School of Liberal Arts: English
2008-2009 Academic Year
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ENLS 476 Topics in Literary Theory (3)
Prof. Albrecht, Prof. Desai, Prof. Rothenberg. Sustained study of topics such as
representation, interpretation, intention, theories of language, and literary theory
and philosophy.
ENLS 481 Introduction to Cultural Criticism (3)
Staff. Examination of the major concepts of culture from the late 19th century to
the present as they relate to the analysis of cultural practices and literary texts.
Specific emphasis on the interdisciplinary nature of cultural analysis, the relation
between elite and popular cultures, dominant formations and the resistance to
them, and intercultural encounters.
ENLS 483 Race, Class, and Gender (3)
Staff. Study of the textual representations of three forms of difference--race,
class, and gender--and their intersections with issues of power and agency.
ENLS 484 Performance Studies (3)
Prof. Koritz, Prof. Mark, Prof. Smith. Study of the various categories that
encompass performance, such as dance, drama, ritual, festival, and parade, and of
texts that embody, describe, or enact performances.
ENLS 485 Cultural Politics and Practice (3)
Prof. Dinerstein, Prof. Koritz, Prof. Lewis. Study of the intersections and
negotiations between cultural production and political institutions. Specific topics
include literary representations of disease or poverty, and literature and the law.
Same as COMM 458.
ENLS 486 Topics in Cultural Studies (3)
Staff. Sustained study of topics such as nationality, popular culture, cultural
institutions, and postmodernism.
ENLS 491, 492 Independent Studies (1-3, 1-3)
Staff. Prerequisites: approval of instructor and chair of department.
ENLS H499-H500 Senior Honors Thesis (3, 4)
Staff. Prerequisite: approval of department.
All of the writing courses listed below may count as electives toward the major.
ENLS 263 Expository Writing (4)
Staff. A course in methods of written analysis. Fulfills the college intensive-
writing requirement
ENLS 361 Introduction to Creative Writing (3)
Prof. Cooley, Prof. Morris. A craft class in the writing of short fiction and poetry.
Exercises to develop each student's personal voice. Group criticism of student
work.
ENLS 362 Workshop in Creative Writing (3)
Staff. Intensive workshop in creative writing, usually with a visiting professor.
May be repeated for credit on different topics.