Subject | Course | Section | Course Title | Course Description | Instructor | Files | Term |
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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 |
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Fall 2017 |
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 |
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Fall 2017 |
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 |
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Fall 2017 |
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 |
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Fall 2017 |
ENGL | 200A | 002, 003 | Survey of British Literature 1 |
An historical survey of major figures, types, and trends in British literature from the Middle Ages to the late 18th century. |
Alysia Kolentsis, Tristanne Connolly |
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Fall 2017 |
ENGL | 119 | 001, 002, 003, 004 | Communications in Math and Computer Science |
This course aims to build students' oral and written communication skills to prepare them for academic and workplace demands. Working independently and in collaboration with others, students will analyze and produce various written and spoken forms of communication. Projects and assignments will draw on materials for Mathematics and Computer Science students. |
Mark Spielmacher, Andrew Deman |
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Fall 2017 |
ENGL | 109 | 015, 016, 017, 039, 040 | Introduction to Academic Writing |
The course will explore a variety of issues in academic writing such as style, argument, and the presentation of information. Frequent written exercises will be required. |
Andrew Deman |
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Fall 2017 |
ENGL | 108F | 001 | The Rebel |
A study of various works of literature in which the protagonist is a rebel against existing norms. The course will examine a number of rebel types and concepts, moral implications, and final outcomes either in successful realization or in tragic defeat. |
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Fall 2017 | |
ENGL | 108E | 001 | Gender and Representation |
A study of the ways gender in all its diversity is constructed and gendered experience is expressed in literature, rhetoric, and a variety of media. Cross-listed with WS 108E |
Carol Acton |
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Fall 2017 |
ENGL | 108A | 002 | The Superhero |
An examination of hero figures, ranging broadly from ancient characters such as Gilgamesh to the modern comic book superhero. Literary as well as non-literary materials (e.g., film, comics, games) will be considered. |
Sylvia Terzian |
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Fall 2017 |