EN101-01 College English. An introduction to the writing process and to the requirements of college writing. This course is only to be used to make up for a student’s failure of the freshman RFT writing component.
Zanfini M , W, F 10:10 - 11:10AM
EN110(W)-01-09 Introduction to Literature. A study of a variety of literary works on a topic chosen by the instructor. Sections of the course taken as part of a freshman learning community may not be used to fulfill the writing intensive course requirement.
01-Hensley Short Stories M,W,F 10:10 – 11:10AM
02- Hensley Short Stories T, TH 9:40 - 11:10PM
03-Brown Fictional/Fact & Factual/Fiction M, W 4:20 - 5:50PM
04-Brown Fictional/Fact & Factual/Fiction M, W 6:00 - 7:30PM
EN111-01, 02 (I) (W) World Literature. An introductory course covering fiction from English speaking countries other than the U.S. and Great Britain such as Canada, India, and South Africa and writing in translation from such areas as Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. The course will focus on a specific theme. This course is part of the foundation of the English Major and should be taken by the end of the sophomore year.
01 Johnson M, W, F 10:10 - 11:10AM
02 Bernardo M, W 1:00 - 2:30PM
EN211-01(W) British Literature Survey. A reading of major works from the Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century with a focus on their historical context. Readings will be selected from such authors as Chaucer, Shakespeare, Donne, Milton, Pope, Keats, Austen, Conrad, Eliot, Joyce, and Woolf. The course is part of the foundation of the English major and should be taken by the end of the sophomore year.
01 Schotter T, TH 2:40 – 4:40 AM
EN212-01, 02 (W) Introduction to Literary Analysis and Theory. This course is an introduction to the conventions of literature and to a variety of theoretical approaches to it (psychoanalytic, Structualist, Marxist, Feminist, etc.). Readings will include poetry (the works of authors such as Nicolai Gogol, Salman Rushdie and Nicola Griffith), and various critical articles and introductory readings on theory. Students will earn the research tools necessary to locate and evaluate literary critical courses. Writing assignments will require the integration of literary interpretation, critical ideas, and theoretical approaches. The course is part of the foundation of the English major and should be taken by the end of the sophomore year.
01-Hogarth T, TH 9:40 – 11:10 AM
EN229-01(I) Intro to Comparative Literature. This course introduces students to Comparative Literature as a discipline. Students will examine different methods of comparative study, including the comparison of different national literatures, different regional literatures, and literatures written in different languages. The course is structured around a series of essays taken from the groundbreaking study Comparative Literature in the Age of Multiculturalism, which are then paired with a series of literary texts.
Johnson M, W, F 2:40 - 4:10PM
EN280-01(W) Writing-Intensive Tutoring. This course trains Writing-Intensive Tutors (WITS) to provide writing support to Learning Communities and to the rest of the campus. Discussion, written response, and staff meetings will draw on the shared experiences in Reflective Tutorials and in the Writing Center, as well as on readings in composition theory. (This course is restricted to selected students.)
Zanfini M, W, F 11:20 – 12:20 PM
EN314-01 (I) Postcolonial Literature. In this course we will examine how different writers from the colonized and formerly colonized world have discussed the problem of the nation. How do these writers depict colonial and postcolonial societies? How do they confront continuing problems of ethnic, class, and gender divisions? Is nationalism represented as a solution, or part of the problem? While we will focus on African and Asian writers — like Achebe, Aidoo, Chandra, El Saadawi, Gordimer, Ngugi, Rushdie, and Roy — we may also consider Irish, Caribbean, Latin American, and Palestinian texts in order to compare themes and writing styles. Offered spring semester of odd-numbered years.
Hogarth T,Th 11:20 – 12:50 PM
EN319-01 (W) American Literature: World War I to the Present. Selections from the principle writings of such authors as Frost, Eliot, Cummings, Stevens, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Faulkner, Bellow, Mailer, Morrison, Plath, and Ginsberg. Offered spring semester of even-numbered years.
Sharpe M,W 6:00 – 7:30 PM
EN323-01(W) Science Fiction. We will study science fiction from the nineteenth century to the present. Science fiction as a social critique will be a focal point of the course. Issues that science fiction works address include crises of self-definition, the interplay between technologies and the humans who create and use them, the fear, anticipation and acceptance /rejection of the alien, the future of society’s institutions (from government to religion) and links between progress, humanity and the natural environment. Reading for the course may include works by H.G. Wells, Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick, Ursula K. Le Guin, Nicola Griffith, Octavia Butler and Orson Scott Card. There will also be significant critical reading in this course. Prerequisite: EN 212 or permission from the instructor
Bernardo T, Th 2:40 – 4:10 PM
EN326-01 (W) Drama Survey. Romantic struggles, dysfunctional families, madness and violence have preoccupied the drama since its origins. In this course, we will survey selected plays central to the development of Western drama. The characteristics of the genre will be explored, including comic and tragic dramatic structures as well as the concept of the tragic hero in classic and modern plays. We will examine gender issues, and the psychological and sociological complexities of human behavior represented in dramatic literature. Playwrights may include Sophocles, Henrik Ibsen, Arthur Miller, Bernard Shaw, Tennessee Williams, and Marsha Norman. Get ready to read some fascinating plays: no acting required. Prerequisite: EN 212 or permission of instructor. Offered spring semester.
Staff W, F 9:40 – 11:10 AM
EN342 (W) (D) "Growin' Up in Dixie." What's it like to be young and growing up in the land of cotton and kudzu, debutantes and rednecks, coon dogs and bass boats, instant grits and barbecue? Find out how a culture that created jambalaya, catfish pie and Elvis could also produce Strom Thurmond or the Klan and what it would be like to grow up there. Readings will include well-known major Southern authors such as William Faulkner, Alice Walker and Flannery O'Connor, as well as some very droll present-day writers such as Barry Hannah, Ellen Gilchrist and Padgett Powell. Prerequisite: EN 212 or permission of instructor. May not be taken by students who have taken EN 110 Introduction to Literature: "Growin' Up in Dixie." Offered spring semester.
Sharpe T, TH 9:40 - 11:10AM
EN355-01(W) (I) Sex and Gender in Medieval French Literature. Medieval France saw a new flowering of interest in romantic love, but also a new imposition of control over sexual behavior by the Church. As a result there was an explosion of literature both celebrating and condemning a wide variety erotic attitudes and practices, composed by churchmen, noblemen, and the few women who achieved the education and authority to write. We will read troubadour love lyrics, Arthurian romances, poems debating the merits of same-sex love, and selections from Christine de Pizan, widely considered to be Europe's first feminist. All texts, whether written in French or Latin, will be read in English translation. Cross-listed w/FR 355. Prerequisite EN 212 or permission of instructor. Offered as required.
Shotter M, W 1:00 – 2:30 PM
EN593-01 Independent Study. Supervised independent research projects developed by the student with a faculty mentor. Restricted to advanced English majors. Students planning to write a thesis for the Honors program or departmental honors in English should register for English 593 for the fall semester of their senior year. Prerequistie: EN 212 or permission of instructor. Offered fall and spring semesters.
Johnson TBA
Journalism
JR011-01 Intern Program in Writing for Student Newspaper. One Unit. Intensive participation in the student newspaper in the area of writing. Students will complete articles assigned by the instructor, who will grade them. Not required of staff members of student publication, but recommended for English majors with a minor in Journalism. May be repeated. Prerequisite: completion of the English composition requirement. Offered fall and spring semesters.
Reagan M TBA
JR261-01 (W) Introduction to Journalism. An introduction to newspaper and magazine writing, including news, feature articles, and editorials. Offered fall and spring semester.
Regan M, W 6:30 – 8:00PM
JR370-01 (W) Sports Journalism. An introduction to the craft and business of sports writing, with emphasis on conceiving, researching, drafting and revising marketable sports stories. Students learn to prepare feature columns, profiles, interviews and editorials for both newspapers and magazines. Readings in the New York Times, Daily News, New York Post, Sports Illustrated, and other publications, as well as in collections of contemporary sports writers. Assignments include news coverage of Wagner College sports as well as local professional teams and events (live and televised). Emphasis on publishing in Wagnerian and free-lancing for commercial outlets. Prerequisite: English 261 or permission of instructor. Offered as required.
Sharpe M, W 2:40 – 4:10PM
JR373-01 (W) Ethics in Journalism: The National Enquirer to the New York Times. Newspaper editors make tough calls every day, based on a professional code of ethics that differs from newspaper to newspaper. What's un-publishable for one is front-page news for another. This course explores ethical issues including sensationalism, libel and slander, the right to privacy, conflicts of interest, and the blurring line between journalism and entertainment. Prerequisite: EN 261 or permission of instructor. Offered spring semester of odd-numbered years.
