Spring 2025

Introductory workshop in writing poetry, short fiction and nonfiction for love of the written and spoken word. Not for English major credit. Not for English major or English (Creative Writing) major credit.

A study of emotional intelligence through literature, history and the arts with a focus on anger, happiness, love and empathy.

Close study of Shakespeare's plays and poems to introduce his language, stagecraft, literary "genius," social and literary contexts, precursors and rivals, and legacy.

Introduction to theory and practice of literary study.

History, political-economy and aesthetics of the African Diaspora with emphasis on Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe and Africa.

Intensive reading of major writers to 1800.

Intensive reading of major writers, 1800-1950.

Intensive reading of representative writers.

Introduction to major forms, styles and theories of narrative, with attention to characterization, plot, genres, ethics, empathy, perspective, audience and social conditions.

Study of literary modes of narrative and their uses in medical understanding, character formation, social identity, and relations between mind and body.

Study of forms of nonfiction writing, focusing on craft and process: how it works and how to read, write and write about it.

Historical survey of the traditions of lyric poetry from Shakespeare to the contemporary, examining the genre's multiple forms of literary, visual, and aural expression.

Intensive practice in crafting literary essays.

Introduction to the techniques and practice of writing narrative in fiction and literary non-fiction

Introduction to the techniques and practice of writing prose fiction.

Introduction to the techniques and practice of writing poetry.

A study of literature and literary theory through the themes and theories of wonder, magic and the uncanny in English literature before 1800.

Literary travel using novels to explore regional culture and unify the study of literature, history, geography, politics and social studies.

Study of poetry written in English from 1900 to 1945, with special emphasis on American modernists of the first two decades.

Study of poetry written in English since 1945, with special emphasis on the last two decades.

Selected British, Irish, and American drama from the post World War II period (1945 to the present).

Literary studies in the relationship between fiction and drama and their adaptation as films.

An examination of how literature and related arts intersect in a particular cultural milieu. Selected topics.

Investigation of the scope and possibilities of British and American science fiction as a genre, with some attention to its historical development.

Introduction to issues in visual and popular culture, focused on critical and historical interpretation of words and images in comic books and graphic novels.

Intermediate practice in writing creative nonfiction.

A practical course in composition of prose fiction.

A practical course in poetry writing.

Prerequisite: English 405 and/or consent of instructor.

Prerequisite: Acceptance of manuscript by instructor.

Selected studies of major writers, including Blake, Austen, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Mary Shelley, P.B. Shelley, and Keats.

Major history plays, comedies, and tragedies.

American poetry and prose with special attention to Twain, James, Dickinson, Henry Adams, Crane, and Dreiser.

American poetry, fiction, and drama since World War I with special attention to Eliot, Frost, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, O'Neill, Stevens, Faulkner, and Nabokov.

Introduction to African-American, Chicano, Asian American, and Native-American literatures--and to the literary diversity of American cultures.

Development of the novel in African-American literature beginning with the anti-slavery fiction of William W. Brown and his pre-Emancipation contemporaries and concluding with the emerging novelists of the late Sixties.

Survey of Asian American literature from the earliest time to the present; development of prose, poetry, and novel.

Representative plays, especially those of the Elizabethan, Jacobean, and Restoration periods.

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

Selected problems in literary history and criticism.

Individual research, reading, writing and project development as a senior capstone experience in the study of narrative.

Seminar in workshop form to accompany completion of Senior HonorsThesis. Bi-weekly meetings to complete thesis according to contract.

Looking at specific case histories, this course introduces students to the basic methods, theories and activities in Cultural Studies.

Studies in poetry and patronage, the popular tradition in literature and drama, the social and sexual dynamics of comedy, historical and cultural uses of genres, among other topics.

Plays for the stage shall be written using public-domain poetry and prose as inspiration and source material, complemented with exploring poetry, prose, and varied dramas as context for the student writer. Students should be well-versed in literature, and have written in one or more genres.

Studies in canonic and non-canonic literature in the American Renaissance, cultural nationalism, the consequences of race, immigration, expansion, urbanization, science, and marketplace, and other topics.

Research leading to the Master's Degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Practical principles for development of effective teaching within the disciplines of English, Creative Writing, and Narrative Studies. Intended for teaching assistants in English.

Thematic, theoretical, or experimental studies in British and American literatures and cultures.

Editing and publishing within the tradition of literary and cultural influences upon a wide range of authors, readers and genres.

Research and identification of internships; preparation of application materials for submission to in-person and remote internship opportunities.

Discussion of literary texts combined with hands-on digital practice in composition, design and fabrication for electronic publication, including formal, technical and philosophical issues.

Editorial and publishing workshop with an intensive hands-on student project following the progress of a single piece of writing from manuscript to print.

Practical experience in the publishing world for acquiring skills and knowledge beyond the classroom.

Studies in meaning and meaning-making, form, comparative theory, theories of history and culture, theory in the classroom, and other topics.

Issues and theory of studying literature in relation to history, science, politics, psychology, religion, sociology, media, the visual arts, and other disciplines.

Introduces second-year PhD students to genres of professional academic writing and development of student specialization in specific fields within the discipline.

Studies of major and minor, canonic and non-canonic writers.

Intensive practicum in advanced level nonfiction writing, intended to develop high level creative compositional ability.

Seminar. Studies in fiction form and function or critical theory.

Intensive practicum in advanced level poetry writing, intended to develop high level creative compositional ability. Open only to Creative Writing PhD degree candidates.

Intensive practicum in advanced level fiction writing, intended to develop high level creative compositional ability. Open only to Creative Writing PhD degree candidates.

Seminar. Studies in poetry form and function or critical theory.

A structured environment in which to craft a research project, write a dissertation prospectus, and define areas of professional expertise. Graded CR/NC. Recommended preparation: passage of screening exam. Not available for degree credit.

This two-credit course helps ABD students craft their professional identities and placement materials as they make the transition from graduate school to their academic position. Graded CR/NC. Not available for degree credit.

Academic writing workshop focused on producing dissertation chapters and revising seminar papers for publication.

Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. GRADED CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.

Credit upon acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.