Category: Literary and Cultural Studies

ENGL 3166: Caribbean Literature

Instructor: Rubinsky WF 2:00 PM – 3:20 PM This course introduces students to Caribbean literary voices of the 20th and 21st century with a focus on texts (including…

ENGL 4006/6000: Advanced Topics in Disability Studies: Educating Institutional Knowledge:

Instructor: Reutter Tu/Th 2:00 PM – 3:20 PM Students will focus on writings by James Phelan, Maura Spiegel, Rita Charon, Nate Whelan-Jackson, Rebecca Linderberg, Johanna Hedva, Lennard Davis,…

ENGL 3117: Gothic Literature

Instructor: Heller Tu/Th 02:00 PM – 03:20 PM Vampires, ghosts, detectives, and double lives: in this class, we’ll explore how nineteenth-century Gothic texts dramatize the fears and transgressions…

ENGL 2026: Intro to Disability Lit

Instructor: Juliet Ellinger Online WF 12:30 PM – 1:50 PM This course begins from two key understandings: disability is both a common human experience that touches every life…

ENGL 2080: Ethnic Literatures of the United States

Instructor: Garza Tu/Th 2:00 PM – 3:20 PM W.E.B. Du Bois theorizes in his book, The Souls of Black Folk, something he calls ‘double  consciousness.’ He refers to…

ENGL 7104: Introduction to Literary & Cultural Theory

Instructor: HuhTuesday 3:30 PM – 6:20 PM This course seeks to demystify and familiarize students with the myriad literary and critical theories that have shaped conversations around the…

ENGL 2184: Comics and Graphic Novels

Instructor: HennesseyMWF 12:20 PM – 1:15 PM Comics/Graphic Novels is a course that will introduce students to the history of comics/graphic novels and the techniques necessary to read…

ENGL 2047: Introduction to Linguistics

Instructor: Leech MWF 12:20 PM – 01:15 PM This course is designed to introduce students to the basic principles in the study of linguistics. Students will study the…

ENGL 4100: Literary & Cultural Studies Capstone

Instructor: Glaser Tu/Th 11:00am-12:20pm  The LCS Capstone gives students the chance to integrate and apply the knowledge they have acquired through their education as English majors in the…

ENGL 3125: Introduction to Theory

Instructor: Huh Tu/Th 12:30 PM – 01:50 PM This survey of contemporary critical theory is an introduction to major schools of thought that have shaped the study of…

ENGL 2001: Topics in Literature- Women Writing the Body

Instructor: SavannahOnline Selected readings chosen to highlight specific literary problems of theme, technique, literary and social heritage.  

ENGL 7091: Contemporary American Fiction

Instructor: Schiff Thursday 9:30 AM – 12:20 PM An exploration of major American writers and their fiction from 1960 until 2025, weighted more toward the late twentieth century…

ENGL 2035: Contemporary Novel

Instructor: Andersen     MWF      1:25 PM – 02:20 PM The most popular genre in publishing today, romance novels are often regarded as trashy or lesser-than other types of…

ENGL 2067: Topics in Film:

Instructor: Leech MWF 10:10 AM – 11:05 AM In 1977, the film Star Wars (subtitled as A New Hope) changed the film industry and the structure of film…

ENGL 2022: World Literature II

Instructor: Hennessey MWF 10:10 AM – 11:05 AM A comparative study of literary traditions from Africa, the Americas, and Asia as well as Europe. Each term will focus…

ENGL 2003: The Magic of Harry Potter

Instructor: Heller Tu/Th 12:30 PM – 1:50 PM In this course we will read the Harry Potter novels to examine their major themes and to explore why the…

ENGL 2008: Survey of American Literature II

Instructor: DiMaggioTu/Th 9:30 AM – 10:50 AM Title: Family Values in American Literature from 1900  Description: The image of the family has functioned consistently as a cornerstone of…

ENGL 3090: Literature & Medicine

Instructor: Cole Online | Asynchronous One English translation of the Hippocratic Oath reads, “I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, and that…

ENGL 3006: Introduction to Shakespeare

Instructor: Leech MWF 01:25 PM – 02:20 PM Centuries after his death, Shakespeare is still studied, performed, filmed, and adapted by artists all over the world. Shakespeare’s plays…