ENGC 8000 - Ropes Course: PhD Level

Institution:

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

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Description:

The Ropes course explores some of the wealth of texts, ideas, and trends that can be considered as contexts for the study of modern literature. With a new topic selected each year, the course studies a selection of primary, secondary, and theoretical texts focusing on some significant issue in contemporary culture from the perspective of English Studies. The course will highlight the urgency of some question, body of material, or methodology, prompted by questions raised by the humanities or creative arts about the culture surrounding us all. The course typically includes seminar meetings and lectures by guest speakers. Participants in the Ropes course end up producing a significant project exploring some topic relevant to the central concerns of the course that year.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.uc.edu

Phone Number:

(513) 556-6000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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