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English Graduate Courses Spring 2009

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ENGL 4090 General Topics

(max crs 12; 3 completions allowed)

90688 -001 LEC , 11:15 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. , Tu,Th (01/20/2009 -05/08/2009) , RapsonH 45 , TCEASTBANK , Clayton,Tom, Wit & Humor in a Jugular Vein: Bierce Craine Wilde , 3 credits
Meets with: ENGL 3070 section 001

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ENGL 4152 Nineteenth Century British Novel

(A-F)

90695 -001 LEC , 02:30 P.M. - 03:45 P.M. , Tu,Th (01/20/2009 - 05/08/2009) , LindH 216 , TCEASTBANK , Hirsch,Gordon D

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ENGL 4603 World Englishes

( credit will not be granted if credit received for: EngL 3603W, EngL 5603; meets Lib Ed req of International Perspect Theme; meets Lib Edreq of Writing Intensive)

90722 -001 WKS , 07:25 P.M. - 09:20 P.M. , Tu,Th (01/20/2009 - 05/08/2009) , LindH 203 , TCEASTBANK , Escure,Genevieve J , 4 credits

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ENGL 4722 Alphabet to Internet: History of Writing Technologies

( credit will not be granted if credit received for: 3633)

63874 -001 DIS , 12:20 P.M. - 02:15 P.M. , M,W (01/20/2009 - 05/08/2009) , FordH 155 , TCEASTBANK , Hancher,Michael , 4 credits

Technologies of writing -- the alphabet, handwriting, printing, and electronic text -- and their cognitive and social consequences. Topics include writing and memory; literacy, power, and control; printing, language, and national identity; alphabetization and other ways of ordering the world; secrecy, privacy, and publicity; typography, legibility, and design; theories of technological determinism; the future of reading after the internet. Readings will range from Homer and Plato to Wikipedia, Facebook.

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ENGL 5002 Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory

(prereq grad or instr consent )

67018 -001 LEC , 02:30 P.M. - 05:00 P.M. , F (01/20/2009 - 05/08/2009) , LindH 215 , TCEASTBANK , Brown,Tony C. , 3 credits

Approaches to practical/theoretical problems of literary history/genre.

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ENGL 5021 Captivity in Literature and Film: From the Barbary Coast to Guantanamo Bay

(Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for: ENGL 3021; prereq Grad student or instr consent )

92371 -001 SEM , 06:20 P.M. - 08:50 P.M. , Tu (01/20/2009 - 05/08/2009) , FordH 151 , TCEASTBANK , Matar,Nabil I , 3 credits
Meets with: ENGL 3021 section 001

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ENGL 5090 Readings in Special Subjects

(max crs 9; 3 completions allowed; Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for: ENGL 5100; prereq grad student or instr consent )

79364 -001 LEC , 12:45 P.M. - 03:35 P.M. , W (01/20/2009 - 05/08/2009) , BarkerCtr 301 , TCWESTBANK , Chatterjea,Ananya, Tinsley,Omise'eke Natasha , 02:05 P.M. - 02:55 P.M. , W (01/20/2009 - 05/08/2009) , BarkerCtr 300 , TCWESTBANK , Corporealities, Movement &
Social Justice , 3 credits
Meets with: ENGW 5130 section 002, DNCE 5493 section 001

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ENGL 5140 Readings in 18th Century Literature and Culture

(Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for: ENGL 3141; prereq Grad student or instr consent )

90689 -001 SEM , 03:35 P.M. - 06:05 P.M. , W (01/20/2009 - 05/08/2009) , LindH 215 , TCEASTBANK , Goldberg,Brian B , The Restoration & the Eighteenth Century , 3 credits
Meets with: ENGL 3141 section 001

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ENGL 5150 Readings in 19th-Century Literature and Culture

(max crs 9; 3 completions allowed; prereq Grad student or instr consent ; credit will not be granted if credit received for: 5250)

90690 -001 LEC , 06:20 P.M. - 08:50 P.M. , Tu (01/20/2009 - 05/08/2009) , LindH 207A , TCEASTBANK , Ross Jr,Donald, Anglo-American Romanticisms , 3 credits

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ENGL 5200 Readings in American Literature

(max crs 9; 3 completions allowed; prereq Grad student or instrconsent ; credit will not be granted if credit received for: 5120)

93240 -002 LEC , 11:00 A.M. - 01:30 P.M. , F (01/20/2009 - 05/08/2009) , LindH 202 , TCEASTBANK , Griffin PhD,Edward M , The First American Novels , 3 credits
Meets with: ENGL 8200 section 001

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ENGL 5300 Readings in American Minority Literature

max crs 9; 3 completions allowed; Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for: ENGL 3300, ENGL 3300H; prereq Grad student or instr consent ; credit will not be granted if credit
received for: 5130)

92823 -001 LEC , 03:35 P.M. - 06:05 P.M. , M (01/20/2009 - 05/08/2009) , RapsonH 47 , TCEASTBANK , Davis PhD,LaRose M. , Black, Red & Blues , 3 credits
Meets with: ENGL 3300 section 002

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ENGL 5510 Readings in Criticism and Theory

(max crs 9; 3 completions allowed; prereq Grad student or instr consent )

92638 -001 LEC , 09:45 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. , M,W (01/20/2009 - 05/08/2009) , LindH 202 , TCEASTBANK , Farber,Lianna , Literary Theory: Classical & Medieval to Modern , 3 credits
Meets with: ENGL 3090 section 003

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ENGL 5711 Introduction to Editing

(credit will not be granted if credit received for: 5401)

63888 -001 WKS , 04:40 P.M. - 06:35 P.M. , M,W (01/20/2009 - 05/08/2009) , PillsH 110 , TCEASTBANK , Tortorello,Michael , 4 credits

Editor-writer relationship, manuscript reading, author querying, rewriting, style. Some discussion of copy editing. Students develop editing skills by working on varied writing samples.

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ENGL 5992 Directed Readings, Study, or Research

(Max crs 15; 15 repeats allowed; prereq instr consent , college consent )

Each insturctor has a section. See class schedule.

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ENGL 8090 Seminar in Special Subjects

(Max crs 12; 4 repeats allowed; prereq Engl grad student or instr consent )

73814 -001 SEM , 03:35 P.M. - 06:05 P.M. , Tu (01/20/2009 - 05/08/2009) , LindH 202 , TCEASTBANK , Brennan,Timothy Andres , What is Realism? , 3 credits

72128 -003 SEM , 03:35 P.M. - 05:30 P.M. , W (01/20/2009 - 05/08/2009) , LindH 207A , TCEASTBANK , Elfenbein,Andrew , British History Seminar , 3 credits

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ENGL 8150 Seminar in Shakespeare

(max crs 9; 3 completions allowed)

90691 -001 SEM , 03:35 P.M. - 06:05 P.M. , Th (01/20/2009 - 05/08/2009) , LindH 207A , TCEASTBANK , Scheil,Katherine West, Shakespearian Comedy , 3 credits

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ENGL 8200 Seminar in American Literature

(max crs 12; 4 completions allowed; prereq Grad major or instr consent )

59028 -001 SEM , 11:00 A.M. - 01:30 P.M. , F (01/20/2009 - 05/08/2009) , LindH 202 , TCEASTBANK , Griffin PhD,Edward M, The First American Novels , 3 credits
Meets with: ENGL 5200 section 002

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ENGL 8300 Seminar in American Minority Literature

(max crs 12; 4 completions allowed)

90692 -001 SEM , 01:00 P.M. - 03:30 P.M. , Tu (01/20/2009 - 05/08/2009) , LindH 202 , TCEASTBANK , Lee,Josephine D , Race and Performance , 3 credits

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ENGL 8444 FTE: Doctoral

(No Grade Associated, unless otherwise noted; prereq Doctoral student, adviser and DGS consent)

71730 -001 THE (01/20/2009 - 05/08/2009) , TCEASTBANK , 1 credit

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ENGL 8625 Dissertation Seminar: Preparing the Book List and Prospectus

(prereq Engl PhD student in [3rd or 4th yr], at least 12 cr completed)

73822 -001 SEM , 06:20 P.M. - 08:00 P.M. , W (01/20/2009 - 03/14/2009) , LindH 207A , TCEASTBANK , Cucullu,Lois B , 2 credits

Assembling book list, defining field of study, and articulating a rationale for list. How to conceptualize/develop dissertation prospectus. Students work with faculty instructor, advising committee, and peer writing group.

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EngL 8626 Dissertation Seminar: Writing the Dissertation

(prereq English PhD student, passed prelim exam)

80776 -001 SEM , 06:20 P.M. - 08:00 P.M. , W (03/23/2009 - 05/10/2009) , LindH 207A , TCEASTBANK , Cucullu,Lois B , 2 credits

Conceptualizing dissertation (using model of Graduate School doctoral Dissertation Fellowship application). Producing dissertation draft chapter/proposal. Students work with instructor, advising committees, and peer writing groups.

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ENGL 8666 Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits

(max crs 12; 2 completions allowed; No Grade Associated; prereq Doctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; dept consent for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr)

71732 -001 THE (01/20/2009 - 05/08/2009) , TCEASTBANK , 1 - 6 credits

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ENGL 8888 Thesis Credit: Doctoral

(Max crs 100; 10 repeats allowed; No Grade Associated, unless otherwise noted; prereq Max 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required).

71734 -001 THE , TCEASTBANK , 1 - 24 credits

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ENGL 8992 Directed Reading in Language, Literature, Culture, Rhetoric, Composition, or Creative Writing

(Max crs 15; 15 repeats allowed; prereq instr consent, dept consent).

Each insturctor has a section. See class schedule.

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EngW

 

ENGW 5130 Topics in Advanced Creative Writing

(max crs 16; 4 completions allowed; prereq instr consent )

70998 -002 WKS , 12:45 P.M. - 03:35 P.M. , W (01/20/2009 - 05/08/2009) , BarkerCtr 301 , TCWESTBANK , Chatterjea,Ananya, Tinsley,Omise'eke Natasha , 02:05 P.M. - 02:55 P.M. , W (01/20/2009 - 05/08/2009) , BarkerCtr 300 , TCWESTBANK , Corporealities, Movement,
Social Justice , 4 credits , Topic prereq - grad student.
Meets with: ENGL 5090 section 001, DNCE 5493 section 001

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ENGW 5205 Screenwriting

(prereq jr or sr, one EngW 3xxx course, dept consent permission number available in creative writing office).

53098 -001 WKS , 06:20 P.M. - 08:50 P.M. , M (01/20/2009 - 05/08/2009) , AkerH 209 , TCEASTBANK , Olive III,John Thomas , 4 credits

A hands-on advanced workshop for students with experience in creative writing and/or a working knowledge of basic screenplay format. Students’ scripts-in-progress may be either a complete short film or an excerpt from a feature-length film. Class critiques will emphasize issues of imagery, characterization, plot and structure, as well as the creative process within screenwriting. Also expect in-class screenings, guests, and nuts and bolts discussion about story pitches, synopses and other vagaries of the professional industry. For advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and writers from the community interested in continuing education. Non-MFA students must either be a junior or a senior with at least one completed 3000-level EngL/EngC/EngW course. Students need not be English majors. Application form available in 209 Lind.

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ENGW 5310 Reading as Writers

(max crs 8; 2 completions allowed; prereq grad student, dept consent )

56828 -002 WKS , 03:35 P.M. - 06:05 P.M. , W (01/20/2009 -
05/08/2009) , AmundH 104 , TCEASTBANK , Gonzalez,Ramon , Flash Forms, 4 credits ,

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ENGW 5993 Directed Study in Writing

(max crs 18; 18 repeats allowed; prereq instr consent, dept consent, college consent).

49604 -001 DST (01/20/2009 - 05/08/2009) , TCEASTBANK , 1 - 4 credits
55982 -002 DST (01/20/2009 - 05/08/2009) , TCEASTBANK , 1 - 4 credits

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ENGW 8110 Seminar: Writing of Fiction

(max crs 16; 4 completions allowed; prereq dept consent )

71706 -001 SEM , 03:35 P.M. - 06:05 P.M. , Tu (01/20/2009 - 05/08/2009) , LindH 207A , TCEASTBANK , Baxter,Charles Roger, Modernist Baroque , 4 credits

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ENGW 8120 Seminar: Writing of Poetry

(max crs 8; 2 completions allowed; prereq dept consent )

71602 -001 SEM , 03:35 P.M. - 06:05 P.M. , Th (01/20/2009 - 05/08/2009) , LindH 202 , TCEASTBANK , Damon,Maria , Bodies and Knowing , 4 credits

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ENGW 8130 Seminar: Writing of Literary Nonfiction

(max crs 8; 2 completions allowed; prereq dept consent )

58986 -001 SEM , 03:35 P.M. - 06:05 P.M. , W (01/20/2009 - 05/08/2009) , LindH 202 , TCEASTBANK , Philippon,Daniel J, Bodies in Place, 4 credits

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ENGW 8170 MFA Practicum: EngW 1101W

(S-N only; prereq Creative writing MFA student, instr consent )

79272 -001 PRC , 01:00 P.M. - 02:15 P.M. , W (01/20/2009 - 05/08/2009) , LindH 207A , TCEASTBANK , Malloy,Brian , 3 credits

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ENGW 8333 FTE: Master's

(No Grade Associated, unless otherwise noted; prereq Master's student, adviser and DGS consent).

56340 -001 THE , TCEASTBANK , 1 credit

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ENGW 8990 MFA Creative Thesis

(max crs 48; 24 repeats allowed; prereq 8140, 8150, 8160, creative writing MFA student, instr consent).

52738 -001 THE (01/20/2009 - 05/08/2009) , TCEASTBANK , 2 - 8 credits
55984 -002 THE (01/20/2009 - 05/08/2009) , TCEASTBANK , 2 - 8 credits

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