English
Overview
The degree combines the history of literatures in English, from the Medieval period to the 21st century, with literary theory and cultural criticism. The department also has graduate faculty who specialize in Film and Television Studies, and Rhetoric and Composition.
Degrees
Alexander, Sarah C.; Associate Professor, Department of English; PHD, Rutgers University
Barnaby, Andrew Thomas; Professor, Department of English; PHD, Princeton University
Baruth, Philip Edward; Professor, Department of English; PHD, University of California Irvine
Bernard, Emily E.; Professor, Department of English; PHD, Yale University
Bessette, Jean M; Associate Professor, Department of English; PHD, University of Pittsburgh
Bottoms, Gregory Todd; Professor, Department of English; MFA, University of Virginia
Fenton, Elizabeth A.; Professor, Department of English; PHD, Rice University
Fogel, Daniel Mark; Professor, Department of English; PHD, Cornell University
Gennari, John; Professor, Department of English; PHD, University of Pennsylvania
Harrington, Susanmarie; Professor, Department of English; PHD, University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Huh, Jinny; Associate Professor, Department of English; PHD, University of Southern California
Jenemann, David; Dean, Honors College; Professor, Department of English; PHD, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Kete, Mary Louise; Professor, Department of English; PHD, Harvard University
Lindstrom, Eric Reid; Associate Professor, Department of English; PHD, Yale University
Losambe, Lokangaka; Professor, Department of English; PHD, University of Ibadan
Magistrale, Anthony Samuel; Professor, Department of English; PHD, University of Pittsburgh
McGowan, Todd; Professor, Department of English; PHD, Ohio State University
Neroni, Hilary L.; Professor, Department of English; PHD, University of Southern California
Noel, Deborah; Senior Lecturer, Department of English; PHD, University of Georgia
Nilsen, Sarah Dawn; Associate Professor, Department of English; PHD, University of Southern California
Rohy, Valerie; Professor, Department of English; PHD, Tufts University
Schnell, Lisa Jane; Associate Professor, Department of English; PHD, Princeton University
Scott, Helen C.; Professor, Department of English; PHD, Brown University
Sisk, Jennifer L.; Associate Professor, Department of English; PHD, Yale University
Turner, Sarah; Senior Lecturer, Department of English; PHD, Case Western Reserve University
Witters, Sean A.; Senior Lecturer; Department of English; PHD; Brandeis University
Yoo, Hyon Joo; Associate Professor, Department of English; PHD, Syracuse University
Courses
ENGS 201. Sem Engl Lang or Critical Thry. 3 Credits.
Recent topics: "Origins and Development of the English Language;" "Re-disciplining the History of Literature and the Literature of History." Prerequisites: ENGS 100; and one of the following pairs of courses: ENGS 021 and ENGS 022, ENGS 023 and ENGS 024, or ENGS 027 and ENGS 028; Instructor permission for graduate students.
ENGS 211. Seminar in Writing. 3 Credits.
Recent topics: "Writing the New Yorker;" "Writing Vermont Life;" "Editing and Publishing. Prerequisites: ENGS 100; ENGS 050 or ENGS 051 or ENGS 053; and one of the following pairs of courses: ENGS 021 and ENGS 022, ENGS 023 and ENGS 024, or ENGS 027 and ENGS 028; Instructor permission for Graduate students.
ENGS 212. Seminar in Writing. 3 Credits.
Recent topics: "Writing the New Yorker;" "Writing Vermont Life;" "Editing and Publishing. Prerequisites: ENGS 100; ENGS 050 or ENGS 051 or ENGS 053; and one of the following pairs of courses: ENGS 021 and ENGS 022, ENGS 023 and ENGS 024, or ENGS 027 and ENGS 028; Instructor permission for Graduate students.
ENGS 221. Seminar in Literature to 1800. 3 Credits.
Recent topics: "Women in 17th Century English Poetry;" "Dante and the Experience of Reading;" "Orality and Textuality in Middle English Literature." Prerequisites: ENGS 100; and one of the following pairs of courses: ENGS 021 and ENGS 022, ENGS 023 and ENGS 024, or ENGS 027 and ENGS 028; Instructor permission for graduate students.
ENGS 222. Seminar in Literature to 1800. 3 Credits.
Recent topics: "Women in 17th Century English Poetry;" "Dante and the Experience of Reading;" "Orality and Textuality in Middle English Literature." Prerequisites: ENGS 100; and one of the following pairs of courses: ENGS 021 and ENGS 022, ENGS 023 and ENGS 024, or ENGS 027 and ENGS 028; Instructor permission for graduate students.
ENGS 241. Seminar in 19th Century Lit. 3 Credits.
Recent topics: "Dickens"; "Reader, I Married Him: The Brontes;" "Love, Marriage, and Literary Criticism: Jane Austen;" "Reading Serially: The Victorian Novel;" "Invisible Man and 19th Century American Literature," "The Gothic." Prerequisites: ENGS 100; and one of the following pairs of courses: ENGS 021 and ENGS 022, ENGS 023 and ENGS 024, ENGS 027 and ENGS 028; Instructor permission for graduate students.
ENGS 252. Seminar in 20th Century Lit. 3 Credits.
Recent topics: "The Beat Generation;" "Literature and Society in Modern Ireland;" "Dostoevsky's Influence on 20th Century American Literature." Prerequisites: ENGS 100; and one of the following pairs of courses: ENGS 021 and ENGS 022, ENGS 023 and ENGS 024, or ENGS 027 and ENGS 028; Instructor permission for graduate students.
ENGS 281. Sem Lit Themes,Genres,Folklore. 3 Credits.
Recent topics: "Spiritual Journeys;" "Murder, He Said: Detective Fiction;" "Chekhov to Cheever: The Short Story." Prerequisites: ENGS 100; and one of the following pairs of courses: ENGS 021 and ENGS 022, ENGS 023 and ENGS 024, or ENGS 027 and ENGS 028; Instructor permission for graduate students.
ENGS 282. Sem Lit Themes,Genres,Folklore. 3 Credits.
Recent topics: "Spiritual Journeys;" "Murder, He Said: Detective Fiction;" "Chekhov to Cheever: The Short Story." Prerequisites: ENGS 100; and one of the following pairs of courses: ENGS 021 and ENGS 022, ENGS 023 and ENGS 024, or ENGS 027 and ENGS 028; Instructor permission for graduate students.
ENGS 320. Seminar:Major Author. 3 Credits.
In-depth study of the works, critical reception, and context of an author writing in English. Representative topics: Chaucer; Shakespeare; Milton; Austen; Dickinson; Morrison.
ENGS 330. Seminar:Literary Period. 3 Credits.
Advanced survery of authors, themes, genres, and/or cultural context in a British or American literary period. Representative topics: British Renaissance; Restoration and Eighteenth Century; Victorian; American Renaissance.
ENGS 340. Studies in Rhetoric & Comp. 3 Credits.
Introduction to current issues in the field. Representative topics: Rhetorical theory; gender, class, and composing: writing across the curriculum; collaborative learning, literature and composition.
ENGS 345. Practicum in Teaching Writing. 3 Credits.
Introduces new graduate teaching assistants in English to best practices in teaching college composition and provides support for their first semester teaching ENGS 001. Prerequistes: Admission to English Graduate program; appointment to a Graduate teaching assistantship; permission of Instructor or English department Graduate advisor.
ENGS 360. Seminar:Special Topics. 3 Credits.
Topic varies, based on faculty research. Representative topics: orality and literacy in medieval literature; feminist theory; anthropological approaches to literature; narrative theory and Victorian novels.
ENGS 396. Advanced Special Topics. 1-18 Credits.
See Schedule of Courses for specific titles.
ENGS 397. Special Readings & Research. 1-6 Credits.
Directed individual study of areas not appropriately covered by existing courses. Permission of Graduate Director.
ENGS 398. Teaching Practicum Continued. 3 Credits.
Continued mentoring and professional development for Graduate Teaching Assistants who have completed ENGS 345. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: ENGS 345; admission to English Graduate program; appointment to a Graduate teaching assistantship.