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British literature from the mid to late 18th century. Selected writers may include Blake, Burney, Collins, Equiano, Fielding, Gray, Johnson, Sheridan, and Wollstonecraft. 3 hrs
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A course for advanced students of fiction writing. Open to students who have taken ENGLISH 312 or its equivalent. The class will proceed through analysis of models, discussion of general principles, critique of student work. Students will simultaneously be encouraged to experiment and to refine the form and subjects best suited to their talents. Emphasis will remain on the short story, though there may be units in other forms--novella, film script, the non-fiction essay. 3 hrs
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A study of selected topics concerning the material practices of writing, reading, and publishing within specific cultural and historical contexts. Issues examined may include authorship, education, information technologies, libraries, literacy, periodicals, popular literature, publishers, and communities of readers. Prerequisite: One appropriate introductory course at the 300 level. Offered: On Demand 3 hrs
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An exploration of postcolonialism through the study of literary and theoretical texts created by or representing peoples whose historical experience has been decisively shaped by the experience or legacies of colonialism. Texts will be drawn from a variety of genres and from several countries. The course will consider several definitions of postcolonialism and related terms such as cosmopolitanism, hybridity, diaspora, and nationalism. cross-listed with ENGLISH 5534. Offered: On demand 3 hrs
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Advanced Creative Writing Poetry. An advanced poetry workshop that includes intensive reading of contemporary poetry and aims at each student creating a portfolio of publishable poems. The focus of the course will vary to address a variety of topics such as metaphor and closure; imitation and the line; form and voice. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: For Undergraduates Restrictions: ENGLISH 315 or equivalent Offered: On demand 3 hrs
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An advanced creative writing course that focuses on intensive study of and practice in metrics and traditional and nonce forms. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: For Undergraduates Restrictions: ENGLISH 315 or equivalent Offered: On demand 3 hrs
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The making of a work of prose requires expertise with the structure of the chosen form, and an understanding of the relationship of form to content. This class teaches the techniques for planning and drafting major prose forms which could include the very-short story, the story, novella, novel, linked-story collection, episodic novel, essay novel, the play, the creative nonfiction book, and others. Students will learn how to create particular prose forms and how to use content as a guide to inventing new forms. We will examine some of the best examples of both traditional and newly invented forms by writers such as Anton Chekhov, Katherine Anne Porter, Tim O'Brien and Sandra Cisneros. Prerequisite: ENGLISH 312 Offered: Each year 3 hrs
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An intensive weekend conference for creative writers of varying genres and levels of experience, published and unpublished -- fiction, poetry, nonfiction, stage and screen. The conference includes creative and interdisciplinary session on writing and publishing, genre-specific workshops, socializing and networking opportunities, and private manuscript consultations. The course of study for two-and three-credit students includes selected reading and post-weekend tutorial time conducted by accomplished, working writers. The conference may be repeated once for credit. Two and three credit students need the instructor's consent and must have taken a 300-level creative-writing course in the focus genre prior to enrolling.Prerequisites: 2 and 3 credit students must have previous coursework at the 300 level in Creative Writing in the focus genre 1-3 hrs
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Texts that offer perspectives on key historical themes of American culture. Texts may be grouped around any culturally significant principle (e.g. region, race, gender, class, ethnicity, religion) or theme (e.g. the mythology of the frontier, marriage and domesticity, the American Dream). The course may be taken twice for credit, providing substantive changes in topics. Prerequisites: ENGLISH 311 and ENGLISH 321 or permission of the instructor. These prerequisites apply only to undergraduate students. Offered: On demand. 3 hrs
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This course deals with girl's relationships to the continually evolving print culture. Students will examine various literary representations of girlhood by adult writers, explore texts directed at girls (e.g., conduct books, periodicals, textbooks), and study the writing and reading practices of girls themselves. 3 hrs
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