Schedule of Classes

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.

Examines history of popular cultural forms such as literature, music, dance, theater, and visual arts produced by and about African Americans.

Introduction to the theories, methods, and history of cultural studies, with coverage of contemporary debates over censorship and the politics of authorship, seriality and originality.

An introduction to the close reading of fiction and the understanding of the genre as an aesthetic and historical phenomenon.

Overseas Studies course; title of course offered at overseas institution appears as a section title.

Introduction to the techniques and practice of writing prose fiction.

Introduction to the techniques and practice of writing poetry.

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

Course in the theory and practices of "popular culture," highlighting modern and comtemporary culture, film, video and popular music, as well as narrative forms.

Apprenticeship with experienced writer-teachers, providing students with a pedagogical framework and practical experience for teaching creative writing in schools and community settings.

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.

Instruction in the major grammatical systems of the English language, with particular emphasis on their relevance to language activities in the elementary classroom.

Selected studies in the major figures, genres, and themes of Middle English literature to Malory, with special emphasis on Chaucer.

Selected studies in the non-dramatic literature of Renaissance England, with emphasis on Sidney, Spencer, and Shakespeare.

Selected studies of prose and poetry in the age of Bacon, Donne, Jonson, Herbert, Browne, Marvell, and Milton.

Major history plays, comedies, and tragedies.

Survey of Native American literature, including oral traditions and print genres, such as short story, poetry, novel, and autobiography, from 1700 to the present. Recommended preparation: ENGL 263.

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.

A concentrated reading and criticism of the works of one period or one genre of American literature; for example, colonial literature, the American Renaissance, American poetry, American drama.

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

Theory and practice of fiction in works of major writers such as Austen, Dickens, Thackeray, George Eliot, Meredith, and Hardy.

English Literature written about or in the British colonies and their post-colonial nations, including African, Asian, Pacific, and American countries. Emphasis on texts by other than British and United States authors. Completion of General Education Literature requirement highly advised.

Philosophies of literary criticism from Plato to the end of the nineteenth century; the relationship between literary criticism and its contemporary literature.

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

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

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.

Studies in prose, poetry, drama, and culture of the period 1661-1800.

Studies in British literature and society, 1837-1901, including gender and genre, industrialism, science and technology, empire and race, new forms of media and narrative, and other topics.

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.

Studies in rural and urban fictions, modernism, the shift from imagism and symbolism to confessional poetry, recovered writers, hemispheric traditions, literature and kindred arts, and other topics.

Studies in contemporary women and ethnic writers, "extra-literary" forms (journalism, autobiography), the theatre of the absurd, post-modern fabulations, and other modes and issues since World War II.

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

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

Seminar. Studies in poetry form and function or critical theory. Open only to Creative Writing Ph.D. students.

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.