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\n ENG 105<\/span>\n

Introduction to Creative Writing<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Introduction to basic principles of reading and writing poetry, fiction, and nonfiction (may also substitute genres to include drama and\/or screenwriting). (Lec. 3. Project 3\/Online). (A3) (B1)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 110<\/span>\n

Introduction to Literature<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Analysis of literature through reading and discussion of a number of genres derived from a variety of literary cultures. (Lec. 3, Online 1) (A3) (B1)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 120<\/span>\n

Poetry Out Loud<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Study of great poetry through the art of performance. Emphasis on public speaking skills, self-confidence, and study of literature to understand and express fundamental beliefs about life, love, pain, happiness. (Lec. 3, Online 1\/Online) (A4) (B2)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 121<\/span>\n

OUTRAGE! Literature of Protest and Dissent<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Study of proud history of poems, songs, plays, and fiction speaking truth to power. Examination of the ways selected literary texts have engaged with different kinds of oppression. (Lec. 3, Online 1) (A3) (C1)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 122<\/span>\n

Poplife: How Popular Culture Explains the World<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Introduction to critical study of how social power and inequalities are reproduced and resisted through popular culture. (Lec. 3, Project 3) (A3) (C3)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 150X<\/span>\n

Tolkien, Wordsworth, and Escapism<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(1 cr.) Consideration of the political, intellectual, and aesthetic qualities of escapism as a practice of self care and engagement in challenging times, through the work of two master practitioners of the concept: Wordsworth and Tolkien. (Online) S\/U only.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 160<\/span>\n

Literatures of the World<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Cross-listed as (ENG), CLS 160. Introduction to significant works of world literature. (Lec. 3, Rec.1, Online 1) (A3) (C2)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 201<\/span>\n

Reading With Purpose<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Introduction to the study of literature and culture. Students will engage with critical perspectives prominent in the field and develop skills necessary to becoming effective scholars and researchers in literary and cultural studies. (Lec. 3, Rec. 1) <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 205A<\/span>\n

Creative Writing: Poetry<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Writing and analysis of works written by class members and professional writers. (Lec. 3. Project 3\/Online) ENG 205A may be offered online. Students may repeat ENG 205 for a total of 16 credits but may not repeat the same letter (A, B, C, D).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 205B<\/span>\n

Creative Writing: Fiction<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Writing and analysis of works written by class members and professional writers. (Lec. 3, Project 3\/Online) ENG 205B may be offered online. Students may repeat ENG 205 for a total of 16 credits but may not repeat the same letter (A, B, C, D).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 205C<\/span>\n

Creative Writing: Nonfiction<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Writing and analysis of works written by class members and professional writers. Type of writing varies with instructor. (Lec. 3, Project 3) Students may repeat ENG 205 for a total of 16 credits but may not repeat the same letter (A, B, C, D).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 205D<\/span>\n

Creative Writing: Screen Writing<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Writing and analysis of works written by class members and professional writers. (Lec. 3, Project 3) Students may repeat ENG 205 for a total of 16 credits but may not repeat the same letter (A, B, C, D).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 210<\/span>\n

Reading Sport, Seeing Life<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Analysis of texts in which literary, visual, and sporting cultures intersect, with a focus on critique of their aesthetic, symbolic, social, and political meanings in a variety of contexts. (Lec. 3, Project 3) (C3)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 211<\/span>\n

The Young Adult Novel<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Close examination of the young adult novel genre with particular attention to the cultures and ideologies of adolescence, the teenager, and the young adult. (Lec. 3, Project 3) (A3) (C3)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 221<\/span>\n

Introduction to Asian American Literature & Culture<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Introduction to major authors, works, and topics in Asian American literature and culture. (Lec. 3, Online 1) (A3) (C3)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 241<\/span>\n

U.S. Literature I<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Selections from U.S. literature, beginnings to the mid-19th century. (Lec. 3, Project 3\/Online)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 242<\/span>\n

U.S. Literature II<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Selections from U.S. literature, mid-19th century to the present. (Lec. 3, Project 3) ENG 241 not required for 242. (A3) (C3)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 243<\/span>\n

The Short Story<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Critical study of the short story from the early 19th century to the present. (Lec. 3, Project 3\/Online) (A3) (B1)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 243H<\/span>\n

Honors Section of ENG 243: The Short Story<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Honors Section of ENG 243: The Short Story. Critical study of the short story from the early 19th century to the present. (Lec. 3, Project 3\/Online) Pre: 3.40 overall gpa. (A3) (B1)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 245<\/span>\n

Introduction to Film Decades<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Introduction to study of film in cultural context over an historical decade, e.g., Modernism and the Silent Era of the Twenties; Cinema of Wartime in the Forties; Vietnam, Nixon, and the Seventies Blockbuster. May be repeated once with a different emphasis. (Lec. 3, Project 3) (A3) (B4)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 245H<\/span>\n

Honors Section of ENG 245: Intro to Film Decades<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Honors Section of ENG 245: Intro to Film Decades. Introduction to study of film in cultural context over an historical decade, e.g., Modernism and the Silent Era of the Twenties; Cinema of Wartime in the Forties; Vietnam, Nixon, and the Seventies Blockbuster. May be repeated once with a different emphasis. (Lec. 3, Project 3) (A3) (B4) Pre: Overall GPA of 3.4 or higher.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 247<\/span>\n

Introduction to Literature of the African Diaspora<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Cross-listed as (ENG), AAF 247. Major themes, genres, and motifs of the literatures of Africa and the Americas. Focus on one or more of these regions. Study of black oral and written literatures with emphasis on cultural, historical, political, and socioeconomic contexts. (Lec. 3, Project 3) (A3) (C3)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 248<\/span>\n

African-American Literature from 1900 to the Present<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Cross-listed as (ENG), AAF 248. Twentieth-century African-American literature, with emphasis on major issues, movements, and trends, including the study of W.E.B. DuBois, the Harlem Renaissance, the civil rights movement, and the black arts movement. (Lec. 3, Project 3) (A3) (C3)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 251<\/span>\n

British Literature I<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Selections from British literature, beginnings to 1798. (Lec. 3, Project 3)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 252<\/span>\n

British Literature II<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Selections from British literature, 1798 to the present. (Lec. 3, Project 3) ENG 251 not required for 252. (A3) (C2)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 260<\/span>\n

Women and Literature<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Critical study of selected topics. (Lec. 3, Project 3\/Online) (A3) (B1)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 263<\/span>\n

Introduction to Literary Genres: The Poem<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Introduction to the study of the poem. (Lec. 3, Project 3\/Online) (A3) (B1)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 264<\/span>\n

Introduction to Literary Genres: The Drama<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Introduction to the study of the drama. (Lec. 3, Project 3) (A3) (B1)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 265<\/span>\n

Introduction to Literary Genres: The Novel<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Introduction to the study of the novel. (Lec. 3, Project 3) (A3) (B1)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 265H<\/span>\n

Honors section of ENG 265: Introduction to Literary Genres: The Novel<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Honors section of ENG 265: Introduction to Literary Genres: The Novel (Violence and the Novel). (Lec. 3, Project 3) Pre: must have a 3.40 overall GPA. (A3) (B1)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 280<\/span>\n

Introduction to Shakespeare<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Introduction to the major plays and poetry of Shakespeare. (Lec. 3, Project 3) (A3) (B1)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 280H<\/span>\n

Honors Section of ENG 280: Introduction to Shakespeare<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Honors Section of ENG 280: Introduction to Shakespeare. Introduction to the major plays and poetry of Shakespeare. (Lec. 3, Project 3) Pre: Must have a 3.4 GPA or higher. (A3) (B1)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 302<\/span>\n

Topics in Film Theory and Criticism<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Introduction to film theory and criticism. Emphasis on semiotics, auteur theory, psychoanalysis, genre studies, feminist theory, materialist critique, or cultural studies, with focus on range of popular, experimental, and documentary film traditions. May be repeated for credit when taken with different emphasis. (Lec. 3, Lab. 2) (A3) (B4)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 304<\/span>\n

Film Genres<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Literary study of the particular conventions and evolution of one or more film genres (e.g Romantic Comedy, Science Fiction, Western). Emphasis will vary. (Lec. 3, Lab. 2\/Online) May be repeated once with a different genre. (A3) (B4)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 305A<\/span>\n

Advanced Creative Writing - Poetry<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Intensive writing and reading workshop for students at the advanced level who have preferably taken at least one previous class in creative writing. (Lec. 3, Project 3\/Online) Student may repeat ENG 305 for a total of 16 credits but may not repeat the same letter (A, B, C, D).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 305B<\/span>\n

Advanced Creative Writing - Fiction<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Intensive writing and reading workshop for students at the advanced level who have preferably taken at least one previous class in creative writing. (Lec. 3, Project 3\/Online) Student may repeat ENG 305 for a total of 16 credits but may not repeat the same letter (A, B, C, D).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 305C<\/span>\n

Advanced Creative Writing - Nonfiction<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Intensive writing and reading workshop for students at the advanced level who have preferably taken at least one previous class in creative writing. Type of writing varies with instructor. (Lec. 3, Project 3) Student may repeat ENG 305 for a total of 16 credits but may not repeat the same letter (A, B, C, D).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 305D<\/span>\n

Advanced Creative Writing - Screen Writing<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Intensive writing and reading workshop for students at the advanced level who have preferably taken at least one previous class in creative writing. (Lec. 3, Project 3) Student may repeat ENG 305 for a total of 16 credits but may not repeat the same letter (A, B, C, D).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 315<\/span>\n

Special Topics in Literary and Cultural Studies<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Selected areas of study pertinent to literary and cultural studies. (Lec. 4) Pre: Sophomore standing or by permission of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits with permission of the instructor and change of topic.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 320<\/span>\n

Disability and Literature<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Examines narratives and representations of disability, neurodiversity, and chronic illness in literature; introduces terms from disability theory. Considers questions of ethics and social justice in the lived experience of disability. (Lec. 4\/Online) (C3) (D1)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 321<\/span>\n

Topics in Asian American Literature & Culture<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Explore special topics in Asian American literature and culture, engaging textual, critical, political, and theoretical issues. May be repeated for credit as often as topic changes. (Lec. 3, Online) (A3) (C3)\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 333<\/span>\n

The Sensuous Sentence: Grammar for Grammarphobes<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) A critical and historical examination of style, tone, diction, grammar, and sentence form as aesthetic and ideological qualities of literary texts. (Lec. 3, Project 3) (A3) (C3)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 338<\/span>\n

Native American Literature<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Study of literature written by Native Americans. This course may consider early texts and traditions as well as contemporary works. (Lec. 3, Project 3)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 339<\/span>\n

Literary Nonfiction<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Intensive study in one or more forms of nonfiction narrative (memoir, nature meditation, medical narrative, extended journalistic account, true crime, science narrative, historical account). (Lec. 3, Project 3) May be repeated once for a total of 8 credits when taken with different emphasis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 345<\/span>\n

Topics in American Colonial Literatures<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Studies in the literature and culture of the New World. Topics include discovery, exploration, early modern empire, settlement of the Americas. May include fictional and non-fictional prose, poetry, or dramatic works by major authors and their contemporaries. (Lec. 3, Project 3) May be repeated once for a total of 8 credits, barring duplication of topics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 347<\/span>\n

Antebellum U.S. Literature and Culture<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Study of literature and culture in the United States during the decades leading to the Civil War (the period also known as the American Renaissance\/American Romanticism). (Lec. 3, Project 3)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 348<\/span>\n

U.S. Literature and Culture from 1865 to 1914<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Study of post-Civil War poetry and prose. Readings may include Chesnutt, Chopin, Crane, DuBois, James, Twain, Wharton, and others. (Lec. 3, Project 3)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 350<\/span>\n

Literary Theory and Criticism<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Introduction to theories of literature and their application in the analysis of selected texts. Topics may include representation as problematized in works selected from classical to contemporary thought. (Lec. 3, Project 3) May be repeated for credit as often as topic changes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 352<\/span>\n

Black Images in Film<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Cross-listed as (AAF), ENG 352. Exploration of the cultural, economic, political, and ideological motivations behind the standard representation of people of the African diaspora in cinema in the U.S. and other areas of the world, while examining film as a genre with a vocabulary and idiom of its own. (Lec. 3, Project 1) (A3) (C3)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 355<\/span>\n

Topics in Literature and the Sciences<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Study of the representation of scientific themes in literature and\/or the relationship between literature and the sciences. (Lec. 3, Project 3) Pre: Junior or senior standing. (D1)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 356<\/span>\n

Literature and the Law<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Study of the representation of legal themes in literature and\/or the relationship between literature and the law. (Lec. 3, Project 3) Pre: Junior or senior standing. Enrollment priority given to students with career interests in law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 359<\/span>\n

Topics in Literature, Culture, and the Environment<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Cross-listed as (ENG) EAH359. Study of the representation of the environment and related themes in literature and\/or the relationships between literature, culture, and the environment. (Lec. 3) Pre: Junior or senior standing. May be repeated once under a different topic. (A3) (B4)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 362<\/span>\n

African-American Literary Genres<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Cross-listed as (ENG), AAF 362. Study of drama and poetry in the continued oral and written heritage of Africa and America, excepting short story and the novel. Focus on Baraka, Bullins, Dunbar, Giovanni, Hughes, and Walker. (Lec. 3, Project 3)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 363<\/span>\n

African-American Fiction<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Cross-listed as (ENG), AAF 363. Study of formal and thematic developments in the African-American novel and short story. Focus on Baldwin, Chesnutt, Ellison, Gaines, Hurston, Jacobs, Marshall, Morrison, Naylor, Reed, Walker, Wideman, Wilson, and Wright. (Lec. 3, Project 3)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 364<\/span>\n

Contemporary African Literature<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Cross-listed as (ENG), AAF 364. Study of contemporary African literature by genre, region, or theme, with emphasis on literary traditions, issues, and socio-cultural contexts. (Lec. 3, Project 3)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 367<\/span>\n

The Epic<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Studies in epic literature from Homer to the modern period. Historical emphasis will vary with instructor. (Lec. 3, Project 3)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 368<\/span>\n

The Bible as Literature<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Study of the Bible in English (Old Testament, New Testament, and Apocrypha) as a literary text. (Lec. 3, Project 3) (A3) (B4)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 374<\/span>\n

British Literature: 1660-1800<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Study of major trends in late 17th- and 18th-century verse, prose, drama, and fiction by such writers as Milton, Dryden, Behn, Congreve, Pope, Finch, Swift, and Johnson. (Lec. 3, Project 3)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 376<\/span>\n

Topics in Victorian Literature and Culture<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Notable literary and cultural movements and motifs of the Victorian era. May include prose, poetry, or dramatic works by major authors and their contemporaries. May be repeated once with a different topic. (Lec. 3, Project 3)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 377<\/span>\n

Topics in Romanticism<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Notable literary and cultural movements and motifs of Romantic literature and culture. May include prose, poetry, or dramatic works by major Romantic authors and their contemporaries. May be repeated once with a different topic. (Lec. 3, Project 3)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 378<\/span>\n

Aspects of Postmodernism<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Introduction to major issues and theories of Postmodern Literature and Culture, emphases may include temporality, borders, cyberculture, theories of the image and constructions of subjectivity. (Lec. 3, Project 3)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 379<\/span>\n

Contemporary Literature<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Studies in contemporary literature with an emphasis on cultural and interdisciplinary issues. Movements and emphases may include multiculturalism, culture and technology, globalization, and politics of the body. (Lec. 3, Project 3)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 381<\/span>\n

Topics in Medieval Literature<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Emphasis on cultural and interdisciplinary issues. (Lec. 3, Project 3) May be repeated once with a different topic. (A3) (C3)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 382<\/span>\n

Topics in Renaissance Literature<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Emphasis on cultural and interdisciplinary issues. (Lec. 3, Project 3) May be repeated once with a different topic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 383<\/span>\n

Modernist Literature, 1900-1945<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Poetry, drama, fiction, and\/or nonfiction prose with an emphasis on writers such as Eliot, Faulkner, Hurston, Joyce, Stevens, Yeats, Woolf, and Wright. (Lec. 3, Project 3)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 385<\/span>\n

Women Writers<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Cross-listed as (ENG), GWS 385. Analysis of the poetry, drama, or fiction of women writers. Emphasis on 18th-century, 19th-century, 20th-century, or contemporary authors. May be repeated for credit when taken with different emphasis. (Lec. 3, Project 3) (A3) (B4)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 388<\/span>\n

Queer Literatures, Queer Cultures<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Cross-listed as (ENG), GWS 388. Study of queer cultural productions, literature, and related theory, with a focus on historical, aesthetic, and political developments in ongoing contestations around the representations of gender, sexuality, and identity. (Lec. 3, Project 3) (A3) (C3)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 394<\/span>\n

Independent Study<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(1-4 crs.) Extensive individual study and research, culminating in a substantial essay. (Independent Study) Pre: permission of chairperson. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 395<\/span>\n

Independent Study<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(1-4 crs.) Extensive individual study and research, culminating in a substantial essay. (Independent Study) Pre: permission of chairperson. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 396<\/span>\n

Literature of the Sea: The Rumowicz Seminar<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Studies of maritime literature and culture. Guest lecturers and field trips. (Seminar)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 405<\/span>\n

Creative Writing Capstone<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) A capstone course in creative writing for English majors taking the Creative Writing Option; includes workshop, portfolio creation, critical responses to texts, exploration of creative writing field. (Lec. 1, Workshop 2, Online 1) Pre: ENG 205 and 305, or two ENG 305 courses in different genres (ENG 305A, 305B, 305C, or 305D). <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 410<\/span>\n

Capstone Seminar in Literary and Cultural Studies<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) A capstone course in literary and cultural studies research for English majors: requires the completion of a scholarly essay or another research-intensive project. (Lec. 3, Practicum 1) Pre: two 300- or 400-level ENG courses (excluding 477). (B4) (D1)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 446<\/span>\n

Drama<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Intensive studies in Drama. May include special topics in plays, performance, and playwrights. (Seminar) Not for graduate credit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 447<\/span>\n

Poetry<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Study of major contributions and movements in poetry of any period. (Seminar) <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 450G<\/span>\n

Performing Race<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Interdisciplinary consideration of drama, race, and performance in political, historical, cultural, and ethical contexts. (Lec. 3, Online) (D1) (C3) (GC) <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 451<\/span>\n

Advanced Topics in International Film Media<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Cross-listed as (FLM), ENG, CLS 451. Study of international film genres from one or more national, regional or diasporic cultures and traditions. Emphases on theoretical, historiographic and media research methods. (Lec. 3, Lab. 2) Pre: junior standing or permission of instructor. FLM 204 or 205 recommended. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits with change of emphases or topics. (A4) (C2)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 469<\/span>\n

The Novel<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Focuses on generic considerations of the novel in relation to historical contexts such as national\/cultural politics, philosophy, psychology. The 'novel' is examined against the historical specificity of its production. (Seminar)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 472<\/span>\n

Shakespeare<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Studies in Shakespeare's drama and poetry. (Seminar) <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n ENG 477<\/span>\n

Internship in English<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(1-8 crs.) Exploration of career goals and job opportunities. Participate in a variety of work situations, supervised by both faculty member and onsite personnel. 35.75 hours (2.75 hrs\/wk) per 1 credit. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 credits. (Practicum) Pre: 20 credits in English, permission of chairperson, and prior completion of or concurrent enrollment in ITR 303 or 304. Total credits from ENG 477 may not exceed 8, of which 4 may be used as credit toward the English major. Not for graduate credit. S\/U only.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n
\n ENG 478<\/span>\n

Medieval Authors<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Studies in works by one or more major medieval authors. May be repeated once, barring duplication of writers. (Seminar)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n
\n ENG 479<\/span>\n

Renaissance Authors<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Studies in works by one or more major Renaissance authors (excepting Shakespeare). May be repeated once, barring duplication of writers. (Seminar)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n
\n ENG 480<\/span>\n

British Restoration and Enlightenment Authors<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Studies in works by one or two major Restoration and Enlightenment authors. (Seminar) May be repeated once for a total of 8 credits, barring duplication of writers. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n
\n ENG 482<\/span>\n

American and U.S. Authors to 1820<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Studies in works by one or two major American and U.S. authors to 1820. (Seminar) May be repeated once for a total of 8 credits, barring duplication of writers. Not for graduate credit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n
\n ENG 486<\/span>\n

British Authors: 19th Century<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Studies in works by one or two major British authors. (Seminar) May be repeated once for a total of 8 credits, barring duplication of writers. Not for graduate credit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n
\n ENG 489<\/span>\n

Literature and Imperialism<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(4 crs.) Studies of specific authors, literary movements, or comparative themes in texts reflecting the impact of colonization and imperialism. (Seminar) <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n
\n ENG 492<\/span>\n

Crossing Borders: Writers Writing Their Lives<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (GWS), ENG, WRT 492. This advanced creative nonfiction seminar combines a rigorous commitment to the craft of writing with an investigation of how 'crossing borders' functions as a thematic, structural, and feminist framework for helping writers access and create personal essays. (Seminar) Pre: Junior or senior standing or permission of the instructor. (D1) (B1)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n
\n ENG 510<\/span>\n

Introduction to Professional Study I<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(1.5 crs.) Orientation to the critical frameworks and professional skills important to graduate work in literary and cultural studies, including digital and public humanities. (Seminar 1.5) Pre: graduate standing or permission of instructor. S\/U grades only.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n
\n ENG 511<\/span>\n

Introduction to Professional Study II<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(1.5 crs.) Orientation to the critical frameworks and professional skills important to graduate work in literary and cultural studies, including digital and public humanities. (Seminar) Pre: ENG 510. S\/U credit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n
\n ENG 514<\/span>\n

History of Critical Theories<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(3 crs.) Historical survey of critical theory from antiquity to the present. (Lec. 3) Pre: graduate standing or permission of instructor. May be repeated once if emphasis changes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n
\n ENG 540<\/span>\n

Studies in American Texts Before 1815<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(3 crs.) Cultural texts and topics of the Western Hemisphere before 1815: literary and nonliterary writings and genres; exploration and captivity narrative; African transmissions; critical theory; culture, gender, race, and class. (Lec. 3) Pre: graduate standing or permission of instructor. May be repeated once if emphasis changes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n
\n ENG 543<\/span>\n

Studies in 19-Century American Texts<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(3 crs.) Literary and nonliterary cultural texts, genres, and topics of the Western Hemisphere. May include media; oral, industrial, and popular cultures; critical theory and the analysis of discourses; issues of class, gender, and race.(Lec. 3) Pre: Graduate Standing or permission of instructor. May be repeated once if emphasis changes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n
\n ENG 545<\/span>\n

Studies in American Texts After 1900<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(3 crs.) Modern, contemporary, and postmodern cultural texts, genres, and topics of the Western Hemisphere; e.g. literary and nonliterary writings, performance modes, media, theory, and cultural studies of race, genre, and class. (Lec. 3) Pre: graduate standing or permission of instructor. May be repeated once if emphasis changes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n
\n ENG 553<\/span>\n

Studies in British Texts 1700-1832<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(3 crs.) Literary and nonliterary cultural texts and genres during the Restoration, Augustan, Enlightenment, and Romantic periods; e.g., drama, media, rhetoric, theory, and discourse analysis of gender, class, race, and other social relations. (Lec. 3) Pre: graduate standing or permission of instructor. May be repeated once if emphasis changes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n
\n ENG 555<\/span>\n

Studies in 19-Century British Texts<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(3 crs.) Literary and cultural texts and genres during the 19th century. May include drama and other performance modes; critical theory and the analysis of discourses; representations of class, gender, and race. (Lec. 3) Pre: Graduate Standing or permission of instructor. May be repeated once if emphasis changes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n
\n ENG 557<\/span>\n

Studies in British Texts After 1900<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(3 crs.) Modern, contemporary, and postmodern cultural texts; e.g., literary and nonliterary writings, drama, colonial and European cultural relations, film, theory, and cultural studies of institutional life and other social relations. (Lec. 3) Pre: graduate standing or permission of instructor. May be repeated once if emphasis changes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n
\n ENG 590<\/span>\n

Selected Topics<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(1-3 crs.) Selected topics in American and British literature and topics of special interest not covered by traditional department offerings. (Lec. 1-3) Pre: graduate standing or permission of instructor. May be repeated once if emphasis changes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n
\n ENG 595<\/span>\n

Master's Project<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(1-6 crs.) Student produces MA portfolio in consultation with major professor and committee. S\/U only. Pre: Graduate Standing or permission of instructor. May be repeated once if emphasis changes (Ind Study).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n
\n ENG 599<\/span>\n

Master's Thesis Research<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(1-6 crs.) Student produces MA thesis in consultation with major professor and committee. (Independent Study) S\/U only. Pre: Graduate Standing or permission of instructor. May be repeated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n
\n ENG 601<\/span>\n

Seminar in Creative Writing<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(3 crs.) Seminar for advanced students under supervision of a member arranged to suit individual project requirements of students. (Seminar) Pre: graduate standing or permission of instructor. May be repeated once if emphasis changes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n
\n ENG 605<\/span>\n

Seminar in Genres<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(3 crs.) In-depth study of a single or several genres and\/or subgenres, such as epic, drama, or horror film. (Seminar) Pre: graduate standing or permission of instructor. May be repeated once if emphasis changes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n
\n ENG 610<\/span>\n

Seminar in Historical Periods<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(3 crs.) Selected topics of relevance for historical periods. Periods emphasized are medieval, 16th- and 17th-century British, 18th- and 19th-century British, North American, and postcolonial. (Seminar) Pre: Graduate Standing or permission of instructor. May be repeated once if emphasis changes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n
\n ENG 615<\/span>\n

Seminar in Authors<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(3 crs.) In-depth and critical study of selected works of one or two authors from any historical period, genre, or medium; theories and traditions of authorship; authorship and gender. (Seminar) Pre: graduate standing or permission of instructor. May be repeated once if emphasis changes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n
\n ENG 620<\/span>\n

Seminar in Culture and Discourse<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(3 crs.) Contrasting theoretical conceptions of culture, discursive practices, hegemony, the public and private spheres, and related concerns; may cross any historical formation or period. (Seminar) Pre: graduate standing or permission of instructor. May be repeated once if emphasis changes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n
\n ENG 625<\/span>\n

Seminar in Media<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(3 crs.) Critical and theoretical conceptions of one or more media across any historical formation or period. (Seminar) Pre: graduate standing and permission of instructor. May be repeated once if emphasis changes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n
\n ENG 635<\/span>\n

Seminar in Subjectivities<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(3 crs.) Critically investigates class, race, gender, sexuality, and\/or other subject positions as they are constructed by literary or other media. Might emphasize reading and writing communities, form and ideology, or identity politics. (Seminar) Pre: graduate standing or permission of instructor. May be repeated once if emphasis changes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n
\n ENG 660<\/span>\n

Seminar in Special Topics<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(3 crs.) Topics of special interest not covered by other offerings. (Seminar) Pre: graduate standing or permission of instructor. May be repeated once if emphasis changes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n
\n ENG 691<\/span>\n

Independent Graduate Study<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(3 crs.) Advanced study of an approved topic under the supervision of a faculty member. (Independent Study) Pre: permission of ENG Graduate Director. May not be repeated for credit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n
\n ENG 692<\/span>\n

Independent Graduate Study<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(3 crs.) Advanced study of an approved topic under the supervision of a faculty member. (Independent Study) Pre: permission of ENG Graduate Director. May not be repeated for credit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n
\n ENG 695<\/span>\n

Practicum: Teaching College English<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(1 cr.) Practicum for students teaching a college-level English course. Supervision of course preparation, presentation, and evaluation. (Practicum 1) S\/U credit. Pre: permission of the Chair. May be repeated for a total of 3 credits with permission of the Chair.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n
\n ENG 699<\/span>\n

Doctoral Dissertation Research<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(1-12 crs.) Number of credits is determined each semester in consultation with the major professor or program committee. (Independent Study) S\/U credit. Pre: Graduate Standing or permission of instructor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n
\n ENG 999<\/span>\n

Methods of Teaching Literature<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n

(0 crs.) Materials and various methods of teaching literature on the college level. Required of graduate students who teach English Department literature courses. (Seminar) Pre: graduate standing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"parent":10,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-5386","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5386"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5389,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5386\/revisions\/5389"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}