Department of English

English Courses (ENG)

New or amended courses for 2010–11

213 Transcultural Literatures: Medieval to Enlightenment (3:3)

Pr. sophomore standing or English major or permission of instructor

Historical and transnational or transatlantic development of literatures in English from 700 to 1780.

214 Transnational Literatures: Romantic to Postmodern (3:3)

Pr. sophomore standing or English major or permission of instructor

Transnational, transatlantic, and transcultural developments in literatures in English from the late 18th century to the present.

305 Introduction to Rhetoric: Rhetorical Power (3:3)

Pr. ENG 101 or equivalent

Introduction to rhetorical theory and practice, current and historical; practice with writing and reading in variety of genres/disciplines using tools and methods of rhetoric; analysis of visual and linguistic texts.

310 Young Adult Literature (3:3)

Focus on the historical and critical study of the Young Adult genre; examination of themes; strategies of effective reading; discussion techniques for teachers.

343 Topics in Pre-1800 Literature (3:3)

May be repeated once for credit when topic changes.

Exploration of selected topics in literature in English before 1800.

347 Topics in Post-1800 Literature (3:3)

May be repeated once for credit when topic changes.

Exploration of selected topics in literature in English after 1800.

Courses with new or changed prerequisites for 2010–11

251 Major American Authors: Colonial to Romantic (3:3)

GE Core: GLT

Pr. sophomore, junior, or senior standing, or English major, or permission of instructor

Classic authors and their contributions to the intellectual life of America: Hawthorne, Melville, Douglass, Poe, Whitman, Dickinson, and others. (Fall & Spring)

252 Major American Authors: Realist to Modern (3:3)

GE Core: GLT

Pr. sophomore, junior, or senior standing, English major, or permission of instructor

Late nineteenth- and twentieth-century authors and their contributions to the development of modern thought: Dickinson, Twain, Frost, Faulkner, Hemingway, and others. (Fall & Spring)

315 Postcolonial Literatures (3:3)

GE Core: GLT

Pr. sophomore, junior, or senior standing

Literature from South Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, Australia, and Canada marked by the experience of European colonialism. Topics include non-European literary forms, colonization, political resistance, nationalism, gender, postcolonial predicaments.