other than those of the USA or Europe. We will begin by considering some of the theoretical questions involved in intercultural spectatorship and introducing/reviewing critical categories we can use to discuss the films. We will then proceed through a series of units based around specific cinematic cultures, focusing on movement, genres and auteurs and on the historical, cultural, and geopolitical issues that the films illuminate. For English majors, this course satisfies the requirement of a 200-level elective. This course can be counted toward fulfillment of requirements for the film studies minor.
3075 ENGL-307-01 Early American Women's Lit 1.00 SEM Wyss, Hilary TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM TBA HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Also cross-referenced with WMGS Cross-listing: AMST-307-01
  NOTE: For English majors, this course satisfies the requirement of a course emphasizing literature written between 1700-1900.
  Although early American literature often revolves around "Founding Fathers," in this course we will examine the writing of women. Writing poetry, journals, novels, travel diaries and letters, colonial women had a lot to say about their world and were extraordinarily creative in finding ways to say it-even when the society they lived in suggested it was "improper" for them to write. Along with elite white women, Native Americans, free African Americans, slaves, and indentured servants all wrote as well. As we explore this writing, we will think about what the texts these women produced tell us about the early American experience-how people thought of their place in the world, and what role women imagined for themselves in this newly developing society. This is a research-intensive seminar. For English majors, this course satisfies the requirement of a course emphasizing literature written between 1700-1900.
3076 ENGL-323-01 Cinematic Modernism 1.00 SEM Younger, James MW: 11:30AM-12:45PM
W: 6:30PM-9:00PM		 TBA HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 19 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Also cross-referenced with FILM
  Prerequisite: C- or better in English 265 or Film 265.
  NOTE: For English majors, this course satisfies the requirement of a course emphasizing literature written post-1900.
  NOTE: For Literature and Film concentrators, this course fulfills the requirement of an advanced course toward the major, and counts as a course in literature and film. This course also fulfills the requirements toward the film studies major.
  The 30-year period from 1950-1980 is often regarded as the golden age of European cinema and World Cinema. Launched by the post-war epiphanies of Italian Neorealism, a new cinematic language, modernism, was forged by movements of young radicals and older directors eager to transcend their past achievements. Embraced by an expanding audience of cinephiles (self-educated film-lovers), modernist cinema became one of the most dynamic and significant phenomena of 20th century culture. This course offers an introduction to this essential area of film history and will situate key directors and movements within the exciting political and cultural contexts of the times.
2698 ENGL-333-01 Creative Nonfiction 1.00 SEM Bacote, Catina TR: 2:55PM-4:10PM TBA ART  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Prerequisite: C- or better in ENGL 270 or permission of instructor.
  NOTE: For English creative writing concentrators, this course satisfies the requirement of a 300-level workshop.
  NOTE: For English literature concentrators, this course satisfies the requirement of an elective.
  In this writing workshop, students grow in trusting their artistic instinct, cultivating their personal voice, and exercising agency. Through experimentation and practice, they explore how to push the boundaries of creative nonfiction to tell real-life stories in authentic and unexpected ways. To broaden their notion of the genre and catalog approaches, they read the work of writers who approach storytelling as a source of power and who also innovate traditional literary forms and engage with issues of sexuality, race, class, gender, colonialism, and physical ability. As a supportive writing community, students give and receive feedback on ongoing creative work and delve into the ethical considerations that come into play when writing from real-life experience.
1564 ENGL-334-01 Adv Cr Writing:Fiction 1.00 SEM Rutherford, Ethan W: 1:30PM-4:10PM TBA ART  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Prerequisite: C- or better in ENGL 270 or permission of instructor.
  NOTE: For English creative writing concentrators, this course satisfies the requirement of a 300-level workshop. One requirement of this class is attendance at a minimum of two readings offered on campus by visiting writers.
  Students will write and rewrite fiction. The class is run as a workshop, and discussions are devoted to analysis of student work and that of professional writers. For English creative writing concentrators, this course satisfies the requirement of a 300-level workshop. One requirement of this class is attendance at a minimum of two readings offered on campus by visiting writers.
3179 ENGL-345-01 Chaucer 1.00 LEC Staples, James MW: 11:30AM-12:45PM TBA HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Prerequisite: C- or better in English 260
  NOTE: For English majors, this course satisfies the requirement of a course emphasizing literature written before 1700. This course is research intensive.
  A study of The Canterbury Tales and related writings in the context of late medieval conceptions of society, God, love, and marriage. For English majors, this course satisfies the requirement of a course emphasizing literature written before 1700. This course is research intensive.
3183 ENGL-354-01 The Novel and the Real World 1.00 SEM Benedict, Barbara TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM TBA HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  NOTE: For English majors, this course satisfies the requirement of a course emphasizing literature written from 1700-1900.
  This seminar explores the development of the realistic novel in short, eighteenth-century fictions about the quest to discover identity. Readings include Gothic novels with supernatural effects, semi-fictional and entirely fictional travel tales, novels about sex-workers, servants and libertines, and realistic sketches of city life by essayists and cultural critics. Through these works, we will trace the development of a genre which centers on the experience of the individual in a world bristling with dangers and adventures and peopled by rogues, fools, heroes and scoundrels as each individual forges a unique self.
1539 ENGL-399-01 Independent Study 0.50 - 1.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  A limited number of individual tutorials in topics not currently offered by the department. Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar’s Office and the approval of the instructor and chairperson are required for enrollment.
1862 ENGL-401-01 Intro to Literary Theory 1.00 SEM Rosen, David M: 6:30PM-9:00PM TBA HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 10 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
    Cross-listing: ENGL-801-01
  NOTE: English 401 and English 801 are the same course. For undergraduate English majors, this course satisfies the requirement of a course emphasizing critical reflection.
  This seminar is designed to provide a perspective on varied critical vocabularies, and to explore the development of literary theories and methods from classical to contemporary times. Emphasis will be placed on a broad examination of the history and traditions of literary theory, the ongoing questions and conflicts among theorists, and practical applications to the study of works in literature. Students will compose a substantial critical essay based on research and the development of their own perspective on understanding and evaluating a literary text.
3287 ENGL-442-01 Am Ltry Modrnsm &the Great War 1.00 LEC Mrozowski, Daniel W: 6:30PM-9:00PM TBA HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 12 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
    Cross-listing: ENGL-842-01
  This course will consider the impact of the Great War on American literary modernism. Grappling with apocalyptic devastation in Europe, massive shifts in global politics, and dramatic changes in technology, the Lost Generation responded with enduring and enigmatic works, haunted by wounds both psychic and spiritual. We will consider canonical writings by Ernest Hemingway and e.e. cummings, lesser-known works by Jessie Redmon Fauset and Edith Wharton, and first person accounts by combatants such as Thomas Boyd. As our focus will be on introducing the aesthetics of modernism through the context of the war itself, we will study maps, songs, photographs, newspapers, and other historical materials alongside traditional literary objects. Assignments will include a creative research project, weekly responses, and short essays. For English majors, this course satisfies the requirement of a course emphasizing literature written after 1900. It is research intensive. This course fulfills archival approaches.
3077 ENGL-445-01 Black Women Writers 1.00 SEM Paulin, Diana T: 6:30PM-9:00PM TBA HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 5 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Also cross-referenced with WMGS Cross-listing: AMST-445-01, AMST-845-01
  NOTE: This course is open to graduate and advanced undergraduates in English and American Studies, or by permission from the instructor. For English majors, this course satisfies the post-1900 requirement.
  Through readings in various genres (fiction, essays, drama, poetry, memoir, etc.), this course examines how black women's literary production is informed by the experiences, conditions, identities, and histories of women of African descent in the U.S., including some who were born or have lived outside of the U.S. Among the recurring themes/issues we will discuss are the impact of class, gender, race, sexuality, ability, and geographical location on black women's writings, artistic visions, the politics and dynamics of black women's roles in families, communities, the nation, and across the globe. Writers vary each semester but may include: Maya Angelou, Octavia Butler, Roxanne Gay, Lorraine Hansberry, bell hooks, Nella Larsen, Audre Lorde, Toni Morrison, Z.Z. Packer, Suzan-Lori Parks, Ann Petry, Tracy K. Smith, and Alice Walker.
3081 ENGL-455-01 Shakespeare and Film 1.00 SEM Wheatley, Chloe R: 6:30PM-9:00PM TBA HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
    Cross-listing: ENGL-855-01
  NOTE: For English majors, this course satisfies the requirement of a course emphasizing literature written before 1700.
  Shakespeare has long been celebrated for his 'universality': for being "not of an age, but for all time"; for inventing "the human." In this course, we will study selected films adapted from Shakespeare plays as a way to think about this idea of Shakespeare's universality. We will begin by considering what we mean when we say he is universal, and what is at stake in describing Shakespeare as universal. We will then study a handful of Shakespeare plays and their adaptations, some of which translate Shakespeare's plays to different times, places, and sometimes languages. Plays may be selected from Taming of the Shrew, Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet, 1 Henry IV, Hamlet, King Lear, Cymbeline, and The Tempest.
1491 ENGL-466-01 Teaching Assistant 0.50 - 1.00 IND Staff, Trinity TBA TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Students may assist professors as teaching assistants, performing a variety of duties usually involving assisting students in conceiving or revising papers; reading and helping to evaluate papers, quizzes, and exams; and other duties as determined by the student and instructor. See instructor of specific course for more information. Submission of the special registration form, available online, and the approval of the instructor are required for enrollment. Guidelines are available in the College Bulletin. (0.5 - 1 course credit)
3083 ENGL-473-01 Dickens/Chaplin 1.00 SEM Younger, James MW: 1:30PM-2:45PM
M: 6:30PM-9:00PM		 TBA HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Also cross-referenced with FILM
  NOTE: For English majors, this course satisfies the requirement of a course emphasizing literature written between 1700-1900, this course counts as a course in literature and film.
  This course treats the work of Charles Dickens and Charles Chaplin from a critical perspective that recognizes their striking similarities. Charles Dickens was the most popular artist of the 19th century; the fictional world and characters he created made sense of modern life for millions around the world, and the adjective "Dickensian" testifies to how familiar his blend of comedy and melodrama has become. Charles Chaplin is remarkably analogous to Dickens; as the 20th century's most popular artist, his work addressed fundamental issues of contemporary social life, and also employed a blend of comedy and melodrama that merited its own adjective: "Chaplinesque". The course examines the evolution of these two major figures over the course of their careers. This is a research-intensive seminar. For literature and film concentrators, this course counts as a course in literature and film.
3238 ENGL-493-01 Creative Writing Senior Worksh 1.00 SEM Berry, Ciaran MW: 10:00AM-11:15AM TBA ART  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Prerequisite: C- or better in English 270 and one of the following English 333, 334, 336, FILM/THDN 305
  This course will serve as a multi-genre senior workshop for English (Creative Writing) majors and for non-majors who wish to continue their study of creative writing at a more advanced level. Class discussions will be devoted to student work in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, as well as the discussion of the work of established writers. In addition to producing work in their genre of choice and responding to the work of others, students will be required to attend events in the AK Smith Reading Series.
3385 ENGL-497-01 One-Semester Senior Thesis 1.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Individual tutorial in writing of a one-semester senior thesis on a special topic in literature or criticism. Submission of the special registration form and the approval of the instructor and the chairperson are required.
3387 ENGL-498-01 Sr Thesis Part 1/Sr Colloquim 1.00 SEM Bergren, Katherine TBA TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  This course is designed to teach senior English majors the techniques of research and analysis needed for writing a year-long essay on a subject of their choice. It is intended to help the students to write such year-long theses, and to encourage them to do so. It will deal with problems such as designing longer papers, focusing topics, developing and limiting bibliographies, working with manuscripts, using both library and Internet resources, and understanding the uses of theoretical paradigms. This course is required of all senior English majors who are planning to write two-semester, year-long theses. Please refer to the department's website for more information. Submission of the special registration form and the approval of the instructor and the chairperson are required. (2 course credits to be completed in two semesters.)
1861 ENGL-801-01 Intro to Literary Theory 1.00 SEM Rosen, David M: 6:30PM-9:00PM TBA HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 5 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
    Cross-listing: ENGL-401-01
  NOTE: For the English graduate program, this course is required of all students pursuing the thesis capstone.
  This seminar is designed to provide a perspective on varied critical vocabularies, and to explore the development of literary theories and methods from classical to contemporary times. Emphasis will be placed on a broad examination of the history and traditions of literary theory, the ongoing questions and conflicts among theorists, and practical applications to the study of works in literature. Students will compose a substantial critical essay based on research and the development of their own perspective on understanding and evaluating a literary text.
3286 ENGL-842-01 Am Ltry Modrnsm &the Great War 1.00 LEC Mrozowski, Daniel W: 6:30PM-9:00PM TBA HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 3 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
    Cross-listing: ENGL-442-01
  This course will consider the impact of the Great War on American literary modernism. Grappling with apocalyptic devastation in Europe, massive shifts in global politics, and dramatic changes in technology, the Lost Generation responded with enduring and enigmatic works, haunted by wounds both psychic and spiritual. We will consider canonical writings by Ernest Hemingway and e.e. cummings, lesser-known works by Jessie Redmon Fauset and Edith Wharton, and first person accounts by combatants such as Thomas Boyd. As our focus will be on introducing the aesthetics of modernism through the context of the war itself, we will study maps, songs, photographs, newspapers, and other historical materials alongside traditional literary objects. Assignments will include a creative research project, weekly responses, and short essays. For English majors, this course satisfies the requirement of a course emphasizing literature written after 1900. It is research intensive. This course fulfills archival approaches.
3078 ENGL-845-01 Black Women Writers 1.00 SEM Paulin, Diana T: 6:30PM-9:00PM TBA HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 3 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Also cross-referenced with WMGS Cross-listing: AMST-445-01, AMST-845-01
  Through readings in various genres (fiction, essays, drama, poetry, memoir, etc.), this course examines how black women's literary production is informed by the experiences, conditions, identities, and histories of women of African descent in the U.S., including some who were born or have lived outside of the U.S. Among the recurring themes/issues we will discuss are the impact of class, gender, race, sexuality, ability, and geographical location on black women's writings, artistic visions, the politics and dynamics of black women's roles in families, communities, the nation, and across the globe. Writers vary each semester but may include: Maya Angelou, Octavia Butler, Roxanne Gay, Lorraine Hansberry, bell hooks, Nella Larsen, Audre Lorde, Toni Morrison, Z.Z. Packer, Suzan-Lori Parks, Ann Petry, Tracy K. Smith, and Alice Walker.
3082 ENGL-855-01 Shakespeare and Film 1.00 SEM Wheatley, Chloe R: 6:30PM-9:00PM TBA HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 4 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
    Cross-listing: ENGL-455-01
  Shakespeare has long been celebrated for his 'universality': for being "not of an age, but for all time"; for inventing "the human." In this course, we will study selected films adapted from Shakespeare plays as a way to think about this idea of Shakespeare's universality. We will begin by considering what we mean when we say he is universal, and what is at stake in describing Shakespeare as universal. We will then study a handful of Shakespeare plays and their adaptations, some of which translate Shakespeare's plays to different times, places, and sometimes languages. Plays may be selected from Taming of the Shrew, Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet, 1 Henry IV, Hamlet, King Lear, Cymbeline, and The Tempest.
1442 ENGL-940-01 Independent Study 1.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  A limited number of tutorials are available for students wishing to pursue special topics not offered in the regular graduate program. Applications should be submitted to the department chairperson prior to registration. Written approval of the graduate adviser and department chairperson is required. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for the special approval form.
1444 ENGL-953-01 Research Project 1.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  The graduate director, the supervisor of the project, and the department chairperson must approve special research project topics. Conference hours are available by appointment. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for the special approval form. One course credit.
1578 ENGL-954-01 Thesis Part I 1.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
1752 ENGL-955-01 Thesis Part II 1.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Continuation of English 954 (described in prior section).
1443 ENGL-956-01 Thesis 2.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
3217 THDN-393-01 Playwrights Workshop 1.00 SEM Staff, Trinity TR: 1:30PM-3:30PM TBA ART  
  Enrollment limited to 12 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Also cross-referenced with ENGL
  Prerequisite: At least one theater and dance course or permission of instructor.
  NOTE: Seat reservations: 4 juniors, 4 sophomores, 4 first years.
  An introduction to different styles and techniques of playwrighting through the study of selected plays from various world theater traditions. Assignments and exercises will lead to the development of short plays scripted by students.