Curious about the Spring 2020 course offerings? Then look no further: below you'll find a complete list of courses in Literature, Language, Writing, and Humanities, with several of them annotated (descriptions, books, etc.). If you have questions about any of the classes below, please e-mail the professor and they would be more than happy to discuss them with you.
LITERATURE COURSES
ENG 2243: Introduction to Creative Writing (Dr. Walling) MW 1:00
This is a blended course that meets MW at 1:00. The course is for anyone interested in writing fiction, poetry, scripts, plays, graphic novels, or creative nonfiction. No experience is required. Students complete small writing assignments that help them build skills and then develop a project: collection of poems, short story, novel except, graphic novel excerpt, one-act play, play excerpt, or a creative nonfiction essay. Students determine the subject matter and genre for their major project. Experienced writers can substitute sections of a project they are already working on in place of the skill-building assignments. If students cannot take the class because of a scheduling conflict, they can contact me to discuss an online option.
ENG 2653: British Literature from 1800, "Gothic Women" (Dr. Grasso) MWF 10:00
Though the second part of the British Literature survey course, the class will focus solely on the 'family tree' of women writers throughout the 19th and middle part of the 20th century, all of whom are writing loosely in the 'gothic' tradition. From pioneering feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft to the postcolonial writings of Jean Rhys, we'll explore the various ways that women have made English fiction their own, adapting, transforming, and subverting genre expectations to speak in their own voice. Works include Wollstonecraft's Mary and Maria: The Wrongs of Woman, Austen's Northanger Abbey, Shelley's Frankenstein, Bronte's Wuthering Heights, Mansfield's The Garden Party and Other Stories, and Rhys' Wide Sargasso Sea.
ENG 3363: Critical Approaches (Dr. Hada) MWF 11:00
We’ll read Popular Music from Vittula (Mikael Niemi), Nobel Prize Laureate William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying, and The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd), along with selected short fiction and poems while learning about various theoretical approaches that may define, enrich (or even limit) interpretation.
ENG 3143: Introduction to Film (Dr. Walling) WEB
This is an online course that explores film from aesthetic and cultural perspectives. Students explore films as works of art, as well as examine the ongoing interrelationship between American culture and American film. We have a lot of fun examining cultural and film tropes that persist throughout each decade but change to fit the views of the times in which they films are made. A few films are required, but in most cases, students select the films they wish to view from a large pool of possibilities. Students complete small writing assignments, participate in discussions, and complete one longer paper that explores an aspect of film and culture that interests them.
ENG 3213: Shakespeare, "Shakespeare's Game of Thrones" (Dr. Grasso) TR 12:30
This Shakespeare seminar will focus on Shakespeare's tragedies, and specifically, on tragedies about the balance of power in real (but fictionalized) settings. From Ancient Rome to Prehistoric Britain, Shakespeare examines the temptations of power and the seductive lure of the crown--and whether blood, once spilled, can ever be completely washed off. Besides reading four plays, we'll also watch one (complete) in class, as well as have the opportunity to view the NYT Live Production of Richard II in January. We'll also discuss the historical roots of tragedy as well as some of its modern applications in literature and film. Books include Titus Andronicus, King Lear, Macbeth, Antony and Cleopatra, Tragedy: A Very Short Introduction, and Shakespeare's Tragedies: A Very Short Introduction.
ENG 3733: Teaching Literature in Secondary Schools (Dr. Dorsey) TR 11:00
Join us Spring 2020 to explore
African American Modernism and the Harlem Renaissance (as this flowering of
music, art, culture, and literature from the 1920s-1940s is known today). Closely
associated with the famous neighborhood in upper Manhattan, in actuality African
American Modernist art occurred across the United States and continues to have
a profound impact on global culture. This course is organized as a seminar,
which means students can expect to contribute each class meeting in a
roundtable discussion-based format. The class will draw on digital humanities
and archival sources to help students develop original research projects. Contact Dr. Nicholson-Weir at rnichlsn@ecok.edu with any questions.
English 3183: Technical and Professional Writing (Dr. Murphy) WEB
HUMANITIES COURSES
HUM 2123: General Humanities II (Dr. Dorsey) TR 2:00
HUM 2313: Multicultural American Lit (Dr. Hughes) TR 9:30
HUM 2323: Global Literatures (Dr. Hada)
We’ll read Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe) along with a variety of contemporary short fiction and poetry. Post Colonial, New Historicism and Cultural Poetics will inform the interpretation.
HUM 2633: World Religion and Thought (Dr. Donelson) MW 2:00
In this class, we will focus on five of the most common and
influential religions in the world today: Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism,
Christianity, and Islam. We’ll use the book The World’s Religions
by Huston Smith, and will focus on understanding what is meaningful in each
religion and how the religions influence the worldviews of their respective
followers. We’ll also ask larger questions about what religion is, what
influence it has in the world, and how we can best understand other people’s
perspectives. I tend to focus on what students want to know, so after covering
some basic content, student questions and interests will guide what we do with
class time.
HUM 2813: Interpreting Film (Dr. Nicholson-Weir) TR 12:30
LANGUAGE COURSES
RUSS 1223: Elementary Russian II (Dr. Sukholutskaya)
Discover Russian culture, literature, music, cuisine, and art while continuing your studies of the Russian language! Take Elementary Russian II in the Spring 2020 semester!
FREN 1223: Elementary French II (Dr. Sukholutskaya)
Had French at high school? Completed Elementary French I at the University last semester or several semesters ago? Don’t stop now!
Take Elementary French II in Spring 2020 and continue your studies of the language and culture!
SPAN 1113: Elementary Spanish I (Dr. King) MWF 9:00
SPAN 1223: Elementary Spanish II (Dr. King) MWF 12:00
SPAN 2223: Intermediate Spanish II (Dr. King) MWF 11:00
SPAN 3243: Spanish American Culture and Civilization (Dr. King) MWF 1:00
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