Courses

    Introduces Chicana and Chicano and Mexican literary studies, focusing on narrative works by Chicana and Chicano writers. Examines diverse range of Mexican writing in Greater Mexico as it addresses recurring issues and themes, including language, race and class, questions of identity, and gender relations. Same as ETHN 2746.

    Surveys the development of literatures in English in former British colonies. Topics include the spread and adaptation of English language literary forms in Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and the far new world (Australia and New Zealand). Students learn the causes of the dispersion and the motivations for the clearly different uses of English literary forms in theex-colonies. Same as ETHN 2761. .

    Introduction to Shakespeare. Introduces students to 6-10 of Shakespeare's major plays. Comedies, histories, and tragedies will be studied. Some non-dramatic poetry may be included. Viewing of Shakespeare in performance is often required. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only. English (ENGL) and Humanities (HUMN) majors are excluded from taking this class.
    Explores American literature as a site of cultural intersection between European settlers and indigenous peoples. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors).
    Introduces students to the major works, authors, and formal trends of the 20th and 21st-century novel. Texts may be drawn from British, American, and global literary traditions. The course may also focus on a specific movement, development, or transformation in the genre post-1900, for instance, modernism, postmodernism, naturalism, realism, postcolonial fiction, historical fiction, and so forth. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

    Introduces students to the historical stages of English from Anglo-Saxon, c. 500, to Modern English. Considers both language change and the role of language in historical and political phenomena such as globalization (including the spread of English and the emergence of different dialects) and past and present debates about standard language, canon formation, and culture.

    Studies special topics in literary forms and styles (e.g. magical realism, naturalism, language poetry, etc.) and also the development of genres (e.g. poetry, drama, digital media, novel) in the 20th- and 21st-centuries. Topics vary each semester. Specially design for English majors. May be repeated for a total of 6 units for different topics. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors).
    Intermediate course in poetry writing. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite courses of ENGL 1191 and ENGL 2021 (all minimum grade C-). Restricted to Creative Writing minor students or students with a sub plan of Creative Writing.
    Examines how literature participates in the creation of American national culture and identify. Surveys major political writing and a variety of literary genres, tropes, and themes from early native Americal tales to the 20th-cerntury literature. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors).
    Examines literary forms and themes with special emphasis on issues related to the craft of poetry and fiction. This course is taught in conjunction with visiting lectures by practicing writers. Does not count as Creative Writing workshop credit. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of ENGL 1191 (minimum grade B-).
    Intermediate course in fiction writing. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite courses of ENGL 1191 and ENGL 2051 (all minimum grade B-). Restricted to Creative Writing minor students or students with a sub plan of Creative Writing.
    Close study of significant 20th century poetry, drama, and prose works. Readings range from 1920s to the present. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
    Surveys major literary trends from 1900-1945 in the Anglo-American tradition, including the characteristics of literary modernism. Covers both prose and poetry, as well as the relationship between literature and history to the close of World War II. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors).
    Explores major literary and theoretical trends in the Anglo-American tradition after 1945. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors).
    Discussion and practical criticism of student work and discussion of relevant works of literary nonfiction. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of ENGL 1191 (minimum grade B-). Restricted to English (ENGL), Humanities (HUMN), Theatre (THTR or TBFA) majors only or Creative Writing (CRW) minor students only.
    Provides an in-depth study of the work of one or two major authors in the Anglo-American tradition after 1900. May be repeated for a total of 9 units for different topics. Recommended prereq., ENGL 2000 or ENGL 2102. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors).
    Studies special topics in theory; specially designed for English majors. Topics vary each semester. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours different topics. Prereq., sophomore standing. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
    Provides an interdisciplinary study of England in one of its most vibrant cultural and historical periods.Topics include politics, religion, family life, and the ways contemporary authors understood their world. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
    Covers the development of the novel. Formerly ENGL 4204. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
    Studies special topics in gender studies; specially designed for English majors. Topics vary each semester. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours for different topics. Prereq., sophomore standing. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
    Emphasizes formal study of folk traditions (including tales, songs, games, customs, beliefs, and crafts) within a theoretical framework, using examples from several cultures. Prereq., sophomore standing. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
    Surveys the American novel. Covers the early development of the American novel, its rise in the 19th- and 20th-centuries, and its contemporary expressions. Students will be introduced to theories of the novel, the major movements and authors, as well as the characteristics that define the American novel as unique. Recommended prereq., ENGL 2000 or ENGL 2102. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors).
    Surveys American poetry from the 17th- to the 21st-century. Includes training in poetry theory, form, and genre, as well as in poetic analysis. Recommended prereq., ENGL 2000 or ENGL 2102. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors).
    Studies special topics in popular culture; specially designed for English majors. Topics vary each semester. May be repeated for a total of 6 credit hours for different topics. Prereq., sophomore standing. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) English (ENGL) or Humanities (HUMN) majors only.
    Introduces literature by British and American women. Same as WMST 3267. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors).

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