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ENG 110 Introduction to Film and Media (4) June 22–August 14. Basic critical approaches to film and media studies. Analysis and interpretation of film and media.
ENG 300 Introduction to Literary Criticism (4) July 20–August 14. Various techniques and approaches to literary criticism (e.g., historical, feminist, formalist, deconstructionist, Freudian, Marxist, semiotic) and their applications. Sultzbach.
ENG 325 Literature of the Northwest (4) June 22–July 17. Survey of significant Pacific Northwest literature as set against the principles of literary regionalism. Witte.
ENG 352 Shakespeare on Page and Stage (4) June 15–19. Weeklong immersion in the poetry and stagecraft of Shakespeare, including acting workshops, lecture-discussion, and five days at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland. For information on fees and need-based scholarships, e-mail freinkel@uoregon.edu. Preregistration begins April 7. Freinkel.
ENG 395 20th-Century Literature (4) June 22–July 17. Modern literature from American, British, and European cultures. Significant works of poetry, fiction, drama, and nonfiction in relation to intellectual and historical developments. From 1945 to the present. O’Fallon.
ENG 399 Fantasy Fiction: Making and Unmaking Worlds (4) July 20–August 14. Explores worldmaking and unmaking in the complex coming-of-age stories by Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials) and Ursula Le Guin (Earthsea). Bergquist.
ENG 399 Genesis in Literature (4) June 22–July 17. Examination of Genesis, its significance in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic faiths, and how writers have drawn on its stories as motivation, inspiration, and speculation. Horton.
ENG 399 Ken Kesey (4) July 20–August 14. Intensive study of Kesey and his impact; includes reading from The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Sometimes a Great Notion, Demon Box, Jail Book, and the critics. Arnold.
ENG 401 Research: [Topic] (1–12R)
ENG 403 Thesis (1–12R)
ENG 405 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1–12R)
ENG 410/510 Laptop Filmmaking (4) June 15–19. Designed to provide students with an intensive learning experience in the theories and practices of new media production. Students make their own short movies. Prereq: junior standing. Aronson.
ENG 425 Medieval Romance (4) June 22–July 17. Study of selected romances in the context of European intellectual and social history. May include elementary linguistic introduction to Middle English. Laskaya.
ENG 468/568 Border Studies (4) July 20–August 14. Study of the history of border theory, literature, and culture across a variety of texts and genres. Vázquez.
ENG 503 Thesis (1–16R)
ENG 601 Research: [Topic] (1–12R)
ENG 603 Dissertation (1–16R)
ENG 605 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1–12R)
WR 121 College Composition I (4) June 22–August 14. Written reasoning as discovery and inquiry. Frequent essays explore the relationship of thesis to structure and audience. Strong focus on the process of revising. Regular work on editing. Prereq: SAT verbal score below 710 (650 on test taken before April 1995) or ACT verbal 32, WR 49, or equivalent.
WR 122 College Composition II (4) June 22–August 14. Written reasoning as a process of argument. Developing and supporting theses in response to complex questions. Attention to critical reading in academic setting. Continuing focus on revising and editing. Prereq: WR 121 or equivalent.
WR 198 Independent Writing Project (1–3R) June 22–August 14. Supervised writing projects in nonfiction prose. Composition director’s consent required; subject matter and meeting times arranged with instructor. Prereq: WR 122 or 123 or equivalent.
WR 408/508 Independent Writing Projects (1–3R) June 22–August 14. Supervised writing projects in nonfiction prose. Composition director’s consent required; subject matter and meeting times arranged with instructor.
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