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Sample Course Syllabi
English 201: Selected Works of British Literature, Medieval to 1800
Instructor: Christopher A. Jones, Winter 2001
English 202: Selected Works of British Literature, 1800 to the Present
Instructor: Professor Marlene Longenecker, Autumn 2001
English 220: Introduction to Shakespeare
Instructor: Professor Christopher Highley, Autumn 1999
English 260: Introduction to Poetry
Instructor: David A. Brewer
English 261: Introduction to Fiction
Instructor: Sebastian Knowles, Spring 1993
English 262: Introduction to Drama
Instructor: Marcia Dickson, Autumn 2000
English 263: Introduction to Film
Instructor: L. Mizejewski, Winter 2000
English 265: Writing of Fiction I
Instructor: Assistant Professor Stephanie Grant, Autumn 2001
English 266: Writing of Poetry I
Winter 2000
English 268: Writing of Creative Nonfiction I
Instructor: Steve Kuusisto, Winter 2001
English 270: Introduction to Folklore
Instructor: Professor Dorothy Noyes, Autumn 1998
English 271: Introduction to English Language Study
Instructor: Dr. Robin Bell Markels
English 275: Thematic Approaches to Literature
Instructor: Susan Hanson, Spring 2003
English 280: The English Bible
Instructor: Professor David Citino, Winter 2000
English 281: Introduction to African-American Literature
Instructor: Professor Murray, Autumn 2001
English 290: Colonial and U.S. Literature to 1865
Instructor: Professor J. F. Buckley
English 291: U.S. Literature: 1865 to Present
Instructors: Thomas Cooley, Autumn 2001. Jen Camden, Autumn 2002. Theresa Kulbaga, Autumn 2002
English 398: Critical Writing
Instructor: Sebastian Knowles, Spring 1998
English 405: Special Topics in Professional Communication
Instructor: Professor Roger Cherry, Spring 2005
English 467: Writing and Learning
Instructor: Dr. Vandana Gavaskar, Winter 2005
English 505: Language and the Black Experience
English 513: Introduction to Medieval Literature
Instructor: Professor Lisa Kiser, Spring 2005
English 514: Middle English Literature
Instructor: Professor R.F. Green, Spring 2005
English 515: Chaucer
Instructor: Professor Ethan Knapp, Spring 2006
English 520: Studies in Shakespeare
English 520.01: Shakespeare
Instructor: Professor Alan B. Farmer, Winter 2006
English 520.02: Topics in Shakespeare
Instructor: Christopher Highley, Autumn 1999
English 521: 16th-Century Literature
Spring 2005
English 522: Early 17th-Century Literature
Instructor: Professor Spinrad, Winter 2005
English 531: Restoration & Early 18th-Century Literature
Instructor: Professor Roxann Wheeler, Winter 2006
English 533: Literature of the 18th-Century, 1740-1800
Instructor: Frank Donoghue, Spring 2006
English 535: The Early British Novel: Origins to the 1830s
Instructor: David A. Brewer, Winter 2006
English 540: Poetry and Poetics of the British Romantic Period
Instructor: Professor A. Garcha
English 541: Victorian Poetry & Poetics
Instructor: David Riede, Summer 2004
English 542: The Victorian Novel
Instructor: Professor Jill Galvan, Winter 2004
English 543: 20th-Century British Fiction
Instructor: David Herman, Autumn 2004
English 547: 20th-Century Poetry
Instructor: Dr Antony Shuttleworth, Autumn 2004
English 549: Modern Drama
Instructor: Professor Jon Erickson
English 550: Colonial and U.S. Literature to 1830
Instructor: Dr. Elizabeth Hewitt, Winter 2006
English 551: U.S. Literature, 1830-1865
Instructor: Professor Steven Fink, Spring 2004
English 552: U.S. Literature, 1865-1914
Instructor: Professor Elizabeth Renker, Spring 2005
English 553: 20th-Century U.S. Fiction
Instructor: Professor Sebastian Knowles, Autumn 2004
English 559: Introduction to Narrative and Narrative Theory
Instructor: Professor Jim Phelan, Autumn 2006
English 560: Special Topics in Poetry
Instructor: Professor: Jeredith Merrin, Spring 2004
English 561: Special Topics in Fictional and Nonfictional Narrative
Instructor: Dr. Matthew Cariello, Autumn 2005
English 562: Special Topics in Drama
Professor Spinrad, Winter 2004
English 563: Contemporary Literature
Professor: Jeredith Merrin, Winter 2006
English 564: Special Topics in a Major Author
English 564.01: Medieval and Renaissance
Instructor: Professor John N. King, Autumn 2005
English 564.02: 18th and 19th Century British
Instructor: Professor Virginia Cope, Spring 2006
English 564.03: American Literature to 1900
Instructor: Professor Susan Williams, Winter 2005
English 564.04: 20th Century Literature in English
Instructor: Brian McHale, Spring 2004
English 565: Writing of Fiction II
Instructor: Professor Michelle Herman, Spring 2003
English 566: Writing of Poetry II
Instructor: Professor David Citino, Summer 2003
English 567: Rhetoric and Community Service
Instructor: Mindy Wright
English 568: Writing of Creative Nonfiction II
Instructor: Professor Lee Martin, Spring 2004
English 569C: Digital Media and English Studies
Instructor: Professor H. Lewis Ulman, Spring 2005
English 570: Introduction to the History of English
Instructor: Professor Wayne Redenbarger
English 571: Studies in the English Language
Instructor: Dr. Galey Modan, Winter 2002
English 572: Traditional Grammar and Usage
Instructor: Professor Sara Garnes, Emeritus
English 573: Studies in Rhetorical Theory and Analysis
English 573.01: Rhetorical Theory and Analysis of Discourse
Instructor: Professor Roger Cherry, Winter 2005
English 573.02: Rhetorical Theory and Analysis of Social Action
Instructor: James Fredal
English 574: Special Topics in the History and Theories of Writing
Instructor: Professor Nan Johnson
English 575: Special Topics in Literary Forms and Themes
Instructor: Professor Les Tannenbaum, Spring 2005
English 576: Studies in Critical Theory
English 576.01: History of Critical Theory: Plato to Aestheticism
Instructor: Professor Ethan Knapp, Spring 2003
English 576.02: History of Critical Theory: 1900 to the Present
Instructor: Brian McHale, Autumn 2005
English 576.03: Issues and Movements in Critical Theory
Instructor: Professor Jon Erickson, Summer 2004
English 577: Studies in Folklore
English 577.01: Folk Groups and Communities
Instructor: Professor Dorothy Noyes, Winter 2006
English 577.02: Folklore Genres: Form, Meaning, and Use
Instructor: Professor Richard F. Green
English 577.03: Issues and Methods in the Study of Folklore
Instructor: Professor Dorothy Noyes, Spring 2005
English 578: Studies in Film
English 578.01: Special Topics in Film and Literature
Instructor: Professor Elizabeth Hewitt
English 578.02: Special Topics in Cinema
Instructor: Professor Morris Beja
English 579: Special Topics in Nonfiction
Instructor: Professor James Fredal
English 580: Special Topics in Gay and Lesbian Language and Literature
Instructor: Professor Martin Joseph Ponce, Winter 2006
English 581: Special Topics in U.S. Ethnic Literatures
Instructor: Professor Steven Fink
English 582: Special Topics in African-American Literature
Instructor: Professor Andrea K. Newlyn
English 583: Special Topics in World Literature in English
Instructor: Professor Marilyn Brownstein, Spring 2004
English 585: Studies In Literacy
English 585.01: Topics in Literacy Studies
Instructor: Professor Harvey J. Graff, Autumn 2006
English 585.02: History of Literacy
Instructor: Professor Harvey J. Graff, Winter 2006
English 586: Studies in American Indian Literature and Culture
Instructor: Professor C. Allen, Spring 2006
English H590: Honors Seminars: Major Periods in Literary History
English H590.01: The Middle Ages
Instructor: Dr. Leslie Lockett, Winter 2006
English H590.02: The Renaissance
Instructor: Professor Richard Dutton
English H590.03: Eighteenth-Century British Literature
Instructor: Professor Frank Donoghue
English H590.04: Romanticism
Instructor: Professor Les Tannenbaum
English H590.05: The Later 19th Century
Instructor: Professor Riede
English H590.06: The Modern Period
Instructor: Professor Mark Conroy
English H590.07: Literature in English after 1945
Instructor: Professor David Herman, Autumn 2004
English H590.08: Colonial and U.S. Literature
Instructor: Professor Susan Williams, Winter 2005
English H591: Honors Seminars: Topics in English Studies
English H591.01: Special Topics in the Study of Creative Writing
Instructor: Professor Erin McGraw, Spring 2004
English 592: Special Topics in Women in Literature
Instructor: Professor Kneedler, Spring 2005
English 593: Literature and Law
Instructor: Professor Richard F. Green
English 595: Literary Locations (taught in conjunction with English 697)
Instructor: Professor Christopher Highley, Spring 2005
English 597: The Disability Experience in the Contemporary World
Instructor: Professor Brenda Brueggemann , Autumn 2005
English H598: Honors Seminar: Selected Topics in Literature and Literary Interpretation
Instructor: Professor Marlene Longenecker, Winter 2005
English 662: Literary Publishing
Instructor: Professor Michelle Herman, Spring 2004
