Augmester

ENGL 3026: Syntax, Citation, Analysis -- Writing About Literature

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ENGL 3026: Syntax, Citation, Analysis -- Writing About Literature Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 03/13/2020 - 17:42

Students hone their writing skills by closely analyzing the language in literary texts. The course will focus on the nuances of sentence structure and grammar, in order to help students become better writers and readers. Students will learn how to perform research in literary criticism and will write and revise a research paper, as well as a number of other short papers for different audiences. Students will learn and use citation methods within the discipline and will discuss the reasoning behind citational practice.

Taught by Thora Brylowe ONLINE during Augmester (August 3 - 20, 2020).

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ENGL 3164: History & Literature of Georgian Britain

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ENGL 3164: History & Literature of Georgian Britain Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 03/13/2020 - 17:37

Augmester

The historical period known as Georgian England runs from 1714-1830. That period encompassed a time of extraordinary change: Great Britain has by 1800 arguably become the most powerful nation in the world; it had gained an empire in the new world that it then lost with the American Revolution; cities (especially London) grew explosively; the IGeorgian England is a dynamic moment in British history. It covers the literature, life, and history during the reign of four King Georges (1714-1830). It was a time of the revival of Greek classicism’s serenity and in contrast a time of explosive revolutions. It begins with conservative ideas and values and ends with radical ones which challenge conventional gender constructions, social hierarchies, slavery, women’s rights, and tyranny. Nature and Poetry reign supreme!

Possible texts include novels by Austen and Mary Shelley and poetry by Finch, Pope, Swift, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, and Shelley.

Taught by John Stevenson ONLINE during August 3 - August 20, 2020.

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ENGL 1800-050: 1800 American Ethnic Literatures (Augmester, Summer 2019)

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ENGL 1800-050: 1800 American Ethnic Literatures (Augmester, Summer 2019) Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 12/17/2018 - 15:27

Professor Penny Kelsey

This course explores a range of recent graphic novels, films, comics, cartoons, pictographs, and hieroglyphic texts by ethnic authors/artists portraying ethnic characters. Course readings may include Ben Katchor’s The Jew of New York, Will Eisner’s A Contract with God, Erika Lopez’ Lap Dancing for Mommy, Jaime, Gilbert, and Mario Hernandez’ Love and Rockets, Adrian Tomine’s Shortcomings, Cole Paul’s Dakwäkãda Warriors, Guillermo Gómez-Peña’s Codex Espangliensis, and Gene Luan Yang’s American Born Chinese, amongst others. We will read these visual texts as artifacts representing ways of considering and representing difference/similarity and narrating histories. We will study texts/images through the lens of intersectionality, focusing on ethnic identities as well as various other kinds of difference (i.e., sexual orientation, gender, class, disability, etc.), and we will also consider alternative writing systems (pictographs, hieroglyphs) where their engagement of text and image are relevant to the novels/comics in question. The final essay provides the option to submit a graphic novel on any topic authored either individually or with a partner.

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