English

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Henry B. Wonham, Department Head

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Literature

ENG 110 Introduction to Film and Media (4) June 23–August 15. Basic critical approaches to film and media studies. Analysis and interpretation of film and media.

ENG 300 Introduction to Literary Criticism (4) July 21–August 15. Various techniques and approaches to literary criticism (such as historical, feminist, formalist, deconstructionist, Freudian, Marxist, semiotic) and their applications. Laskaya.

ENG 325 Literature of the Northwest (4) June 23–July 18. Survey of significant Pacific Northwest literature as set against the principles of literary regionalism. Witte.

ENG 352 Shakespeare on Page and Stage (4) June 16–20. 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 381 Film, Media, and Culture (4) June 23–July 18. Study of film and media as aesthetic objects that engage with communities identified by class, gender, race, ethnicity, and sexuality. Gopal.

ENG 392 American Novel (4) June 23–July 18. Development of the American novel from 1900 to the present. Vázquez.

ENG 394 20th-Century Literature (4) July 21–August 15. Modern literature (1890–1945) from American, British, and European cultures. Significant works of poetry, fiction, drama, and nonfiction in relation to intellectual and historical developments. Dresman.

ENG 399 Ken Kesey (4) July 21–August 15. 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 399 Understanding Television (4) July 21–August 15. Examines the complex role television plays in shaping our attitudes and beliefs by probing television history, the structure and economics of its industry, broadcast news and journalism, advertising, and the impact of cable TV in the age of globalization. Sen.

ENG 401 Research: [Topic] (1–12R)

ENG 403 Thesis (1–12R)

ENG 405 Reading and Conference: -[Topic] (1–12R)

ENG 413/513 Theories of Literacy (4) June 16–20. Approaches to literacy through literary theory, rhetoric, and cultural studies. Examines issues involved with school and community literacy. Pre- or coreq: ENG 404, 604 Internship: Community Literacy. Clark.

ENG 427 Chaucer (4) June 23–July 18. Close textual study of selected Canterbury Tales in Middle English; instruction in the grammar and pronunciation of Chaucer’s language. Bayless.

ENG 481/581 Theories of the Moving Image: Laptop Filmmaking (4) June 16–20. 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 503 Thesis (1–16R)

ENG 601 Research: [Topic] (1–12R)

ENG 603 Dissertation (1–16R)

ENG 605 Reading and Conference: -[Topic] (1–12R)

Writing

WR 121 College Composition I (4) June 23–August 15. 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 23–August 15. 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 123 College Composition III (4) June 23–August 15. Written reasoning in the context of research. Practice in writing documented essays based on the use of sources. Continuing focus on revising and editing. Prereq: WR 121 or equivalent. Bergquist.

WR 198 Independent Writing Project (1–3R) June 23–August 15. Supervised writing projects in nonfiction prose. Prereq: WR 122 or 123 or equivalent and composition director’s consent. Subject matter and meeting times arranged with instructor.

WR 408/508 Independent Writing Projects (1–3R) June 23–August 15. Supervised writing projects in nonfiction prose. Prereq: composition director’s consent. Subject matter and meeting times -arranged with instructor