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Subject Code for Creative Writing: CWRI
Subject Code for Language and Literature: ENGL
World Wide Web Address: http://www.queensu.ca/english/
Head of Department: Sam McKegney
Program Manager: Meghan Brien
Departmental Office: Watson Hall, Room 411
Departmental Telephone: 613-533-2153
Chair of Undergraduate Studies: Scott-Morgan Straker
Undergraduate Program Assistant: Cynthia Collins
Undergraduate Office Telephone: 343-363-2140
Chair of Graduate Studies: Margaret Pappano
Graduate Program Assistant: Lovorka Fabek-Fischer
Overview
The Department of English offers a comprehensive undergraduate program that exposes students to English literatures from a large range of communities, historical periods, and geographical regions. All three English Plans (Major, Medial, Minor) attempt to balance the study of canonical writers, literary forms, and traditions with the study of previously marginalized or unknown writing. The program fosters cross-cultural and historical literacies by encouraging students to engage with literatures from diverse histories and traditions through a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches.
Departmental Policies
Academic Integrity
The Department of English promotes an ethos of academic integrity, based on the values of honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility, and courage. Students are expected to familiarize themselves with the University, Faculty, and Department policies on academic integrity. The Department of English Statement on Academic Integrity is attached to all undergraduate syllabi and may be found online at http://www.queensu.ca/english/integrity. The Statement includes definitions and advice for recognizing and avoiding plagiarism.
Effective Writing
The effective communication of ideas in writing is fundamental to the discipline of literary study. Training in analytical essay-writing is offered in introductory courses and consolidated at all levels of the program. In upper years, greater emphasis is placed on research methodologies, as well as the importance of fully and accurately citing sources. Further coaching and training are available through the Student Academic Success Services, and a suite of WRIT courses offered by Arts and Science Online.
English Courses as Electives
ENGL 100 Introduction to Literary Study is a prerequisite for all English Plans, but most 200 level ENGL courses are open to all students in second year or above. Upper-year students with prior ENGL courses but who require an elective course in English (e.g. for Medical school), may enrol in "Modern Prose Fiction i and ii" ( ENGL 161 Modern Prose Fiction l and ENGL 162 Modern Prose Fiction ll); require an Elective course in English (e.g. for Medical school), may enrol in "Modern Prose Fiction" (ENGL 160 Modern Prose Fiction.
Advice to Students
Course Selection
All students wishing to be admitted into an English Plan must, in their first year of study, take “Introduction to the Study of Literature” (ENGL 100 Introduction to Literary Study, Core course 1.A.).
In their second year, all students registered in an English Plan, including Minors, take a required lecture class, “History of Literature in English” (ENGL 200 History of Literature in English, Core course 1.B.); students in a Major or Medial Plan also take a required seminar (ENGL 290 Seminar in Literature Interpretation, Core course 1.C.), which develops students’ writing abilities and introduces them to the basic research tools of literary studies. ENGL 200 History of Literature in English/6. and ENGL 290 Seminar in Literature Interpretation/3.0 are prerequisites for coursework at the 300 level and above, so Majors and Medials should be sure to complete them in second year.
In their second year, in addition to ENGL 200 History of Literature in English/6.0 and ENGL 290 Seminar in Literature Interpretation, Majors normally take between 9.0 and 12.0 additional units at the 200 level that will count toward their Plan, and Medials normally take between 3.0 and 6.0 additional units at the 200 level. A select number of courses from other departments and programs, including Creative Writing, can also be counted toward an English Plan.
Students entering ENGL Plans should ensure that they understand the requirements they must meet, so that they can plan to take the right number of courses at the right level. Students should consult the English Department's web site or the Major Map for more information, and are always welcome to contact the Undergraduate Chair for advise and answers.
Having gained the historical and critical foundations provided, respectively, by ENGL 200 History of Literature in English and ENGL 290 Seminar in Literature Interpretation, Majors and Medials proceed in third year to 300-level small lecture courses. These in-depth, full-year historical survey courses are organized into three categories: (ENGL 305-339), which covers literature from before 1800; (ENGL 340 Romantic Literature-ENGL 357 19th -Century British Literature and Visual Culture), which covers the nineteenth century (roughly, 1780-1920); and ENGL 360 Modern Literature-ENGL 389 Context North America), which covers literature after 1900. Majors must take 6.0 units in each of these groups (Core courses 1.D., 1.E., 1.F.), while Medials must take 6.0 units from the first group and 6.0 units from either the second or third (Core courses 1.D., 1.E.). Majors should take at least two of these full-year courses in their third year, while Medials should take at least one.
The fourth-year experience for Majors consists of advanced 400-level seminars. Majors take 15.0 units at the 400 level, of which , at least 3.0 units of these must be from ENGL 405-459 (core course 1.G.), and at least 3.0 units must be from ENGL 460-499 (core course 1.H.). Medials take 6.0 units at the 400 level. It is possible for Majors to take between 3.0 and 6.0 units at the 400 level during their third year, depending on how many 300-level courses they are also enroled in; Medials will normally fulfill their upper-level seminar requirements in fourth year.
Special Studies Opportunities
Study Abroad
A number of our students take the opportunity of studying abroad for a term or an entire year, benefitting from bilateral exchanges to universities in a wide array of countries. They also have access to the Bader International Study Centre (BISC) in Herstmonceux, England, where an array of Queen’s English Department courses are offered, including ENGL 100 Introduction to Literary Study. (For more on these study abroad opportunities, see the section on International Programs and Study Abroad Options in this Calendar, as well as the website for Herstmonceux http://www.queensu.ca/bisc).
Queen’s students who study abroad frequently do so in their third year. English Majors and Medials normally take a set of core courses in their third year (Core courses 1.D., 1.E., and 1.F. for Majors; 1.D. and 1.E. for Medials), but there is no reason why going on exchange in third year should prevent English Majors and Medials from completing their Plans on time; it merely requires careful planning and consultation. Students who will be away from Queen’s for the entire third year should enrol in at least 12.0 units of courses at their exchange institution that can be counted toward the 300-level Core course requirements. Half-year courses in similar chronological periods can be combined to satisfy a year-long 300-level requirement; this option is frequently used by students who are away only for one term during their third year. All students intending to study abroad in their third or fourth year are strongly advised to consult with the Undergraduate Chair of English before finalizing their course selections at other universities.
Students registered in an English Major or Medial Plan should be in residence at Queen’s for the entirety of their second year, so that they can complete ENGL 200 History of Literature in English and ENGL 290 Seminar in Literature Interpretation (Core courses 1.B. and 1.C.), which are prerequisites for doing upper-level work in the Queen’s English Department.
Faculty
Chris Bongie, Sally Brooke Cameron, Heather Evans, Petra Fachinger, Christopher Fanning, Elizabeth Hanson, Mark Jones, Robert G. May, Gabrielle McIntire, Sam McKegney, Kristin Moriah, Robert Morrison, Laura Murray, Margaret Pappano, John Pierce, Leslie Ritchie, Armand Garnet Ruffo, Yaël Schlick, Carolyn Smart, Scott-Morgan Straker, Marta Straznicky, Asha Varadharajan, Molly Wallace, Ruth Wehlau, Glenn Willmott
Courses
An introduction to literary study, with an emphasis on the formal analysis of a diverse range of poetry and prose. Specific content and approach vary from section to section, but all sections share the goals of developing sensitivity to genre, cultivating writing skills, and providing students with a set of literary terms and critical techniques as a foundation for further literary study.
NOTE Also offered online, consult Arts and Science Online (Learning Hours may vary).
NOTE Also offered at the Bader International Studies Centre, Herstmonceux (Learning Hours may vary).
LEARNING HOURS 240 (48L;24T;168P).
This course is designed to promote interest in and understanding of modern prose fiction by introducing students to a selection of the best novels and short stories of the 20th century. British, American, and Canadian authors are represented.
NOTE This course cannot be counted toward an ENGL Plan nor used as a prerequisite for upper-year ENGL courses.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
This course is designed to promote interest in and understanding of modern prose fiction by introducing students to a selection of the best novels and short stories of the 20th century from across the globe.
NOTE ENGL 161 is offered in the Fall term, and is linked to ENGL 162, which is offered in the Winter; although students are encouraged to enroll in both 161 and 162, these are separate courses that can be taken on their own.
NOTE This course cannot be counted toward an ENGL Plan nor used as a pre-requisite for upper-year ENGL courses.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P).
This course is designed to promote interest in and understanding of modern prose fiction by introducing students to a selection of the best novels and short stories of the 20th century from across the globe.
NOTE ENGL 162 is offered in the Winter term, and is linked to ENGL 161, which is offered in the Fall; although students are encouraged to enroll in both 161 and 162, these are separate courses that can be taken on their own.
NOTE This course cannot be counted toward an ENGL Plan nor used as a prerequisite for upper-year ENGL courses.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P).
An historical survey of literature from the British Isles and beyond. Through the study of representative works, the course aims to familiarize students with the characteristics of literary periods from the Middle Ages to the present.
NOTE Enrolment preference is given to students registered in ENGL Plans.
NOTE Also offered online. Consult Arts and Science Online. Learning Hours may vary.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P)
A survey history of the English language from its origins in proto-Indo-European to the variety of contemporary world Englishes, with special emphasis on English as a language of literature.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P).
Introduction to the literature of Britain and Western Europe from the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries. Non-English works are read in translation; some training in Middle English is provided. Readings may include romance, troubadour poetry, history and pseudo history, drama, women's writing, and authors such as Dante, Boccaccio, and Chaucer.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
A study of Chaucer¿s major work intended to provide a comprehensive coverage of the tales and to consider the innovative nature of the text in its cultural, political, and literary contexts. Students receive instruction in Middle English.
A study of texts on both sides of the controversial boundary between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Texts are chosen to trace the development of a particular category of writing, such as courtly literature, religious writing, drama, or writing by women. Some texts are read in Middle English; language instruction is provided.
A survey of Canadian literature in English from its beginnings to the contemporary period. Readings will include poetry, short fiction and nonfiction, as well as novels from various eras; authors to be studied may include Moodie, Atwood, Klein, Richler, Callaghan, Ondaatje, Laurence, Munro, Brand, and King.
NOTE Also offered online, consult Arts and Science Online (Learning Hours may vary).
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
A survey of American prose and poetry from the Puritans to the present.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
A comparative survey of representative works of literature from around the globe (including Africa, Australia, the Caribbean, and the Indian subcontinent) that engage with the history and legacy of colonialism. Themes under consideration may include: cultural memory; economic underdevelopment; hybrid identity; linguistic diversity; political resistance.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
This course examines Indigenous novels, traditional stories, poetry, short stories, and plays from various time periods, written by Métis, Inuit, and First Nations authors. We will study the themes, aesthetics, and politics of the texts, using a combination of culturally specific and pan-Indigenous approaches.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P).
A survey of women writers from before 1900. The historical and geographical focus of the course may vary from year to year; for details, consult the Department.
NOTE Also offered online, consult Arts and Science Online (Learning Hours may vary).
NOTE When offered online, it is focused on nineteenth-century women writers in English.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P).
A survey of women writers from after 1900. The historical and geographical focus of the course may vary from year to year; for details, consult the Department.
NOTE Also offered online. Consult Arts and Science Online. Learning Hours may vary.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P)
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P).
A study of this relatively modern genre with emphasis on methods of close textual analysis of European, British, and North American texts.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P)
Life writing includes autobiography, biography, diaries, letters, and memoirs. The aim of this course will be to explore its generic conventions and innovations, to consider the interplay between lived experience and its textual representation, and to examine the social and cultural dimensions of life stories.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P).
A critical study of literature written for children or appropriated by adults for the nursery. The emphasis will be on distinguishing the characteristics and cultural significance of a variety of works from the medieval to the modern period.
NOTE Also offered online, consult Arts and Science Online (Learning Hours may vary).
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P).
A study of the art of graphic narrative from newspaper strips of the Golden Age to current graphic novels, comprising history, aesthetics, and close reading of graphic narrative as a form of literature.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P).
A study of modern fiction, including works by such writers as James, Conrad, Ford, Joyce, Woolf.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P).
A study of form and technique in modern poetry and plays by such writers as Yeats, Eliot, Auden, Shaw, Beckett.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P).
A study of Shakespeare's plays in relation to the social, intellectual, and political climate of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods and with reference to theatrical production.
NOTE Also offered online, consult Arts and Science Online (Learning Hours may vary).
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
A study of eight of Shakespeare's plays in relation to the social, intellectual, and political climate of the Elizabethan period and with reference to theatrical production.
NOTE Also offered at the Bader International Studies Centre, Herstmonceux (Learning Hours may vary).
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P).
A study of eight of Shakespeare's plays in relation to the social, intellectual, and political climate of the Jacobean period and with reference to theatrical production.
NOTE Also offered online, consult Arts and Science Online (Learning Hours may vary).
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P).
A study of the dissemination of Shakespeare's plays across a range of cultures and sites from the early seventeenth century to the present, with a focus on the development of Shakespeare as a 'global' author. Selected plays will be studied in historical context and in geographically diverse adaptations in theatrical, print, and electronic media.
NOTE Also offered online, consult Arts and Science Online (Learning Hours may vary).
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P).
A study of literature dealing with the fantastic or containing supernatural or uncanny elements. This course may include samples of myth, romance, Gothic literature, and fantasy from a variety of periods.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P).
A study of texts that have war as their subject, examining the cultural functions war literature performs (such as recruiting, celebrating, healing, mourning, witnessing, commemorating, protesting), as well as its role in the construction of collective memory and national identity. The particular focus may vary from year to year; for detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P).
Through study of literary texts, this course will introduce students to a range of ways humans have imagined or documented their relation to the natural world. Students will engage with a range of cultural perspective including Indigenous environmental knowledge. Assignments will include personal reflection, essay, and exam.
LEARNING HOURS 120(33L;6Oc;84P).
This course will explore how different literary works represent desire, romance, queerness, and other gender-related issues. Particular focus may vary from year to year; for detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P)
A study of English-language literature emphasizing or relating to its sense of place. Course content may vary from year to year.
NOTE Also offered at the Bader International Studies Centre, Herstmonceux (Learning Hours may vary).
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P).
Students will read a range of controversial books, and discuss the contexts and content of calls that they be banned. What ideas about literature, religion, and social order underpin such initiatives? Can limiting access to literature ever be justified? Authors may include Milton, Rushdie, Hitler, Twain, Nabokov, Joyce, Lee, and Morrison.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P)
This course investigates the enduring popularity of the legend of Arthur, with an emphasis on its adaptability to the changing values and viewpoints of different cultural moments (Celtic, Medieval, Victorian, Modern). Themes to be investigated may include chivalry, courtly love, the grail quest, national identity, politics and gender relationships.
NOTE Also offered online, consult Arts and Science Online (Learning Hours may vary).
NOTE Also offered at the Bader International Study Centre, Herstmonceux (Learning Hours may vary).
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P).
A study of particular issues and themes in Canadian literature from the 1970s to the present (e.g., postmodernism, multiculturalism, gender and sexual diversity, class relations, migration).
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
A study of one particular issue or theme in Canadian literature. For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P).
A study of one particular issue or theme in Canadian literature. For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P).
The British Army established Kingston in 1783 in the wake of defeat in the Revolutionary War. Before and since, this has been Indigenous space, named by the Hurons Ka'tarohkwi. Engaging literary, geographical, and historical perspectives, this course grapples with concepts of treaty, territory, memory, and place to unsettle colonial presumptions.
LEARNING HOURS 114(36L;6Oc;72P)
An intensive study of one text or a cluster of related texts, cultivating close reading skills through discussion. The course develops students' writing abilities and also introduces the basic research tools of literary studies.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
A study of the relationships between literary texts written in English, from classics to contemporary popular fiction, and their adaptations in a range of media, comprising close analysis, historical and cultural investigation into national and transnational formulations of adaptation, and discussion of the processes and theories of adaptation.
NOTE Also offered at the Bader International Study Centre, Herstmonceux (Learning Hours may vary).
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P).
Emphasizes literary, rhetorical, and critical terminology, the variety of critical approaches, and the ways in which critical practices (e.g., of editing, interpretation, or evaluation) are related to literary theory. Surveys works of literary theory ranging from ancient to contemporary times.
NOTE Enrolment preference is given to Majors and Medials.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
Introduces cultural studies from a primarily literary perspective, surveying critical approaches associated with this interdisciplinary field of study, and paying special attention to the study of popular culture and questions of aesthetic value through readings drawn from a range of pop cultural genres (such as horror, romance, crime fiction).
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P).
In-depth exploration of the cultural significance of one particular genre, issue, or theme (for instance, spy fiction, literary prizes, youth subcultures). Topics may vary from year to year; for detailed information, consult the departmental website.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P).
Surveys influential works of literary and critical theory, with a particular focus on contemporary movements that have informed the interpretation and evaluation of literary texts (e.g., formalism, Marxism, psychoanalysis, deconstruction, postcolonialism, feminist and queer studies).
Note: ENGL 296 is offered in the Fall term, and is linked to ENGL 297, which is offered in the Winter; although students are encouraged to enroll in both 296 and 297, these are separate courses that can be taken on their own.
Learning Hours: 120(36L;84P
Surveys influential works of literary and critical theory, with a particular focus on contemporary movements that have informed the interpretation and evaluation of literary texts (e.g., formalism, Marxism, psychoanalysis, deconstruction, postcolonialism, feminist and queer studies).
Note:ENGL 297 is offered in the Winter term, and is linked to ENGL 296, which is offered in the Winter; although students are encouraged to enroll in both 296 and 297, these are separate courses that can be taken on their own.
Learning Hours:120(36L;84P)
A survey of major literary works written in Old English and Old Norse from the ninth to the thirteenth centuries. Readings will include sagas, epics, elegies, riddles, mythology, as well as historical and religious writing.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
A survey of vernacular literature composed in the British Isles before 1500. Readings may be taken from Welsh, Irish, Old English, Norman and Middle English literature and may include such works as The Mabinogion, the Lais of Marie de France, Beowulf, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and selections from Chaucer.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
A study of the poetry, drama, and prose of late medieval Britain. Texts are read in Middle English; language training is provided. Readings may include the dramatic cycles, Arthurian romance, Chaucer and his successors, women's writing, spiritual writing, historiography, and the culture of political and religious dissent.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
This course introduces students to major pieces of medieval literature, their cultural contexts, and associated critical paradigms. Situating texts from England in an international context illuminates the dynamic literary exchange among England, Europe, and the Islamicate cultures of the Mediterranean.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
This course surveys early romance, and particularly chivalric romance, from its first flowering during the twelfth century to the allegorical romance of the early modern period. Writers and works to be read may include Chrétien de Troyes, Marie de France, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Sir Thomas Malory, Sir Philip Sidney, and Edmund Spenser.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
A study of Renaissance poetry and prose but excluding drama, with emphasis on the works of Sidney, Spenser, Shakespeare, Donne, and Milton. Such writers as More, Marlowe, Nashe, Jonson, and Bacon may be included.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
The development of English drama from 1580 to 1642 with emphasis on Shakespeare, but including plays by such writers as Lyly, Greene, Marlowe, Dekker, Jonson, Marston, Beaumont and Fletcher, Webster, and Massinger.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
A study of poetry, drama, and prose of the major writers of the period 1660-1800. Readings will be drawn from the works of writers such as Dryden, Pope, Swift, Johnson, Fielding, and Richardson.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
A study of English drama from the medieval to the Restoration period. Emphasis falls on tracing the development of dramatic forms, traditions, and performance practices in relation to socio-cultural history.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
A study of the origins of the English novel from early modern prose romances and satires to the gothic novel. Emphasis falls on tracing the development of narrative forms and their relation to socio-cultural history.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
An intensive study of the Romantics with emphasis on the works of Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
American literature after the Revolution was arguably the first postcolonial literature in English. Through the study of literature in many genres, this course will explore relationships between innovation and tradition, and between the nation and its others, over the course of the long nineteenth century (roughly 1780 to 1920).
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
A study of nineteenth-century literature from both sides of the Atlantic. This course will explore cultural transactions between Europe and the Americas from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century, with special attention to the transatlantic dimension of literary movements such as Romanticism, Realism, and Modernism.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
An exploration of the relationship between Victorian literature and culture. This course will examine novels, poems, and essays written between 1830 and 1900 with attention to their particular literary, historical, and social contexts.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
A course emphasizing romance and gothic traditions, beginning with the scholarly revival of romance in the mid-eighteenth century and culminating with modern gothic of the late-nineteenth century.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
A study of British nineteenth-century fiction featuring selected writers from Jane Austen to Thomas Hardy.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
A study of the relationship between literary texts and the burgeoning visual culture of the period. Representative visual forms might include book illustration and design, painting, photography, and commercial advertisement.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
A study of poetry, prose, and drama from the late nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P)
A study of poetry from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
A study of prose fiction from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
A study of poetry, prose, and drama from the mid-twentieth century to the present.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
Studies in modern and/or contemporary American fiction, poetry, and drama.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
Studies in Canadian fiction, poetry, and literary criticism in relation to recurring concerns within Canadian cultural history.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
Studies in literature from a specific nation or region of the postcolonial world (such as South Africa, West Africa, Australia, the Caribbean, South Asia). Content will vary, but the aim will be to explore the cultural and historical contexts that inform literary production in the particular nation or region under study.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
A study of the creative interactions between print literature and modern audio and visual media such as mass circulation newspaper, radio, film, television, and digital devices.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
A study of modern and/or contemporary North American literatures (which may include some works in translation). Content will vary, but the aim will be to discern how cultural similarities and differences are reflected in individual works by writers from (e.g.) Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72L;168P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72S;168P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
Studies in literary topics focused on the period before 1800 that do not fit within the established Group I rubrics (Medieval, Renaissance, Restoration/18th Century). For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
Studies in literary topics focused on the period before 1800 that do not fit within the established Group I rubrics (Medieval, Renaissance, Restoration/18th Century). For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72S;168P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
Studies of 19th-century literature produced in the Americas (Canada, United States, and elsewhere in the western hemisphere). Geographical focus will vary from year to year. For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
Studies of 19th-century literature produced in the Americas (Canada, United States, and elsewhere in the western hemisphere). Geographical focus will vary from year to year. For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72S;168P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
Studies in literary topics focused on "the long nineteenth century" that do not fit within the established Group II rubrics (Romantic Literature, Victorian Literature, Literature of the Americas). For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
Studies in literary topics focused on "the long nineteenth century" that do not fit within the established Group II rubrics (Romantic Literature, Victorian Literature, Literature of the Americas). For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
A study of the theory and practice of modernist writers in Britain and North America. Texts will include theoretical manifestoes as well as creative writing. Some attention will be given to the modernist movement in other arts.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72S;168P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72S;168P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72S;168P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72S;168P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
Studies focused on Modern and Contemporary literature that do not fit within the established rubrics (British, Canadian, American, Postcolonial, Indigenous). For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
Studies focused on Modern and Contemporary literature that do not fit within the established rubrics (British, Canadian, American, Postcolonial, Indigenous). For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
Studies focused on Modern and Contemporary literature that do not fit within the established rubrics (British, Canadian, American, Postcolonial, Indigenous). For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
Studies focused on Modern and Contemporary literature that do not fit within the established rubrics (British, Canadian, American, Postcolonial, Indigenous). For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
Studies in literary topics that cross over the historical boundaries between Groups A, B, and C. For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
Studies in literary topics that cross over the historical boundaries between Groups A, B, and C. For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
Studies in literary topics that cross over the historical boundaries between Groups A, B, and C. For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
Studies in literary topics that cross over the historical boundaries between Groups A, B, and C. For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
Studies in representative critical theories from antiquity onwards, with special emphasis on modern criticism both in its theoretical and practical aspects.
LEARNING HOURS 240 (72S;168P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
For detailed information, consult the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P).
A critical essay of at least 7500 words on a topic of the student's choice, written under the supervision of a faculty member. For additional information, students should consult the Department, preferably in the spring of their third year.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (12I;108P).
This course introduces M.A. and M.Phil. students to the scholarly study and teaching of English literature. The emphasis will be on training Teaching Assistants. There will be practical training in research skills, essay-marking, the academic counselling of students, and first time teaching. There will also be some consideration of academic and non-academic careers for M.A.s and M.Phils. Three term-hours.
This course will provide students with the necessary tools to practice and to teach "close reading" in a broad range of genres from different historical and national contexts. Students will engage in textual analysis through a series of practical exercises combined with readings of critical essays representing different approaches to the reading of literature.
A regularly scheduled forum in which faculty, advanced doctoral students, and visiting scholars present model research problems and methodologies for discussion. Attendance is required.Graded on a Pass/Fail basis.
Representative critical approaches from Aristotle to the moderns will be considered with particular attention to those which have most influenced contemporary attitudes.
The content of this course will vary according to the interests and current research of the instructor. Topics may include the study of genres, movements, traditions or historical contexts relevant to more than one conventional literary period or national tradition.
This course is designed to allow M.A. students to undertake a program of graduate-level directed reading under the supervision of faculty in departments outside English Language and Literature. Permission of the external supervisor is required in advance of registration, and workload and evaluation for the course must be approved by the graduate coordinator in English to ensure consistency with English graduate course norms.
Directed study under the guidance of a faculty member in an area of the instructor¿s expertise. Permission of instructor and graduate coordinator in English is required in advance of registration and is granted only under special circumstances. Workload and evaluation for the course must be approved by the graduate coordinator in English to ensure consistency with English graduate course norms. (Available only to students enrolled in the English MA or MPhil programs.)
This course is graded on a Pass/Fail basis.
This course is designed to acquaint doctoral students with some aspects of the teaching and scholarly skills and responsibilities of university faculty in order to prepare them for an academic career. In addition to practical training in essay marking, lecturing techniques and other teaching methods, the course will offer training in bibliographical and archival research, grant application, the academic job market, and other practical aspects of the professional study of literature. The course will consist of a number of seminars and workshops geared to the particular stage of the student¿s progress over three years in the program.
A regularly scheduled forum in which faculty, advanced doctoral students, and visiting scholars present model research problems and methodologies for discussion. Attendance is required. Graded on a Pass/Fail basis.
An introduction to comparative literary studies as currently practised, with particular emphasis on the relevance to such studies of contemporary theories of literature and criticism. This course will be given jointly with CLAS-850*, GRMN-902*, SPAN-806*, FRAN-950*.
Specialized study in a comparative context of particular authors, themes, movements, periods, genres, literary forms, or some combination of these elements. This course will be given jointly with CLAS-851*, GRMN-890*, SPAN-807*, FRAN-951*.
This course is designed to allow doctoral students to undertake a program of graduate-level directed reading under the supervision of faculty in departments outside English Language and Literature. Permission of the external supervisor is required in advance of registration, and workload and evaluation for the course must be approved by the graduate coordinator in English to ensure consistency with English graduate course norms.
Directed study under the guidance of a faculty member in an area of the instructor's expertise. Permission of instructor and graduate coordinator in English is required in advance of registration and is granted only under special circumstances. Workload and evaluation for the course must be approved by the graduate coordinator in English to ensure consistency with English graduate course norms. (Available only to students enrolled in the English PhD program.)