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Chair: Miriam Levine
Professors: Elaine Beilin, Alan Feldman, Bernard Horn,
*Miriam Levine, Arthur Nolletti, Jr., Mark Seiden
Associate Professors: Kathleen Beyer, Thomas Grove, Desmond
McCarthy, Catherine McLaughlin, Julia Scandrett
Assistant Professors: Loretta Holloway, Carolyn Maibor, Lynn Parker, Evelyn Perry
*Sabbatical: Spring 2003
The English Department offers a wide-range program of
poetry, prose, drama, film, linguistics, writing, and journalism for majors and
non-majors alike. This program is designed to help students develop
increased skills in reading, writing, and analytical thinking; greater
appreciation of literature; and deeper understanding of the relationship between
literature and race, gender, culture, history, and our shared humanity.
The General Education Requirement
All students must satisfy a
general education requirement consisting of twelve (12) courses (see page 32).
General Education Goal 4 (Literature or Philosophy) is covered in courses
required of English majors. While majors may take general education courses from
other departments that fulfill Goal 4, they are not required to do so. English
majors minoring in Secondary Education must take 71.107 Effective Speaking as
one of their general education courses.
Placement Testing
Each incoming student must take a
placement test in writing, which is administered prior to orientation for new
students. Shown below are additional dates and times for the writing test
during the 2002-2003 academic year. Contact the Center for Academic
Support and Advising (CASA) for reservations.
| Tuesday, September 3, 2002 |
9:30 am |
| Wednesday, October 23, 2002 |
1:30 pm |
| Wednesday, January 22, 2003 |
3:30 pm |
| Wednesday, March 26, 2003 |
1:30 pm |
ENGLISH MAJOR
Departmental Requirements for
English Major (ENG)
Principal courses, twelve (12)
required, as follows:
21.104 Literary Study (Students
permitted by the Chair to waive this requirement must take 21.333 Critical
Writing.)
One (1)
of the following writing or journalism courses:
21.225 Introduction to
Journalism
21.282 Creative Writing
21.284 Prose Writing
21.286 Professional Writing
21.288 Writing Fiction
21.331 News Writing
21.333 Critical Writing
21.335 Feature Writing
21.410 Seminar in Creative Writing
21.411 Seminar in Prose Writing
21.471 Business Writing
21.472 Technical Writing
21.480 Writing for Publication
Literature Group A: One
(1) course from the following:
21.251 British Literature I:
Old English to 1660
21.313 English Drama from the Middle Ages to the Eighteenth Century
21.314 Poetry and Prose of the English Renaissance
21.220 Shakespeare
21.317 Studies in Shakespeare
21.321 Rise and Establishment of the English Novel
21.407 Chaucer
Literature Group B:
One (1) course from the following:
21.255 British Literature II:
1660 to 1890
21.232 Irish Literature
21.318 Romantic Movement
21.322 Nineteenth and Twentieth Century English Fiction
21.323 Dickens and D.H. Lawrence
21.330 Victorian Period
21.374 Modern British and American Poetry (may be used for Group B or C but
not both)
21.440 Yeats and Joyce
Literature Group C (American):
Two (2) courses in American literature:
21.224 Coming of Age in America
21.243 American Short Story
21.245 American Novel
21.260 American Ethnic Literature
21.261 American Writers I
21.262 American Writers II
21.273 Recent Narratives by American Women
21.353 Dickinson and Frost
21.354 Fitzgerald and Hemingway
21.360 African American Literature
21.374 Modern British and American Poetry (may be used for Group B or C but
not both)
Literature Group D:
One (1) course in Classical, Biblical or Renaissance Literature:
21.202 Comparative Mythology
21.265 World Literature: Our Cultural Heritage
21.266 World Literature: Renaissance to Present
21.271 Development of the Drama
21.301 Studies in the Bible as Literature
Literature Group E: One
(1) course from the following World Literature courses:
21.203 Global Perspectives in
Literature
21.268 Russian Literature
21.277 Contemporary World Literature by Women
21.342 Modern Drama
21.376 The Twentieth-Century Novel
21.379 Contemporary European and American Literature
21.422 Seminar in Literature
(prerequisite
eight English courses, including one at the 300 level)
Other Courses (to total
twelve) from above or from the following areas:
(1) mythology; (2) film studies;
(3) language studies; (4) children's literature (only one course in this area
may be counted toward the 12 courses required for the major.); (5) 21.111
Approaches to Literature; (6) 21.490 Independent
Study in English
All English majors must take two
(2) literature courses at the 300 or 400 level in addition to the seminar.
Foreign Language Requirement:
Intermediate knowledge of one
foreign language required (0-4 courses). The intermediate level may be met in
one of several ways: 1) completion of a college-level Intermediate II language
course; 2) placement test score of 80 or above; 3) waiver from the Chair of the
Modern Language Department if high school academic language is other than
English (usually applies to international students); four years of a single
language in high school; achievement of level 4 in a single language in high
school.
MAJOR WITH CONCENTRATION IN
WRITING (ENW)
Minimum of 15 courses, as
follows:
Twelve (12) required courses for
the major, plus four (4) of the following:
21.225 Introduction to Journalism
21.282 Creative Writing
21.284 Prose Writing
21.286 Professional Writing
21.288 Writing Fiction
21.331 News Writing
21.333 Critical Writing
21.335 Feature Writing
21.410 Seminar in Creative Writing
21.411 Seminar in Prose Writing
21.471 Business Writing
21.472 Technical Writing
21.480 Writing for Publication
21.481 Editorial
Workshop in Journalism
Note:
No more than one of these courses may be used to fulfill both the requirement of
twelve courses in English and four courses for this concentration.
MAJOR WITH CONCENTRATION IN
PROFESSIONAL WRITING (ENP)
Minimum of 15 courses as follows:
Twelve (12) required courses for
the major, plus four (4) of the following:
21.225 Introduction to Journalism
or
21.335 Feature Writing
21.286 Professional Writing
21.471 Business Writing
21.472 Technical Writing
21.480 Writing for Publication
21.495 Practicum in English (writing)
Note:
No more than one of these courses may be used to fulfill both the requirement of
twelve courses in English and four courses for this concentration.
MAJOR WITH CONCENTRATION IN
JOURNALISM (ENJ)
Minimum of 15 courses as
follows:
Twelve (12) required courses for
the major, plus the following four (4):
21.225 Introduction to
Journalism
21.331 News Writing
One internship: 21.481 Editorial
Workshop in Journalism or 21.494 Practicum in Journalism
One(1) of the following:
21.284 Prose Writing
21.335 Feature Writing
21.480 Writing for Publication
Internship (whichever one was not taken above): 21.491 Independent Study in
Journalism: Editorial Workshop or 21.494
Practicum in Journalism
Note:
One of the above courses, except for the internships, may be used to fulfill the
requirements of both the twelve courses in English and the four courses for this
concentration.
MAJOR WITH MINOR IN SECONDARY
EDUCATION (ENT)
(Initial Licensure)
I. General Education requirements
(12 courses)
II. English major requirements
(12 courses)
21.104 Literary Study
21.251 (Group A)
21.255 (Group B)
Two courses from Group C
One course from Group D
One course from Group E
21.333
Critical Writing
21.401 The English Language
21.422 Seminar in Literature
Two (2) English electives
III. Completion of second
semester intermediate foreign language or equivalent
IV. High School or Middle School:
71.107 Effective Speaking
(Gen.Ed.)
42.200 Psychology of Development (Gen.Ed.)
V. Education Requirements:
High
School:
14.200 Education in American
Society with Field Study I (Gen.Ed.)
14.315 Professional Preparation and Field Study II - Methods, Special
Education and Technology for High School
14.410-11 Student Teaching Practicum and Seminar I-II - High School
Middle School:
14.200 Education in American
Society with Field Study I (Gen.Ed.)
14.316 Professional Preparation and Field Study II - Methods, Special Education
and Technology for Middle School
14.414-15 Student Teaching Practicum and Seminar
I-II - Middle School
See page 82 of the college
catalog for further information on teacher education.
COORDINATE MAJOR IN EARLY
CHILDHOOD OR ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
The Department of English
sponsors two programs for students pursuing licensure in early childhood or
elementary education. One is the Interdisciplinary Major in Humanities: Language
Arts, as described in the Education section of this catalog. A second option is
a major in English, combined with the Coordinate Major in Education, as outlined
below.
Students must satisfy the general
education requirement of twelve (12) courses, the English major requirement of
twelve (12) courses plus the foreign language requirement, and the early
childhood or elementary education requirement of five (5) courses plus the
professional semester. With careful planning, students may complete this program
within 32 courses.
I. General Education requirement
(12 Courses)
II. English major requirements
(12 Courses)
III. Choose A or B
A. Coordinate Major in Early
Childhood Education
(Pre-K - Grade 2 Licensure)
14.200 Education in
American Society with Field Study I (Gen.Ed.)
42.200 Psychology of Development (Gen.Ed.)
14.320 The Young Child: Emerging Literacy with Field Study II
14.374 Early Childhood Curriculum: Mathematics and Science with Field Study
III
14.376 Early Childhood Curriculum: Reading, Social
Studies and Special Needs
The Professional Semester (four
courses):
14.431 Early Childhood Professional
Practicum A (Credit—two courses)
14.432 Early Childhood Professional
Practicum B (Credit—two courses)
B. Coordinate Major in Elementary
Education
(Grades 1-6 Licensure)
14.200 Education in
American Society with Field Study I (Gen.Ed.)
42.200 Psychology of Development (Gen.Ed.)
14.322 The Child and Literacy with Field Study II
14.341 Elementary Curriculum: Mathematics with Field Study III
14.346 Elementary Curriculum: Science, Social Studies and Special Needs
The Professional Semester (four
courses):
14.437 Elementary Professional Practicum A (Credit—two courses)
14.438 Elementary Professional Practicum B (Credit—two courses)
Note:
14.200 and 42.200 may be used to fulfill the College requirement for general
education.
IV. Minor Requirement
No minor is required for students
with a Coordinate Major in Early Childhood or Elementary Education. But, if a
student so wishes, a minor is possible, with careful planning.
MINOR IN ENGLISH (6 courses)
21.110 Expository Writing or
completion of the College-wide writing requirement plus five (5) courses
acceptable for the English major.
MINOR IN WRITING
(for non-English majors only) (5
courses)
21.110 Expository Writing plus
four (4) additional advanced writing courses.
MINOR IN JOURNALISM (5 courses)
21.110 Expository Writing
21.225 Introduction to Journalism
Three (3) other courses from among those allowed for concentration in
journalism
MINOR IN AMERICAN STUDIES ( 5
courses) See page 29 of the college catalog.
MINOR IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING
(for non-English majors only) (5 courses)
21.110 Expository Writing
21.286 Professional Writing
21.471 Business Writing
21.472 Technical Writing
21.495 Practicum in English (experience in a professional writing situation)
Description of Course Levels
In addition to being grouped by
distribution areas (i.e., British literature, American literature, world
literature, and so forth), English Department courses are arranged in tiers that
assume different levels of preparation, background, and experience.
100-level courses are foundation
courses in language, literature, and composition. They assume little or no
previous experience in the subject, and include 21.110 Expository
Writing, a
college-wide requirement, and 21.104 Literary
Study, a required seminar for
English majors that should be taken in the freshman year or as early in the
student’s career as possible. 100-level courses are offered each
semester.
200-level courses are beginning
or intermediate-level courses that examine a broad range of material and
different literary traditions, periods, and genres. These include historical
overviews in British, American, and world literatures; genre studies; writing
and journalism courses; women’s studies; language studies; minority
literature; and film studies courses. Most of these courses are offered each
semester or once a year; a few are normally offered every other year. Some of
these courses may entail research.
300-level courses are
increasingly specialized courses that provide breadth of coverage with a more
detailed and rigorous study of the material. These intermediate-level courses
presuppose some background and experience in literature, as well as proficiency
in close reading, analytical thinking, and expository writing. Writing
assignments often may entail research. A few of these courses are offered once a
year, but most are offered only every other year.
400-level courses are advanced
courses primarily intended for juniors and seniors. Most classes are conducted
as a workshop or seminar-style discussion, with students being responsible for
oral reports and in-class presentations. Student papers are required to
demonstrate mastery in research techniques, familiarity with various critical
methodologies, and ability to synthesize disparate materials. Independent
800-level courses are designed for graduate credit only.
Note: Although
the Department does not require majors to take a prescribed number of courses
from any level, it recommends that they focus on 300-400-number courses in their
junior and senior years.
English Courses Appropriate for General Education
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21.110 Expository Writing*
21.111 Approaches to Literature
21.201 Mythology and Folklore
21.202 Comparative Mythology
21.203 Global Perspectives
in Literature*
21.205 Film History and Criticism
21.207 The Language of Film
21.220 Shakespeare
21.224 Coming of Age in America
21.232 Irish Literature
21.243 The American Short Story
21.245 The American Novel
21.260 American Ethnic Literature
21.261 American Writers I
21.262 American Writers II
21.268 Russian Literature in
Translation
21.269 Women Writers
21.271 Development of the Drama
21.273 Recent Narratives by
American Women
21.277 Contemporary World Literature
by Women
21.282 Creative Writing*
21.283 Writing Poetry*
21.284 Prose Writing*
21.345 Studies in the Bible
as Literature*
21.379 Contemporary European
and American Literature*
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21.100 Introduction to College Writing
An introduction to the writing of short essays typically required in the College's General Education program. Course work emphasizes the development of thesis statements, organizing support information, summarizing, paraphrasing, quoting, and citing sources. Editing and revising, including a review of grammar, mechanics, and usage are major features of the course. A reading module reinforces critical thinking and analytical reasoning. Note: Credit is given for this course only if taken before 21.110 Expository Writing.
21.110 Expository Writing (Gen.Ed. Goal 1)
Designed to improve the writing of expository prose needed in college and beyond. The emphasis rests on collecting, evaluating, and organizing evidence from primary and secondary sources in order to support an explicit, arguable, and substantive thesis. The course includes the writing of a well-researched and documented paper that draws on traditional and electronic sources. Note: Credit will not be given for this course and 21.102 Essentials of Writing. Students must pass 21.110 to fulfill the College's writing requirement (general education goal 1) and entering students must complete this course within their first three semesters. Credit is given for both this course and 21.100 Introduction to College Writing if 21.100 Introduction to College Writing is taken first.
Prerequisite: Satisfactory performance on the English placement exam or 21.100 Introduction to College Writing.
21.111 Approaches to Literature (Gen.Ed. Goal 4)
Critical reading and discussion of poetry, prose, and drama for the purpose of increasing the student's appreciation of the dynamics between themes and forms in the art of literature. Some sections emphasize literary forms and others philosophical, moral, or social themes. The focus of each section is announced before registration. Note: Students who have taken 21.111 Types of Literature or 21.115 Ideas in Western Literature will not receive credit for this course.
21.201 Mythology and Folklore (Gen.Ed. Goals 4, 12)
A comparative analysis of myths and folklore from various cultures, such as Native American, Greek, American, Teutonic, and African American. A significant part of the exploration deals with issues of class and race, as well as gender problems like female-male stereotyping. Other topics may include postulation of common types of tales and motifs, theories of the origin and nature of myth and folklore, as well as consideration of each myth or folklore piece as representative not only of its genre but also a possibly intact unified structure.
21.202 Comparative Mythology (Gen.Ed. Goals 4, 13)
A comparative study of primarily ancient myths through the Western and non-Western world, emphasizing such sources as Indian, Mayan, Finnish, Native American, Near Eastern, and Greek. Each belief system is first studied by itself before resemblances to other systems are sought. Finding elements that recur in a myth and that appear in other myths leads to considering the origin and nature of myth, as well as the significance of myth for a group of people.
21.203 Global Perspectives in Literature (Gen.Ed. Goals 4, 13)
An introduction to contemporary literature outside of Europe and the United States. The course also includes Western writings which highlight international encounters between cultures. Readings are in English and draw on various genres.
Prerequisite: 21.110 Expository Writing.
21.204 Literary Study
The foundation course for the major in English. This seminar focuses on close reading, analytical writing, and research methods. Students examine in depth one important work in English (or a group of related works) and the criticism surrounding it. English majors are encouraged to take Literary Study as early as possible.
Prerequisite: 21.110 Expository Writing; for students not in the English major/minor or the Interdisciplinary Major in Language Arts, permission of instructor is required.
21.205 Film History and Criticism (Gen.Ed. Goal 5)
A study of the development of film and its significance as an art form. Works by notable directors, such as Griffith, Eisenstein, and Welles, are viewed in class and critically analyzed as representative of important film movements, personal artistic expression, and national film cultures. The inherent qualities of film are examined in relationship to the other arts.
21.206 Film and Literature
An examination of the relationship between film and literature with a close analysis of the aesthetic and practical problems involved in adapting fiction to the film. Readings include film and literary criticism, as well as the fiction upon which films viewed in class are based. Discussions focus on the potentialities, limitations and nature of each art form.
21.207 The Language of Film (Gen.Ed. Goal 5)
A study of the vocabulary proper to an intelligent discussion of film. Topics to be included are directorial techniques, the role of editing, styles of film acting, the relation of one shot to another, mise-en-scene and montage, lighting, and the relationship between form and content. Emphasis is on an aesthetic of the film from the perspective of the film-viewing experience.
21.208 Film Genres
Studies of genre films concentrating on the historical, thematic, and specifically cinematic nature of representative sound and silent works. Possible genres include comedy, the western, the gangster film, the musical, the horror film and science fiction, and the "woman's picture." A different genre is selected each time the course is offered.
21.212 Literature for Children
A critical approach to the survey of traditional and contemporary literature for children from kindergarten through grade eight, including poetry, folklore, fantasy, realistic and problem stories, biography, and selected informational books. An introduction to basic bibliographic tools and review media is included.
Prerequisite: 21.110 Expository Writing.
21.220 Shakespeare (Gen.Ed. Goals 4, 12)
An introduction to Shakespearean comedy, tragedy, history, and romance in such plays as As You like it, Measure for Measure, King Lear, Othello, Henry V, and The Tempest. The course explores the Elizabethan-Jacobean roots of Shakespeare's plays and their continuing popularity by studying language, dramatic technique, performance on stage and screen, and the representation of gender, race, and class. Students who have received credit for 21.215/315 Shakespeare I, or 21.216/316 Shakespeare II will not receive credit for this course.
21.224 Coming of Age in America (Gen.Ed. Goals 4, 12)
An examination of the formation of personal identity through the experience of growing up in a culturally diverse society. Particular attention is paid to coming-of-age stories informed by an awareness of race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, religion, geographic region, and native language. Also explored are the roles played by history, (im)migration, and institutions such as family, community, and school in the development of an "American" identity. Readings include autobiographical and fictional narratives by such writers as Hisaye Yamamoto, Russell Baker, Toni Morrison, N. Scott Momaday, and Naomi Shihab Nye.
21.225 Introduction to Journalism
An introduction to the profession of journalism providing historical background, basis for libel, and other fundamental, technical and legal knowledge for journalists. Students produce extensive writing in a variety of journalistic formats, such as news, features, and op/ed pieces. The course also investigates current issues in contemporary journalism by analyzing a wide range of newspapers.
Prerequisite: 21.110 Expository Writing.
21.232 Irish Literature (Gen.Ed. Goal 4)
A consideration of the development of Irish literature from its origins in myth, saga, and lyric through the twentieth century, with emphasis on the period from the Literary Revival in the late nineteenth century to the present. Among the writers covered are Swift, William Carleton, Maria Edgeworth, Thomas Moore, Yeats, Synge O'Casey, Joyce and Beckett.
21.243 The American Short Story (Gen.Ed. Goals 4, 12)
A survey of the short story in America from Irving, Poe, and Hawthorne to the present with emphasis on writers who reflect various regions, cultures, and ethnic groups.
21.245 The American Novel (Gen.Ed. Goals 4, 12)
The background and development of the American novel from its beginnings to the present. Covering representative novels by such writers as Hawthorne, Stowe, Melville, Twain, James, Dreiser, Cather, Faulkner, Ellison, Mailer, Bellow, and Morrison, the course reflects the diversity and range of American fiction and addresses the social and intellectual backgrounds of the writers and issues of race, class, and gender.
21.251 British Literature I: Old English to 1660
A chronological study of British literature that focuses on representative works and authors through the restorative period. Readings include Beowulf, selections from Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, one Shakespeare play, and selections form other writers such as Malory, Spenser, Sidney, Donne, Cary, and Milton. Works are explored in the context of the literary, cultural, and historical milieu in which they were produced.
Prerequisite: 21.110 Expository Writing.
21.255 British Literature II: 1660-1890
A chronological study of British literature from the Restoration to the Late Victorian period that focuses on representative works and authors. Readings include selections from such writers as Behn, Swift, Johnson, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Austen, Byron, the Brontes, Shelley, Keats, Tennyson, Arnold, Browning, and George Eliot. Works are explored in the literary, cultural, and historical milieu in which they were produced. Note: 21.251 British Literature I is not a prerequisite to this course.
Prerequisite: 21.110 Expository Writing
21.260 American Ethnic Literature (Gen.Ed. Goals 4, 12)
A study of Native American, African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and other ethnic writers. The course explores issues of individual and collective identity, as well as the tension between assimilation and ethnic affirmation in the works of writers throughout American history. Note: Students who have taken 21.260 Minority Literature will not receive credit for this course.
21.261 American Writers I (Gen.Ed. Goals 4, 12)
A survey of literature from the age of European exploration to the middle of the nineteenth century. The course reflects the diversity and range of American experience. Readings may include letters and journals of early discoverers, explorers, and settlers; selections from the Native American oral tradition; essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, and Henry David Thoreau; autobiographies by Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs; and poetry and fiction by writers ranging from Anne Bradstreet to Herman Melville.
21.262 American Writers II (Gen.Ed. Goals 4, 12)
A survey of literature since the middle of the nineteenth century. The course reflects the diversity and range of American experience. Readings may include memoirs, criticism, poetry, fiction, or drama by authors such as Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain, Willa Cather, T.S.Eliot, William Faulkner, Tennessee Williams, and James Baldwin. Note: 21.261 American Writers I is not a prerequisite for this course.
21.265 World Literature: Our Cultural Heritage
A course designed to acquaint the student with great continental writers of Western civilization from antiquity through the Middle Ages. Representative selections from the Bible, Homer, Plato, Greek drama, Virgil, Dante, and the medieval epic and romance are studied in translation.
21.266 World Literature: Renaissance to the Present
A course designed to acquaint the student with great continental writers of western civilization from the Renaissance to the present. Representative selections from Boccaccio, Castiglione, Machiavelli, Cervantes, Voltaire, Rousseau, Goethe, Balzac, Tolstoy, Mann, and Hesse are studied in translation.
21.268 Russian Literature in Translation (Gen.Ed. Goal 4)
A study of novels, short stories, plays, and poetry by Russian writers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including Gogol, Turgenev, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Mayakovsky, Olesha, Babel, Pasternak, Solzhenitsyn, and Yevtushenko. The works are studied for the purpose of tracing the continuing concerns of the Russian writers before and after the Revolution. All readings are in English translation.
21.269 Women Writers (Gen.Ed. Goal 4)
A study of women writers from the medieval to the modern period in the content of their times and literary traditions. Topics vary and include exploration of a specific period; a genre such as life writing, romance, and poetry, or a cultural milieu such as literary circle, place, or family.
21.271 Development of the Drama (Gen.Ed. Goal 4)
A study of the drama as an art form from its genesis in classical antiquity through its most recent expressions. Representative plays illustrating this development are read and discussed and students are encouraged to prepare selected scenes for class presentation. Related topics touched on include history of the theater and the literature of dramatic criticism.
21.273 Recent Narratives by American Women (Gen.Ed. Goals 4, 12)
A study of novels and memoirs by American women writers of various racial and ethnic backgrounds whose works are a response to the feminist movement of the late 1960's. The course explores the relationships of their works to the cultural ideologies of the period during which they wrote; the diversity of forms, voices, and myths; distinctions between "novels" and "memoirs"; and such themes as the battle of the sexes, family relations, friendships, and race relations.
21.277 Contemporary World Literature by Women (Gen.Ed. Goals 4, 12)
An examination of the writings of twentieth-century women through a variety of critical approaches from the traditional to the contemporary. The readings explore their lives and works, and their relationship to feminism. The course features an international, cross-cultural selection of writers.
21.282 Creative Writing (Gen.Ed. Goal 1)
A study of the methods and techniques of creative writing, with emphasis on the variety of forms used in contemporary literature. Students are encouraged to experiment both in prose and poetry in order to develop new strategies to express their experiences and feelings. Students read manuscripts in class.
Prerequisite: 21.110 Expository Writing.
21.283 Writing Poetry (Gen.Ed. Goal 1)
A workshop in reading and writing poetry, with an emphasis on personal expression, free verse technique, and contemporary adaptations of traditional forms. Some attention is also given to techniques developed by contemporary poets for teaching poetry to children and adolescents.
Prerequisite: 21.110 Expository Writing.
21.284 Prose Writing (Gen.Ed. Goal 1)
A study in writing non-fiction prose, including narration, description, and ex- position, to help students improve their general ability to communicate experiences, observations, and thoughts.
Prerequisite: 21.110 Expository Writing.
21.286 Professional Writing
A career-oriented course introducing students to a wide variety of writing formats used in business, government, and the professions. Resumes, employment documents, letters and memos, short proposals, public relations and advertising documents, and basic aspects of technical description are among the writing assignments. Critiquing, rewriting, editing, and word processing are integral parts of this course. Note: Credit is not given for this course if it is taken after both 21.471 Business Communication and 21.472 Technical Writing.
Prerequisite: 21.110 Expository Writing or permission of the instructor.
21.288 Writing Fiction
A workshop in reading and writing short fiction with an emphasis on writing from personal experience, use of traditional and contemporary forms, and developing narrative voice, characters, plot and setting.
Prerequisite: 21.110 Expository Writing
21.297 English Grammar: A Structural Analysis
An intensive analysis of the theory and practice of English grammar. The effects of syntactic structure upon meaning in such phenomena as dependent clauses, prepositional phrases, nouns and verbs, subjects, objects, and modifiers are explored in order to understand a grammatical description of English.
21.300 Writing for the Children's Market
An intensive writing course in which students practice the narrative and expository techniques appropriate for children's books and magazines. Students complete a variety of writing exercises, study published examples, research the markets, and prepare their own materials for submission. Classes include writing workshops, book discussions, background lectures, individual conferences with the instructor, and group critiques.
Prerequisite: One course in writing beyond 21.110 Expository Writing, or 21.212 Literature for Children.
21.305 Japanese Cinema
An intensive examination of a significant national cinema. This course focuses on the distinct aesthetic style and themes of such major directors as Ozu, Mizoguchi, and Kurosawa; the social, political, and cultural conditions that influence their films; and the ways in which these films reflect the values and concerns of Japanese society.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor or one of the following film courses: 21.205 Film History and Criticism, 21.206 Film and Literature, 21.207 The Language of Film, 21.208 Film Genres.
21.313 English Drama from the Middle Ages to the Eighteenth Century
A study of the forms English drama has taken from its beginnings in religious and festive rituals to the popular entertainments of the pre-modern era. Readings include medieval mysteries and moralities; Renaissance pastoral, tragedy, and middle-class comedy; Restoration heroic drama and social satire; and eighteenth-century comedy of manners. Dramatic language, style, and performance are explored with some consideration of the social context and stage conditions.
21.314 Poetry and Prose of the English Renaissance
The study of sixteenth and seventeenth-century authors who created a new national literature out of classical, continental, and native traditions. As writers of lyric, romance, pastoral, and allegory, they developed a rich array of forms and expanded the resources of the language. The topics for this course include love poetry, the idea of the garden, and the literature of the 1590's.
21.317 Studies in Shakespeare
An exploration of a special topic in Shakespearean drama, focusing on a theme, a genre, or a particular literary, social, or political context in selected plays. Shakespeare is studied as a poet, playwright, and thinker. Topics, which change every year, will include Shakespeare on Film, Shakespearean Families, Gender and Genre in Shakespeare, Shakespeare's Dramatic Imagery, and Shakespeare's Tragic Heroes.
Prerequisite: One literature or film course.
21.318 The Romantic Movement
A critical and historical study of romanticism in English literature. Concentration is on the major poets: Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats.
21.321 Rise and Establishment of the English Novel
A study of the beginnings, development, and tradition of the novel in England through an examination of contributing prose forms of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and the major authors of eighteenth century fiction such as Fielding, Smollett, and Austen.
21.322 Nineteenth and Twentieth Century English Fiction
A study of the Victorian and Modern tradition in fiction through a consideration of writers such as Dickens, the Brontes, and Lawrence.
21.330 The Victorian Period
A study of British poetry and prose (exclusive of the novel) from the 1830's to the end of the nineteenth century with emphasis on forces and influences that have helped to shape the present. Historical and social backgrounds of the literature; major philosophical ideas and conflicts; aesthetic developments; relationships with America and continental Europe.
21.331 News Writing
A rigorous examination of news writing with emphasis on accuracy, journalistic conventions, and deadlines. Students cover a variety of news events. The course explores the question "What is News?" and such issues as libel, privacy, the right to know, and freedom of information. May be used to fulfill the requirements for the English major.
Prerequisite: 21.225 Introduction to Journalism. Students who have taken 21.331 Reporting of Public Affairs will not receive credit for this course.
21.333 Critical Writing
An advanced writing course designed to foster theoretically informed textual analysis. The course includes extensive study of literary theory, research, and writing about a variety of works.
Prerequisite: 21.110 Expository Writing and two literature courses.
21.335 Feature Writing
A course which emphasizes writing the feature story for newspapers and magazines. This course develops the skills to recognize a news peg that can be expanded into a feature, and studies the growth in the use of features within print journalism.
Prerequisite: 21.225 Introduction to Journalism.
21.342 Modern Drama
An examination of methods and types of modern continental, British, and American drama. Critical reading and discussion of plays by such writers as Ibsen, Chekhov, Pirandello, Anouilh, Ionesco, Shaw, Miller, Williams, and Albee.
21.345 Studies in the Bible as Literature (Gen.Ed. Goal 4)
An in-depth study of the literary art of the Bible in the context of the literature of the ancient Middle East. Focusing on specific topics, the course investigates the special literary characteristics of sacred texts, and may emphasize particular techniques (such as allusion, repetition, or parallelism) or genres (such as poetry, epic, prophecy, fable or history) within the Bible canon.
Prerequisite: 21.110 Expository Writing.
21.353 Dickinson and Frost
Careful reading of selected writings which reflect the development of these two major New England poets.
21.354 Fitzgerald and Hemingway
A study of two major writers of the post-World War I generation. Major works of fiction are emphasized, with considerable attention given to each writer's relation to the social and intellectual milieu of the 20's and 30's.
21.360 African American Literature
A study of the fiction and non-fiction of African Americans throughout American history, including characteristic literary forms such as the slave narrative, autobiography, and song. The course focuses on such writers as Wheatley, Douglass, Jacobs, Washington, DuBois, Hurston, Toomer, Hughes, Baldwin, Wright, Ellison, King, Malcolm X, Walker, Morrison, and Wilson.
21.374 Modern British and American Poetry
A study of various modern poets, including Yeats, Eliot, Frost, Robinson, Housman, Hardy, and Hopkins. Attention is given to various theories about the nature and function of modern poetry, particularly where these theories differentiate modern poetry from the poetry of the past.
21.376 The Twentieth-Century Novel
A study of major writers, ideas, and forms of the twentieth-century novel in Europe and America, with emphasis on the first half of the century. Close reading and discussion of representative works by such writers as Joyce, Hesse, Faulkner, Camus, and Bellow.
21.379 Contemporary European and American Literature (Gen.Ed. Goal 4)
An examination of ideas, trends, and forms in recent literature from Europe and North and South America, beginning with "classic" contemporary authors such as Sartre, Camus, Beckett, Borges, and moving on to those who have come to prominence more recently, such as Italo Calvino, Peter Handke, Gabriel Garcia-Marquez, and Tillie Olsen. The course focuses on the ways in which these writers view contemporary experience.
Prerequisite: 21.110 Expository Writing.
21.393 Literature for Preadolescents
A critical examination of the literature relating to the special emotional and intellectual needs of readers in the 9-13 age group. Although emphasis is placed on study and evaluation of contemporary realistic novels, related areas such as biography, poetry, and history are considered.
21.394 Workshop in Children's Literature
A workshop which explores the relationship between children's books and the curriculum of grades K-8. Emphasis is on interdisciplinary and multi-age approaches. Diverse activities provide background for discussion of the literary genres represented in traditional and contemporary writings for children and their application to classroom use.
Prerequisite: 21.212 Literature for Children.
21.395 Literature for Young Adults
An introduction to the literature appropriate for young adults, including fiction and nonfiction for leisure reading as well as for curriculum enrichment. Selected audiovisual materials related to this literature are also considered. This course aids teachers, librarians, media specialists, and those preparing for these professions in the selection evaluation of literature for junior and senior high school students. Reference sources, selection tools, and the problems of censorship inherent in the field are also studied.
Prerequisite: The equivalent of two full years of college study or permission of the instructor.
21.396 Literature for the Young Child
The study of literature for the child from toddler through Grade 3: folktales, nursery rhymes and poetry, picture and picture story books, informational books, easy-to-read books and novels for beginning readers. The various genres are examined in relation to aesthetic criteria, social implications, and appropriate audiences. An introduction to selective bibliographic tools and review media is included.
Prerequisite: One other literature course.
21.399 Contemporary Trends in Literature for Children
A study of current books for children and adolescents with particular emphasis upon the novel as reflecting attitudinal changes, contemporary problems, and social concerns. Opportunity will be provided for discussion and comparative evaluation of recent books prior to their being reviewed in professional journals.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
21.401 The English Language
A study of the ancestry of English, of the processes and results of change in sound, form, and meaning. The classification of languages, social and regional dialects, theories of language acquisition, and other topics are examined to give the student a general understanding of modern developments in linguistics. Note: This course is recommended for students planning graduate study in English.
21.407 Chaucer
A study of The Canterbury Tales, Troilus and Criseyde, and other shorter poems in relation to Chaucer's world and time, his development as an artist, and the lasting value of the works. After an introduction to Chaucer's language, students read his works in Middle English.
21.410 Seminar in Creative Writing
An advanced writing workshop, in which students will be encouraged to follow their own writing interests, particularly in long subjects. Reading and discussion of manuscripts.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
21.411 Seminar in Prose Writing
An advanced writing workshop for students who already have had some experience in writing nonfiction, and who now wish to complete extended projects or work on new material. The course explores various types of creative nonfiction: biography and memoir, and writing about travel, food, nature, and society. Classes are devoted to discussion of student work and to some discussion of notable nonfiction.
Prerequisite: 21.284 Prose Writing or permission of the instructor.
21.422 Seminar in Literature
An advanced seminar whose topic - a period, theme, or major author - changes term to term. Students are responsible for original criticism and research in the form of several short papers, oral presentations to the seminar, and a longer paper. Open to junior and senior English majors who have completed at least eight semester courses in English, including 21.104 Literary Study and one course at the 300 level; to graduate students concentrating in English; and to others with permission of the instructor and the Chair of the English Department.
21.440 Yeats and Joyce
An examination of two major twentieth century writers, with emphasis on their principal literary achievements and on the forces, both biographical and social, that shaped those achievements. Readings in Yeats cover selected plays and a wide range of poetry. Readings in Joyce include Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, and Ulysses.
21.471 Business Writing
An advanced course to develop students' abilities in business writing and related presentation skills. Typical projects involve work on newsletters, brochures, proposals, documented reports, and speeches, as well as major oral and written presentations including visual aids. Students are exposed to the problems of writing within business organizations, and to current graphics and computer writing technology.
Prerequisite: 21.110 Expository Writing or permission of the instructor.
21.472 Technical Writing
An advanced writing course culminating in preparation of major reports based on technical subjects and meeting publication standards in the field. Students are exposed to technology and to methods of objective reporting and writing definitions, descriptions, instructions, and summaries. The course includes editing and writing for technical and non-technical audiences and hands-on experience in word processing and graphics. Prior coursework in technical subjects is useful.
21.480 Writing for Publication
An advanced writing course in which students learn to produce professional quality essays. Each time the course is offered, it focuses on three general areas, such as Writing about Public Affairs; Writing about Science and Technology; Writing about the Arts; Writing about Gender; and Writing about Sports. In each area students read published writing, study the markets, and write extended essays. Classes include workshops, individual conferences with the instructor, group conferences, and simulation of what goes on at each stage of the writing process leading to publication.
Prerequisite: 21.110 Expository Writing and one other writing course or permission of the instructor.
21.481 Editorial Workshop in Journalism
An intensive course in news, feature and editorial writing, as well as copy editing and newspaper management. Students gain hands-on experience working on The Gatepost. This course does not fulfill requirements for the English major.
Prerequisite: 21.225 Introduction to Journalism and either 21.331 News Writing or 21.335 Feature Writing, and a QPA of 3.00 in previous journalism courses; or permission of the instructor.
21.490 Independent Study in English
An independent study supervised by a member of the English Department and offered to juniors and seniors. The independent study may, but need not, be done as an honors project under the jurisdiction of the Honors Committee. It counts as one course in the student's program and may not substitute for the Seminar in Literature.
21.494 Practicum in Journalism
A supervised field experience in an approved professional setting such as a newspaper office or radio or television station. A written report on the experience is required. This course is open only to students with a quality point average of at least 3.0 in their previous journalism courses. Registration is contingent upon the student finding an instructor able to supervise the practicum.
Prerequisite: 21.225 Introduction to Journalism, and two of the following: 21.331 News Writing, 21.335 Feature Writing, 21.491 Independent Study in Journalism: Editorial Workshop.
21.495 Practicum in English
A supervised practical experience related to the student's background and interests, with a written report required as part of the work of the course. Open only, usually in the senior year, to students majoring in English who have a quality point rating of at least 3.0 in their previous English courses and to students minoring in professional writing who have a quality point rating of at least 3.0 in the other courses required for that minor. Does not fulfill requirements for English major. Arrangements must be made during the semester before the beginning of the practicum and approved by the Chair of the English Department.
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