Department of English

Expanded Course Descriptions

FALL TERM 2006

Course No.	CRN# Credits	Course Description	Time	Days	Instructor
116 A1 or T	10180 4.0	Introduction to Mass Communications	8:15-9:25	MWF	Chris Goold
116 A1 or T	10181 4.0	Introduction to Mass Communications	10:55-12:05	MWF	Chris Goold
This is an introductory survey of mass communication and its many forms and effects in our lives. During the term we will examine, analyze, think critically about, enjoy, and discuss the various mass media we participate in every day: sound recordings, films, TV, books, newspapers, magazines, radio, advertising, and the Internet. We will also look at different aspects of mass communication history and issues, and we will work together to develop media literacy skills that will help us all become more knowledgeable media participants. Be prepared for lots of in-class writing, quizzes and activities, group work, written projects and critical thinking about the media we are immersed in every day.
116 A1 or T	10182 4.0	Introduction to Mass Communications	9:35-10:45	TR	TBA
This is an introductory survey of mass communication and its many forms and effects in our lives. During the term we will examine, analyze, think critically about, enjoy, and discuss the various mass media we participate in every day: sound recordings, films, TV, books, newspapers, magazines, radio, advertising, and the Internet. We will also look at different aspects of mass communication history and issues, and we will work together to develop media literacy skills that will help us all become more knowledgeable media participants.
128	11274 4.0	Bible as Literature	1:55-3:05	MWF	Gordon Cheesewright
A study of the Old and New Testament (the Hebrew Bible and Christian Bible) as literature itself and as a major influence upon literature, culture, and society. We will cover mythological, historical, archaeological, and cultural contexts and backgrounds. We will also look briefly at biblical criticism. The course takes no doctrinal position, and doctrinal debates are only appropriate as explorations of the manifold interpretive possibilities of the text.
175 A1 or R	10183 4.0	Women’s Literature	2:30-4:30	TR	Chris Goold
This course will introduce students to the study of literature by and about women. We will be reading selections written by women living primarily in England and the United States, from the Middle Ages through the 20^th Century; our discussions and writing will focus on the many ways women express their voices as thinkers, poets, adventurers, essayists, lovers, mothers, novelists, workers, friends, and individuals trying to define their lives. Be prepared for lots of reading, discussions, in-class quizzes and activities, and writing, both formal and informal.
176 R	10184 4.0	Native American Literature	2:30-4:30	TR	M.J. Moseley
This course presents a survey of Native American literature from first contact to the present. The goals of the course are to trace the evolution of the literature, to understand the variety of genres in which Native authors create, to compare themes, genres and techniques used by native writers with those used in oral literatures, and to examine the connection between the literature and the history of Indian-white relations during the period in which they were written.

174	11275 4.0	African-American Literature	10:55-12:05	MWF		Nancy Cardona
This course examines the development and tradition of African American literature beginning with oral traditions of the slave spiritual. Over the course of the term, we will explore how differing understandings of what constitutes African American literature influence the various literary movements in the African American canon. Readings will include short stories, poetry, plays, and essays. Work includes weekly reflections on the readings, two examinations, an analysis of an outside work (4-6 p), and participation in a group presentation.
180	10186 4.0	Literature of the Environment	10:55-12:05		MWF		Larry Hartsfield
This course is a study of environmental literature which focuses on North America. This course includes both global and local (southwestern) perspectives. It is designed to further students’ understanding of the principles of interconnectedness and sustainability and how those principles have been presented both historically and in literature. Students will ready a variety of texts representing the genres of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Grades will be determined by a research essay, a mid-term, a final and class presentations and participation. This course satisfies the pre-core requirement for the natural environment knowledge area.
215	10188 4.0	News Media Writing	1:55-3:05		MWF		Faron Scott
215	10189 4.0	News Media Writing	3:15-4:25		MWF		Faron Scott
This course will introduce you to the skills of news reporting and writing. Through writing a series of news stories during the semester, you will have the opportunity to learn news writing style, interviewing skills, and news judgment.
217	11276 4.0	Media Literacy	1:55-3:05		MWF		TBA
Media literacy—the ability to critically consume and create media—is an essential skill in today’s world. This course will help students develop skills that will help them understand not only the surface content of media messages but the deeper and often more important meanings beneath and beyond the surface.
230 A1 or R	10192 4.0	Survey of British Literature	8:00-10:00		TR		Delilah Orr
In this survey course, we will use the Longman’s Anthology of British Literature. This course is a quick introduction to major British writers from the Medieval Period to the 20^th Century. There will be three major tests and short multiple writing assignments.
240 A1 or R	10193 4.0	Survey of American Literature	3:15-4:25	MWF			Nancy Cardona
This course will introduce students to major movements, themes, and genres in American Literature. Students will be expected to reflect critically upon how we, as individuals and as a nation, choose to formulate our history and why this formulation continues to change. We will read short stories, poems, and plays by a wide variety of authors. Students will also be expected to read one novel by an American author of their choice. Course assignments will include one short critique, weekly electronic journal entries, unannounced quizzes, a midterm and a final exam.
250	10195 1-6	Practicum-Newspaper	3:35-5:35	M			TBA
This class gives an introduction to working on the Independent—writing, shooting photos, designing and laying out the paper, selling ads, and editing. Because practicum is intended to give credit for working on the newspaper, this class meets only once a week for one hour, and students meet with their individual newspaper departments for an additional hour. This course is required before 350. You can earn 2-3 credits per term. Up to 6 credits may count toward graduation. Prerequisite: Instructor permission required to register. Engl 250 has additional hours to be arranged.
251	10196 1-4	Practicum—Radio	3:35-4:40	W			Michele Malach
With this repeatable course, you can earn from 1-4 credits for learning as you work at the student radio station, KDUR. You will keep a log of the hours you work (30 hours per semester per credit required), correlate the log with self-evaluation, and submit projects at scheduled times. ENGL 251 requires weekly class attendance and serial work in broadcasting, production, and news. The course gives you an overview of radio and emphasizes hands-on work. Credit counts toward the English major. Override needed: Instructor permission required to register.
NOTE: ENGL 251 has an extra fee of $50.00.
258	11282 1-4	Practicum–Service Learning	TBA				Jennifer Gehrman
This class may be taken for 1-4 credits. Students must complete 30 hours of service in the community per credit. Although the majority of work in this class will be done in the community, students will also be expected to keep a journal, read a variety of assigned materials, meet with the instructor once per week to discuss what they are reading and experiencing in their placements, and do a creative project at the end of the semester based on their experiences. Service may be done at a variety of community, non-profit organizations including the Los Amigos Tutoring Program (TR 3:30 – 5:00), the Phoenix Program, Manna Soup Kitchen, and many others. Override needed: Instructor permission required to register. NOTE: ENGL 258 has additional hours to be arranged.
265 A1 or S	10198 4.0	Semantics	4:40-6:40	MW			Brad Benz
Semantics studies the meaning in language, and we will explore the way humans (ab)use the language system to create meaning with one another, as well as within and between language communities. We’ll examine slang, propaganda, gender and language use, the semiotics of images, the language of speech communities, and satire. Expect to write two essays, to give a group presentation, to create a satire newspaper, to take quizzes and a midterm, and to engage in lots of class discussion.
267 A1	10199 4.0	Persuasion: History, Theory and Practice	10:10-12:10	TR			Shawn Fullmer
From the ancient Greeks to contemporary spin-doctors, rhetoric (the art of persuading or motivating an audience) has been central to shaping intellectual, academic, political, and professional domains. In this course, we will study some of the major ideas and figures within rhetorical theory. Students should expect to write reading-responses and essays, and give a class presentation.
268 W	10201 4.0	Reading Texts/ Writing Texts	1:55-3:05	MWF			Michele Malach
268 W	10200 4.0	Reading Texts/ Writing Texts	8:00-10:00	TR			Nancy Cardona
This course will introduce students to some of the discursive practices—the things we read, the things we write, the things we talk about, and the ways in which we do these things—here in the English Department. The course will also be an initial investigation into why we do what we do: the logics, beliefs, theories, impulses, desires, and acts of faith that lie behind and inform these discursive habits and practices. Students will be required to do a substantial amount of formal and informal writing.
270 A1 or R	10202 4.0	History of the Film & Screening	5:00-9:00	M			Kurt Lancaster
This course will be a survey of film history, starting briefly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and moving on to the 1940s to the 2000s. We will examine how films work and how they influence American culture, paying particular attention to films that broke new ground, whether socially, technologically, or culturally.

273 A1	10203 2.0	Intro Literary Types: Creative Writg – Poetry Class meets: Aug. 28 – Oct. 17	2:30-4:30	TR	Steve Meyers
This is an introductory creative writing class that will explore poetry writing. Course content will include an introduction to poetry writing technique and discussion of contemporary poetry. Class time will be divided among discussion, writing exercises and group critique. NOTE: To enroll in BOTH sections of Engl 273, sign up on WebOPUS for one section, then go to Records to sign into the other section.
273 A1	10204 2.0	Intro Literary Types: Creative Wrtg–Short-Fiction Class meets: Oct. 19 – Dec. 14	2:30-4:30	TR	Steve Meyers
This is an introductory creative writing class that will explore fiction writing. Course content will include an introduction to fiction writing technique and discussion of the contemporary short story. Class time will be divided among discussion, writing exercises and group critique. NOTE: To enroll in BOTH sections of Engl 273, sign up on WebOPUS for one section, then go to Records to sign into the other section.
280 A1 or R	10205 4.0	Literature of the Southwest	9:35-10:45	MWF	Larry Hartsfield
The Southwest has always been a richly textured land in a literary as well as a geographical and cultural sense. The literature reflects diverse styles and content and represents the three main cultural bases that define Southwestern cultural identity: the “Hispano,” the “Native American,” and the “Anglo.” We will read selections from authors such as Rudolfo Anaya, Edward Abbey, Ana Castillo, Larry McMurtry, Barbara Kingsolver, Terry Tempest Williams and John Nichols. Students will write one research paper, and take a mid-term and a final exam in addition to classroom quizzes and response papers. Class participation is an important part of this class.
304	10206 4.0	Video Production	5:00-9:00	T	Kurt Lancaster
In this digital filmmaking course, you will shoot two shorts: a fiction and a non-fiction. Film exercises will help you to discover sincerity in a shot, how pictures tell stories, how actions (not words) shape the story, how style expresses individuality, and how blocking, composition, and continuity will give you the tools that will enable you to seamlessly weave all these elements into a cohesive story during editing. Override needed: Instructor permission required to register. See Dawn in Noble 230 to be cleared for registration.
NOTE: ENGL 304 has an extra fee of $100.00
315	10207 4.0	Media Writing: Writing for the Web	2:30-4:30	TR	Brad Benz
The goal is to use the medium to improve your writing and, in the process, make worthwhile contributions to the virtual library known as the web. That is, this is first and foremost an English class, so expect to create sites appropriate to the discipline. But the web is a technology, so along with some of the older - indeed, ancient - rhetorical issues like audience and interpretation, we'll consider some of the new textuality issues and technical possibilities that emerge from the medium: the design of webtexts, the rhetorical and signifying capabilities of images, the social and historical implications of the web, the temptations of flash vs. the importance of substantive content, and the old question of the medium and the message. Expect to learn HTML and to complete a number of shorter projects, a semester project, and a group project. This course is repeatable for credit provided the subject is different on each occasion.
345	11278 4.0	Crucible of Change: 19thC American Fiction	8:00-10:00	TR	Larry Hartsfield
The society and culture of the United States changed profoundly during the 19^th century. During this course we will examine the ways American novelists explored this changing culture. Some of the writers we will potentially read a