Summer Session 2 Begins
Summer Session 2 courses begin July 8!
Summer Session 2 English Courses:
ENGL 132 Gender, Sexuality, Literature & Culture (GenEd: AL, DG)
Instructor: Shwetha Chandrashekhar
This course satisfies the university's Gen.Ed. AL, DG requirements and is worth 4 credit hours. Its purpose is to continue improving the critical reading and writing skills you already have while attending to themes of gender, sexuality, and culture in literature.
ENGL 202 Later British Literature
(British literature after 1700 or 200 English elective)
Instructor: Mitia Nath
This survey course introduces students to some key moments in British literary history, starting from the 18th century to the present post-Brexit moment, through a focus on the evolving form of the novel. Drawing on theories of the novel by Ian Watt, Franco Moretti, Mikhail Bakhtin, alongside more contemporary critiques by theorists such as Nancy Armstrong and Guido Mazzoni, this course will examine the emergence of this form as a product of the economic and political forces that were shaping European societies in the 18th and 19th centuries. In our discussions of the 18th and 19th century novels, we’ll also inquire into the intriguing popularity of women novelists in this market-oriented art form. Into the 20th century, we’ll aim to explore the modernist novel’s engagement with a rapidly changing world through the figure of the alienated protagonist, and the postwar novel’s attention to class politics in the light of Britain’s loss of colonies. Our contemporary British novel week will attempt to ask if Brexit also leaves a trace on the novelistic imagination of society and the nation-state. Over the course of six weeks, taking into account the rich history of the British novel, we will continue to reflect on its evolving meanings, especially in the present era of world literature and the global anglophone novel.
ENGL 391AJ Writing for a Living
(300 English or Creative Writing elective)(Creative Writing Concentration or Specialization)
Instructor Sefan Petrucha
Learn strategies and skills for presenting your book, your articles, your ideas, and yourself in a compelling and competitive manner to potential readers and buyers. Focusing on the rapidly changing world of publishing, will explore creative writing concepts that apply equally in creating job applications and business proposals.
Learn more about courses being offered this summer.