Summer Session

EGL 121: Global Film Traditions

Undergraduate 3 credits

Prerequisite: WRT 101 or equivalent or Corequisite: WRT 102

DEC: B SBC: ARTS; GLO; HUM

An introductory film course with a focus on the cross-cultural study of film from multiple traditions. Students will learn the basics of film analysis and terminology. They will also develop a familiarity with film traditions outside the US, including (but not necessarily limited to) parts of Europe, Senegal and other parts of Africa, South Asia (India, Pakistan, and elsewhere), Iran, China, Korea, Japan, and elsewhere.

EGL 130: Literature, Science&Technology

Undergraduate 3 credits

Prerequisite: WRT 101 or equivalent or Corequisite: WRT 102

DEC: H SBC: CER; STAS

An introduction to the status and role of literature as it engages with scientific and/or technological concepts. Students will consider the principles and concepts that form the basis of knowledge in the humanities and develop awareness of the contexts (historical, social, ethical and disciplinary) in which literature and scientific knowledge emerge. Students will also develop the verbal and written skills to articulate valid arguments on the relationship between literature, science and technology.

EGL 191: Poetry: The Art of Verse

Undergraduate 3 credits

Prerequisite: WRT 101 or equivalent or Corequisite: WRT 102

DEC: B SBC: ARTS; HUM

Intensive analysis of poems in English of various periods and types and varying complexity. Descriptions available from the English Department.

EGL 206: Survey British Literature II

Undergraduate 3 credits

Prerequisite: WRT 102 or equivalent

DEC: I SBC: HFA+

The study of British literature from the Restoration of the Monarchy (1660) after the Civil Wars to the end of the 19th century.

EGL 218: American Literature II

Undergraduate 3 credits

Prerequisite: WRT 102

DEC: K SBC: HUM; USA

The study of the literatures of the United States from the American Civil War through the Second World War.

EGL 303: Genre or Media

Undergraduate 3 credits

Prerequisite: WRT 102 and EGL 204

SBC: HFA+

The study of the development of one literary genre or media form such as fiction, poetry, film, drama, nonfiction prose, or hypertext. Readings include theories and criticism of the form as well as examples of the genre. May be repeated as the topic changes.

EGL 308: Single Author

Undergraduate 3 credits

Prerequisite: WRT 102 and EGL 204

SBC: HFA+

The study of one (or two closely related) author(s) or director(s). Students will read a range of works by this figure as well as learn about his or her biography, social context, and impact. Covers the Single Author topic for the English major. May be repeated as the topic changes.

EGL 317: Energy Humanities and Lit

Undergraduate 3 credits

Prerequisite: WRT 102

SBC: HFA+; SPK; TECH

How has the English-speaking world's technological reliance on energies like wind, water, coal, and petroleum shaped literature, and how has literature in turn shaped arguments and assumptions about their effects? Versions of this course may vary in genre and scope, from a focus on a particular period or region to an expansive global view on artistic and technological inventions through the past, present, and future. Covers the Interdisciplinary topic for the English major.

EGL 372: Topics in Women and Literature

Undergraduate 3 credits

Prerequisite: U3 or U4 standing Advisory Prerequisite: One literature course at the 200 level or higher

DEC: G SBC: HFA+

The study of texts written by and about women and of issues they raise relating to gender and literature. May be repeated as the topic changes. Covers the Interdisciplinary topic for the English major. This course is offered as both EGL 372 and WST 372.

EGL 584: Topics in Genre Studies

Graduate 3 credits

Prerequisite: enrollment in the English MA, Ph.D. or MAT programs.

Changing issues in the historical study of particular genres, such as the novel, lyric poetry, film, drama, etc. Fall, Spring, Summer,

EGL 585: Topics in Cultural Studies

Graduate 3 credits

Prerequisite: enrollment in the English MA, Ph.D. or MAT programs.

Changing issues in the interdisciplinary study of culture, including literature, popular culture, discourse studies, media studies, etc. Focus is on the analysis of historical contexts and on methods derived from contemporary cultural theory. Fall, Spring,