Provides training and practice in writing and critical thinking. Focuses on the writing process, the fundamentals of composition, and the structure of argument. Provides numerous and varied assignments with opportunity for revision. Meets MAPS requirement for English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: lower-division written communication. Requisites: Restricted to students with 0-56 credits (Freshmen or Sophomore) College of Arts and Sciences majors only.
Introduces techniques of fiction and poetry. Student work is scrutinized by the instructor and may be discussed in a workshop atmosphere with other students. May not be taken concurrently with ENGL 2021 or 2051. May not be repeated. Not open to graduate students.
Explores the many possibilities of the novel, or, the novel as possibility, and emphasize that formal and aesthetic innovation is not peripheral to the novel's development but central to its influence and existence. Focuses on the elements of fiction in order to develop an aesthetic and literary appreciation of this complex art form.
Explores literature in the Gothic mode and aesthetic and critical theories related to modern "horror" genres or their precursors. Introduces literary-critical concepts (such as notions of abjection, repression and anxiety) that developed alongside this branch of literature. Students read canonical works in British and American traditions while reflecting on notions of popular or marginalized literature. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
Introduces students to the tradition of nature writing dating from Romanticism through realist and experimental contemporary literary texts. Students will study key terms and concepts related to the environment such as anthropocentrism, bioregionalism, eco-cosmopolitanism, environmental justice, deep ecology, and posthumanism. They will apply them to different literary genres toward developing critical analyses and environmental readings. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
Introduces literature by women in England and America. Covers both poetry and fiction and varying historical periods. Acquaints students with the contribution of women writers to the English literary tradition and investigates the nature of this contribution. Same as WMST 1260. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
Introduces students to how to read a poem by examining the great variety of poems written and composed in English from the very beginning of the English language until recently. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
Introduces students to a range of major works of British literature, including at least one play by Shakespeare, a pre-20th century English novel, and works by Chaucer and/or Milton. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
Enhances student understanding of the American literary and artistic heritage through an intensive study of a few centrally significant texts, emphasizing works written before the 20th century. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
Introduces significant fiction by ethnic Americans. Explores both the literary and the cultural elements that distinguish work by these writers. Emphasizes materials from Native American, African American, and Chicano traditions. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
Introductory course in poetry writing. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ENGL 1191 (minimum grade B). Not open to graduate students.
Serves as an introduction to media studies specifically from a humanities perspective. Studies both histories and theories of media from the 20th and 21st centuries. Touches on methodologies for undertaking media studies (including distant ready and media archaeology). Objects of study may include such topics as film, radio, social media platforms and games, as well as digital art and literature. Same as ATLS 2036.
Introductory course in fiction writing. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ENGL 1191 (mimimum grade B).
Surveys the major literary trends in prose and poetry from 1900 to the present in the Anglo-American tradition of modern, postmodern, and contemporary literature. Provides students with a grounding in the major authors and motifs of 20th- and 21st-century in literature in conjunction with political and cultural changes across the periods.
Provides a basic skills course designed to equip students to handle the English major. Emphasizes critical writing and the acquisition of basic techniques and vocabulary of literary criticism through close attention to poetry and prose. Credit not granted for this course and ENGL 1010. Formerly ENGL 2000. Requisites: Restricted to English (ENGL) majors only.
Introduces students to a wide range of critical theories that English majors need to know. Covers major movements in modern literary/critical theory, from Matthew Arnold through new criticism to contemporary postmodern frameworks. Required for all English majors. Formerly ENGL 2010. Requisites: Restricted to English (ENGL) majors only.
Considers the backdrop of the American West in literature, film, photography, and computer gaming. We will focus on a range of narratives and images depicting this wide swathe of American geography while simultaneously cultivating close reading skills, digital media analysis and film analysis that will aid you in deeper insights at the textual level. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: U.S. context.
Chronological survey of the literature from Whitman to Faulkner. Continuation of ENGL 2655. Credit not granted for this course and ENGL 3664. Similar to ENGL 3665.
Offers students at sophomore and junior levels an introduction to some of the forms, concerns, and genres of contemporary lesbian, bisexual, and gay writing in English. Same as LGBT 2707. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
Surveys historical and contemporary North American Native American literature. Examines the continuity and incorporation of traditional stories and values in Native Literature, including novels, short stories, and poetry. Same as ETHN 2713.
