| Subject | Course | Section | Course Title | Course Description | Instructor | Files | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL | 322 | 001 | Postcolonial Literature of the Americas |
This course examines postcolonial literature in English from Canada, the U.S., and the Caribbean. Through study of both written and oral genres, we will discuss how language practices adapt to and are created in colonial and postcolonial contexts. Topics may include diaspora and migration, nationalism, gender, neo-colonialism, and multiculturalism. |
Veronica Austen |
 ENGL 322_V.Austen_Fall 2018.pdf |
Fall 2018 |
| ENGL | 310B | 001 | Chaucer 2 |
A study of Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales". |
Norm Klassen |
ENGL 310B_N.Klassen_Fall 2018.pdf |
Fall 2018 |
| ENGL | 305A | 001 | Old English 1 |
An introduction to the English language in its earliest form and to English prose in pre-Conquest England, examining Old English prose style, its principal practitioners, and their world view. |
Elena Afros |
ENGL 305A_E.Afros_Fall 2018.pdf |
Fall 2018 |
| ENGL | 251 | 001 | Literary Theory and Criticism |
What exactly are we doing when we study literature? By examining a selection of critical methods and theoretical approaches, this course will enhance understanding of the many different emphases, values, and priorities critics bring to literature, and the many available perspectives on what constitutes literature's significance. |
Chad Wriglesworth |
ENGL 251_C.Wriglesworth_Fall 2018.pdf |
Fall 2018 |
| ENGL | 248 | 001 | Literature for an Ailing Planet |
Can the humanities change how cultures relate to environments and the natural world? This course surveys environmental thought in works of literature and in popular culture. |
Chad Wriglesworth |
ENGL 248_C.Wriglesworth_Fall 2018.pdf |
Fall 2018 |
| ENGL | 210I | 001 | Legal Writing |
A study of the principles, processes, and various forms of writing used in the practice of law and drafting of legislation. The history and structure of legal writing, including current debates about plain language, will be examined. Cross-listed with LS 291 |
Ryan Devitt |
ENGL 210I-LS 291_R.Devitt_Fall 2018.pdf |
Fall 2018 |
| ENGL | 210H | 001 | Arts Writing |
A study of the various forms, processes, and modes of publication of professional writing in the arts. The course will consider both free-lance writing and writing within institutional contexts. Practice in research, writing, and editing will be emphasized. |
Paul Challen |
ENGL 210H_P.Challen_Fall 2018.pdf |
Fall 2018 |
| ENGL | 208C | 001 | Studies in Children's Literature |
A critical examination of works of children's literature. Specific readings may range broadly, encompassing works as diverse as ancient folk tales and novels and poetry from the eighteenth century to the present day. |
ENGL 208C_B.Lefebvre_Fall 2018.pdf |
Fall 2018 | |
| ENGL | 208A | 001 | Forms of Fantasy |
A study of fantasy literature, including some subgenres such as romances, fairy tales, fables, and gothic and horror fiction. |
Mark Spielmacher |
ENGL 208A-001_M.Spielmacher_Fall 2018.pdf |
Fall 2018 |
| ENGL | 206 | 001 | Writing Lives |
This course studies the ways the self is constructed through text by examining a variety of life-writing approaches, organized from youth to old age, along with theories of identity, memory, gender, narrative, cultural studies, and autobiography as a genre. |
Carol Acton |
ENGL 206_C.Acton_Fall 2018.pdf |
Fall 2018 |