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.

Introduction to the techniques and practice of writing prose fiction.

Introduction to the techniques and practice of writing poetry.

Novels, stories, essays, poems, and plays written in and about California from the Gold Rush to the present.

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

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

Intensive practice intended to develop a high level of competence in writing expository prose.

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 poetry, prose, and fiction of such writers as Defoe, Dryden, Fielding, Richardson, Pope, Swift, and Johnson.

Selected studies in the prose and poetry of such figures as Tennyson, Dickens, the Brontes, the Brownings, Hopkins, Arnold, Ruskin, and Newman.

Major history plays, comedies, and tragedies.

American poetry and prose to the Civil War with special attention to Irving, Cooper, Poe, Hawthorne, Emerson, Thoreau, Melville, and Whitman.

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

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.

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.

Development of the poetry, essay, short story and novel of the Chicano and Latino peoples of the United States, with particular emphasis on the differentiating characteristics between the multiple cultures that constitute the Latino populations.

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.

Studies of the narrative experiments and innovations in fiction following the realist novel; emphasis of gender, empire and class and the pluralities of "modernisms."

English poetry, plays, novels, and discursive prose by and about women from 1375 to 1800.

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.

Representations of women and gender relations in contemporary literature and mass culture, using the tools of feminist, literary and political theory.

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 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 Empire and Commonwealth literatures, post-colonialism, American hemispheric connections, African-American discourse, Asian American writers, dialects and the folk, and other topics.

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

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

Theories of race and ethnicity, cultural imperialism, discourse of power and class, literatures of the Americas, and other topics.

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

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.

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.