All ETS Courses
ETS 107 Living Writers 3 S Introduction to visiting writers and their work. Lectures and small group sections
emphasize dynamic and plastic nature of writing. Opportunity to question the authors directly on content,
influences, and technique.
ETS 113 Survey of British Literature I 3 British literature before 1789.
ETS 114 Survey
of British Literature II 3 British literature since 1789.
ETS 115 Topics in British Literary History 3 S Literary
and cultural texts from Great Britain and the Commonwealth studied in the context of British history, culture,
and politics. Readings may be focused by historical or thematic issues.
ETS 117 Survey of American Literature I
3 Y American writing before 1865, mainly from the English-speaking colonies and the United States.
ETS 118 Survey
of American Literature II 3 Y American writing since 1865, mainly from the United States.
ETS 119 Topics in U.S.
Literary History 3 S United States literary and cultural texts studied in the context of American history, culture,
and politics. Readings may be focused by historical periods or thematic issues.
ETS 121 Introduction to Shakespeare
3 Y Selected plays of Shakespeare read in conjunction with performances on video and CD-ROM.
ETS 142 Narratives
of Culture: Introduction to Issues of Critical Reading 3 Exploration of complexities of contemporary reading and
interpretation of varied texts of culture. Concepts such as authorship, the book, readers, textuality, and contexts.
ETS 145 Reading Popular Culture 3 S Semiotic analysis of American culture and its artifacts. Topics of analysis
may include consumerism, advertising, film, music, TV, video, language, gender/race/class, mythic characters, cultural
outlaws, virtual culture.
ETS 151 Interpretation of Poetry 3 S Critical study of modes of poetry from various historical
periods. Formal, theoretical, and interpretive issues.
ETS 152 Interpretation of Drama 3 S Critical study of modes
of drama from various historical periods. Formal, theoretical, and interpretive issues.
ETS 153 Interpretation
of Fiction 3 S Critical study of fiction from more than one historical period. Formal, theoretical, and interpretive
issues.
ETS 154 Interpretation of Film 3 Critical study of modes of film from various historical periods. Formal,
theoretical, and interpretive issues.
ETS 181 Class and Literary Texts 3 Y Construction and representation of “class,” especially
as it affects the production and reception of literary and other cultural texts.
ETS 182 Race and Literary
Texts 3 Y Construction and representation of “race,” especially as it affects the production and reception
of literary and other cultural texts.
ETS 184 Ethnicity and Literary Texts 3 IR Ethnicity in literary
and theoretical texts. Emphasizing conceptual paradigms, social issues, and aesthetic considerations in the practice
of reading texts from ethnically differentiated literary traditions.
ETS/WSP 192 Gender and Literary Texts 3 S
Construction and representation of “gender,” especially as it affects the production and reception
of literary and other cultural texts.
ETS 200 Selected Topics in English 1-3 IR ETS 215 Sophomore Poetry Workshop
3 S Writing, reading, and criticism of poetry.
ETS 217 Sophomore Fiction Workshop 3 S Writing, reading, and criticism
of fiction.
ETS 220 Themes in Literature 3 IR Study of themes in the works of various national literatures, such
as the loss of innocence, the quest, war, myth. Different themes in different sections. Can be repeated for credit.
ETS 230 Ethnic Literary Traditions 3 S Studies in an ethnic literary tradition such as Latino, Irish, or Judaic
literature. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
ETS 235 Classics of World Literature I 3 Y Readings from
ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, India, Greece, Israel, Rome, and Arabia investigate notions of literary merit,
and their social, religious, and political ramifications in relations to historical context (ca. 2500 BCE- 1000
CE).
ETS 236 Classics of World Literature II 3 Y Readings from great women writers of Japan and from Dante, Cervantes,
and Shakespeare; and from world oral and written traditions that investigate notions of literary merit and their
ramifications in historical context (ca. 1000 CE-present).
ETS 242 Reading and Interpretation 3 S Introduction
to questions of textuality and representation, making use of some theoretical material. Multiple ways of reading,
with some emphasis on techniques of close textual analysis.
ETS 252 Drama Theory on Film 3 S Drama history, genre,
performance theory, the playwright’s
craft, and stage semiotics illustrated by films of significant plays from Oedipus Rex to Raisin in the
Sun.
ETS 270 Experience Credit 1-6 SI ETS 290 Independent Study 1-6 SI
ETS 301,302 Creative Writing: Prose 3 each
IR A workshop primarily for juniors and seniors interested in problems and challenges of creative writing. Reading
and writing assignments, emphasizing student’s own work. Prereq: permission of instructor.
ETS 305 Critical
Analysis 3 S Objects, methods, and theories of one or more modes of critical reading. Prereq: ETS 242.
ETS 310*
Literary Periods 3 IR Chronological periods or movements in literary history; issues of periodization. R3
ETS 315*
Ethnic Literatures and Cultures 3 Y Readings in one or more ethnic literature and culture, such as Irish, Italian
American, Judaic, Latino, Native American, or Asian American. R3
ETS 320* Authors 3 Y One or more authors studied
in relation to literary, social, and/or biographical history. R3
ETS 325* History and Varieties of English 3 Y
Issues in the history and heterogeneity of the English language.
ETS 330* Theorizing Meaning and Interpretation
3 IR Modes of theorizing textual and cultural interpretation. R3
ETS 340* Theorizing Forms and Genres 3 IR Literary
forms and genres and their features. R3
ETS 345 Critical Theory 3 Advanced survey of contemporary theories of cultural
and literary analysis. Prereq: ETS 242.
ETS 350* Reading Nation and Empire 3 IR National cultures, imperialism,
and resistance. R3
ETS 355 The Politics of the English Language 3 How culture embeds and enacts attitudes toward
language: emergence of “standard” English, world Englishes and globalization, English-Only movement,
gender and language, Ebonics, political correctness. Prereq: ETS 325.
ETS/WSP 360* Reading Gender and Sexualities
3 IR Textual, cultural, and/or historical constructions of gender and sexualities. R3
ETS 401,402 Advanced Writing
Workshop: Poetry 3 each Y Extensive practice in writing poetry. Prereq: Permission of instructor.
ETS 403,404 Advanced
Writing Workshop: Fiction 3 each Y Extensive practice in writing fiction, particularly the short story. Prereq:
permission of instructor.
ETS 410 Forms and Genres 3 IR A literary genre studied in a particular historical period.
R3
ETS 420* Cultural Production and Reception 3 IR Historical study of how the production and reception of cultural
texts influence their interpretation. R3
ETS 430* Theorizing Representation 3 IR Theories, modes, and effects of
representation. R3
ETS 440* Theorizing History and Culture 3 IR One or more theories of history, historicity, and
culture. R3
ETS 450* Reading Race and Ethnicity 3 IR Constructions of race and/or ethnicity in various cultural
texts and discourses. R3
ETS 460* Reading Class and Economic Materiality 3 IR Discourses of class and economic
materiality as sites of power and resistance. R3
ETS 470 Experience Credit 1-6 SI
ETS 490 Independent Study 1-6
SI
ETS 499 Honors in English 3-6 each IR
ETS 510 Literature, Culture, and Social Change 3 Thematic, critical, or
methodological issues in the historical study of texts. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
ETS 520 Topics
in Historical Modes of Inquiry 3 IR Thematic, critical, or methodological issues in the historical study of texts.
May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
ETS 529* Senior Seminar in Historical Modes of Inquiry 3 IR Advanced
study of problems in textual and cultural historiography.
ETS 540 Topics in Theoretical Modes of Inquiry 3 IR Thematic,
critical, or methodological issues in the theoretical study of texts. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
ETS 549* Senior Seminar in Theoretical Modes of Inquiry 3 IR Uses, consequences, and problems of the practice of
theoretical inquiry.
ETS 550* Reading Institutions and Ideologies 3 IR The studies of institutions and ideologies
in mediating and determining cultural representations, political power, and knowledge. R
3
ETS 560 Topics in Political
Modes of Inquiry 3 Thematic, critical, or methodological issues in the political study of texts. May be repeated
for credit when topics vary.
ETS 569* Senior Seminar in Political Modes of Inquiry 3 IR Uses, consequences, and
problems of the practice of political critique.
*Note: Three credits in 100- or 200-level courses are a prerequisite for all ETS courses marked with an asterisk (*). |
