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English Literatures

The majority of students take at least one English course during their undergraduate career. While the curriculum focuses on literary study, students are encouraged to develop an appreciation for the English language that will stand them in good stead in all other fields of academic and professional endeavour. English is, in fact, a central study. The language is every student's essential instrument of understanding and expression, and the subject-matter of the literature touches on every area of human knowledge and experience. More and more, under the increasing threat in our society to the Humanities and the values they embody, the vital importance of English must be stressed. With urgent reason, English has become "the central humanity."

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE ENGLISH PROGRAM

The 1000 level series courses offer an introduction to a variety of approaches to the reading of and writing about literature, using texts from a range of genres and periods. At the 2000 level, students may choose from introduction to literary periods courses, Shakespeare course, and Canadian and American literature courses. These courses provide foundation for the 3000 level courses. At the 3000 level students are offered courses in traditional periods of English literature, various national literatures including Canadian and American, Postcolonial literature, dramatic literature, creative writing, film, genre and cultural studies.

Normally taken only in the fourth year when students are best equipped to benefit from them, the "Selected Topics" courses of the 4000 series provide an opportunity for students and faculty to develop their special interests. While various topics are offered from year to year at the 4000 level, students can pursue individual study and research under supervision (4951: Independent Study).

DEPARTMENTAL ADVICE

At registration, students should consult with Departmental Program Advisors in the selection of courses.

Disciplinary B.A. Programs

MINOR in English is 24 credits earned as follows:

3from ENGL 1201
0 to 3from ENGL 1501, 1701, 1801
6 to 9from English at the 2000 level
9 to 15from English at the 3/4000 level, chosen in consultation with the Program Advisor

MAJOR in English is 60 credits earned as follows:

3from ENGL 1201
0 to 3from ENGL 1501, 1701, 1801
6 to 12from English at the 2000 level including 2201 and 2301
24 to 33

from English at the 3/4000 level including:

  1. 6 credits from the first four subject areas listed below (Medieval to 18th Century), and

  2. credits from at least five of the eleven subject areas below.

18credits from complementary courses in Arts and Letters and Humanities, chosen in consultation with the Program Advisor

HONOURS PROGRAM

Students with a strong interest in and aptitude for the subject may wish to seek an Honours Degree in English. The requirements are sixty-six English credits, as outlined below. Students should contact the Honours Co-ordinator to do Honours in January of the year in which they have third year standing.

HONOURS in English (Course Option) is 66 credits earned as follows:

42credits as in the first four lines of the Major, including ENGL 2211
6from ENGL 3871, 3881
6from English 4000-level senior seminar course
12from English at the 3/4000 level, including 3 credits each from two additional subject areas (for a total in the Honours program of seven subject areas)

HONOURS in English (Thesis Option) is 66 credits earned as follows:

42credits as in the first four lines of the Major, including ENGL 2211
6from English 4990
18from English at the 3/4000 level, including 3 credits each from two additional subject areas (for a total in the Honours program of seven subject areas)

Students are encouraged to take more than the minimal number of English courses required; this will give them a wider coverage of the subject. ("Core" selections often include the Shakespeare courses and one course in Canadian literature)

  1. The subject areas and corresponding courses are as follows:

    1. Medieval: 3011, 3021, 3241 (if appropriate), 4221 (if appropriate)

    2. Renaissance: 3211, 3231, 3241 (if appropriate), 3311, 4221 (if appropriate)

    3. 17th Century: 3351, 3361, 4221 (if appropriate)

    4. 18th Century: 3411, 3421, 3431, 3451, 3711, 4221 (if appropriate)

    5. 19th Century: 3451, 3461, 3481, 3491, 4231 (if appropriate)

    6. Modern: 3511, 3521, 3551, 3941, 4231 (if appropriate)

    7. Contemporary and Theoretical Studies: 3561, 3611, 3621, 3850, 3871, 3881, 3911, 3921, 3931, 3951, 4231 (if appropriate), 4921, 4931, 4941

    8. American: 3711, 3721, 3731, 3741, 4701, 4231 (if appropriate)

    9. Canadian: 3801, 3811, 3821, 3831, 3841, 4801

    10. Postcolonial: 3751, 3761, 3771, 3781, 4231 (if appropriate), 4801 (if appropriate), 4941 (if appropriate)

    11. Literature by Women: 3651, 3661, 4921 (if appropriate)

    Note: Any course may be counted in one category only. ENGL 4951 and 4990 fall outside the subject areas.

  2. Each year the English Department prints, and publishes on the web, a Handbook which includes a detailed syllabus and the texts prescribed for each course offered in the English program in the current year, together with information on classes and assignments. Since it is impossible to offer in any one year all the courses listed here at the 2000, 3000 and 4000 level, students must use the Department's Handbook as their guide for the coming year.

  3. Students may allow up to 6 credits in English for: Drama 3151 "Acting and Directing," Drama 3161 "Principles of Methods of Interpretation," and Drama 3001 "Dramatic Theory."

  4. The Major or Minor in Drama. See Drama Entry

ENGLISH COURSES

Note:  The listing of a course in the Calendar is not a guarantee that the course is offered every year.

Note:  Students must obtain a grade of at least C- in all courses used to fulfill prerequisite requirements. Otherwise, written permission of the appropriate Department Head or Program Co-ordinator must be obtained.

Literature, the Arts and Humanities

This course introduces the interrelationship between literature and social issues, focusing on the intersection of the discipline of English with other fields in the Arts and Humanities. It examines many of the major forms of English literature as encountered through discussions related to subjects such as the fine arts, religion, philosophy, history, and other fields in the Arts and Humanities. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours, Tutorials Time Arranged)

Literature, Science and Technology

This course introduces the interrelationship between literature and social issues, focusing on topics related to the fields of Science and Technology. It examines English Literature and its interaction with scientific and technological subjects in past and present societies. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours, Tutorials Time Arranged)

Introduction to Principles of Literary Analysis

This course, offered in several sections each year, introduces students to critical approaches to the reading of, and writing about, literature. Each section has its own reading list, set by the individual instructor and including a balanced representation of prose, fiction, poetry and drama, taken from a range of historical periods.[Note 1: Students who wish to pursue courses in English at the 2000 level and above must take ENGL 1201.] (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 1001)

Introduction to Poetry

This course introduces the elements of poetry, including image, figure, rhythm, and form, and surveys outstanding achievements in the English tradition of poetry. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 2011)

Introduction to Drama Studies

This course introduces conventions, forms, and devices of drama as they emerge under, and respond to, specific theatrical and cultural conditions. [Note 1: This course is cross-listed as DRAM 1701 and may be taken as three credits in either discipline.](Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: DRAM/ENGL 2021)

Introduction to Prose Fiction

This course examines the two major prose genres of the novel and the short story; selected examples of representative forms introduce students to the range and variety of both genres. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 2031; ENGL 2041)

Special Topic in English

This course either focuses on topics not covered by the current course offerings in a department or program or offers the opportunity to pilot a course that is being considered for inclusion in the regular program. [Note 1: Prerequisite set by Department/Program when the topic and level are announced. Note 2: When a Department or Program intends to offer a course under this designation, it must submit course information, normally at least three months in advance, to the Dean. Note 3: Students may register for ENGL 1991 more than once, provided the subject matter differs.] (Format: Variable)

Literary Periods to 1800

Prereq: ENGL 1201; or permission of the Department
This course presents an intensive survey of English literary history from Anglo-Saxon times to the late eighteenth century as well as training in the research methods of the discipline. [Note 1: ENGL 2201 is mandatory for the Majors and Honours degrees.] (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 2001)

Introduction to Shakespeare

Prereq: ENGL 1201; or second-year standing in the Interdisciplinary Program in Drama; or permission of the Department
This course introduces students to a wide range of Shakespeare's plays. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 2311; ENGL 2321; ENGL 3300)

Literary Periods, 1800-Present

Prereq: ENGL 1201; or permission of the Department
This course presents an intensive survey of English literary history from the Romantic period to the present as well as training in the research methods of the discipline. [Note 1: ENGL 2301 is mandatory for the Majors and Honours degrees.] (Format: Lecture 3 Hours)

Introduction to American Literature

Prereq: ENGL 1201; or permission of the Department
This course offers students an introductory survey of American writing from the colonial period to the present. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours)

Introduction to Canadian Literature

Prereq: ENGL 1201; or permission of the Department
This course presents an introductory overview of Canadian literature from its beginnings to the present. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 2800)

Special Topic in English

Prereq: ENGL 1201; or permission of the Department
This course either focuses on topics not covered by the current course offerings in a department or program or offers the opportunity to pilot a course that is being considered for inclusion in the regular program. [Note 1: Prerequisite set by Department/Program when the topic and level are announced. Note 2: When a Department or Program intends to offer a course under this designation, it must submit course information, normally at least three months in advance, to the Dean. Note 3: Students may register for ENGL 2991 more than once, provided the subject matter differs.] (Format: Variable)

Survey of Medieval Literature

Prereq: ENGL 2201; 3 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
A study of selected literary texts produced in England from the fifth century to the fifteenth century. Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Norman and Celtic texts will be read in modern translations, Middle-English texts will be read in the original. Major texts and authors such as Beowulf, the Anglo-Saxon elegies, Chaucer, Lydgate and Malory will be included along with anonymous texts. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3011 Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Literature)

Middle-English Literature

Prereq: ENGL 3011; or permission of the Department
This course will concentrate on Middle-English literature produced in the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries. Prose and poetry genres, including lyrics, romances, dream visions and frame narratives may be studied in conjunction with a specific theme or subject. The texts will be read in the original Middle-English language. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3021 Later Medieval Literature)

Advanced Studies in Shakespeare

Prereq: 3 credits from ENGL 2211, 3311; 3 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
A study of a selected number of Shakespeare's plays at an advanced level, requiring students' engagement with current issues in Shakespearean scholarship and criticism. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3300)

Sixteenth Century Literature

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
This course will examine development of literary forms and genres in the English Renaissance. It will provide an overview to the non-dramatic literary developments in the 16th Century, and will provide samples of the tremendous range of literature being produced in the Tudor period. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours)

Major Texts in Early English Literature

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
This course will examine a major text, genre or theme from the Medieval and Renaissance periods. Topics will rotate from a selection of long texts and long text-based genres. Examples of such texts are: Beowulf, The Canterbury Tales, Piers Plowman, Morte D'Arthur, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Faerie Queene, and Arcadia. [Note 1: Please contact the English Department for the specific subject for each year.] (Format: Lecture 3 Hours)

English Drama to 1642

Prereq: ENGL/DRAM 1701; 3 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level or third-year standing in the Interdisciplinary Drama Program; or permission of the Department
A study of English dramatic literature and production, excluding Shakespeare, from the Middle Ages to the closing of the theatres in 1642. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3100; ENGL 3111; ENGL 3121)

Literature of the Early Seventeenth Century

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
A study of the poetry and prose of the early seventeenth century, focusing on the work of authors such as Donne, Jonson, and Herbert. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3350)

Literature and the English Revolution

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
A study of the poetry and prose which emerged from the political, religious, and social revolutions of the mid-seventeenth century, including the work of Marvell, Milton, and Bunyan. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3350)

Restoration and Augustan Literature

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
This course examines British writing of the Restoration and early Augustan periods (1660-1720). The variety of genres and authors to be studied includes early novels by Behn, Defoe, and Swift, formal verse satire by Rochester and Pope, verse epistles and lyrics by Philips and Finch, and diaries and memoirs by Pepys and Manley. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3400)

Literature in the Age of Enlightenment

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
This course examines British writing from the Age of Reason to the Age of Sensibility (1720-1780). The range of genres and authors to be studied includes satires by Pope and Johnson, novels by Haywood, Fielding, Sterne, and Burney, lyric odes by Carter, Collins, and Gray, and the first Gothic novel by Walpole. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3400)

Restoration and Eighteenth Century Drama

Prereq: ENGL/DRAM 1701; 3 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level or third-year standing in the Interdisciplinary Drama Program; or permission of the Department
This courses examines the major British playwrights and dramatic forms emerging between the time of the Restoration of the Monarchy (1660) and the end of the eighteenth century. Works will be assessed both in light of their contemporary theatrical conditions and as cultural artifacts of their respective ages. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3430)

Literature in the Age of Romanticism

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
This course examines British writing from 1780 to 1810, a period of profound cultural transformation under the impact of the American, French, and Industrial Revolutions. Romanticism was one response to this context, and the course will explore representative examples from the poetry of Blake, Smith, Coleridge, and William Wordsworth. Other genres to be studied will include the Gothic novel, the Jacobin novel, diaries, and epistolary essays. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3451 Literature in the Age of Revolution)

Literature of the Regency

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
This course examines British writing of the early nineteenth century from the Regency through the reign of George IV (1810-1830). The literary genres to be studied will include Romantic poetry, Regency satire, the historical novel, and the novel of manners, written by such authors as Byron, Austen, Keats, the Shelleys, Scott, Hemans, and Landon. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3450)

Early Victorian Literature

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
This course examines British writing from the 1830s to the 1860s. Genres and authors to be studied include the novels, essays, and poems of such authors as Carlyle, the Brontes, Tennyson, Gaskell, Dickens, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Robert Browning. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3450)

Late Victorian Literature

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
This course examines British writing at the zenith of the British Empire (1867-1900). The variety of genres and authors to be studied includes novels by Eliot, Thackeray and Hardy, essays by Arnold, Ruskin, and Pater, and poems by Webster, Field, Arnold, Hopkins, the pre-Raphealites, Christina Rossetti, and Wilde. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3450)

Early Twentieth-Century British Literature

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
This course examines British writing from the turn of the twentieth century to the end of the Second World War. Although this period saw the formation of literary modernism, many British authors continued to write in more conventional modes. Many writers sought to understand how Western culture and civilization could allow for the destruction caused by total war. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3511 The Rise of Modernism)

British Literature Since 1945

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
This course examines various British literary works written since the Second World War. While some writers continued to experiment with style and form, other post-war British writers retreated from the experimentalism of the major modernists. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours)(Exclusion: Any version of ENGL 3521 previously offered with another title)

The Development of Modern Drama

Prereq: ENGL/DRAM 1701; 3 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level or third-year standing in the Interdisciplinary Drama Program; or permission of the Department
A study of representative modern plays including works by Pirandello, Brecht, and Beckett chosen to illustrate the major developments in dramatic literature and production in the twentieth century. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3500)

Contemporary Drama

Prereq: ENGL/DRAM 1701; 3 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level or third-year standing in the Interdisciplinary Drama Program; or permission of the Department
A study of selected contemporary plays and playwrights. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3500)

Drama, Theatre, and Society

Prereq: ENGL/DRAM 1701; 3 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level or third-year standing in the Interdisciplinary Drama Program; or permission of the Department
This course examines ways in which drama may both reflect and influence society, using as examples the complex relationship between Restoration comedy and its society, efforts at social engineering in Eighteenth-Century bourgeois tragedy, the role of melodrama in reflecting nineteenth century society and culture, and the "birth" of social drama late in the nineteenth century. In addition, it carries these ideas forward to include study of political theatre of the 1920's and 1930's, as well as works by contemporary social playwrights. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours)

Reading Films

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
This course focuses on affinities between printed and cinematic narrative forms, introducing students as well to some of the principles of semiotics, and to the place of film theory within the context of cultural studies more generally. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours, Laboratory 2 Hours) [Note 1: This course may count as 3 credits in Art History.]

Literature by Women to the Twentieth Century

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
A study of literature by women before the twentieth century. This course employs a variety of critical approaches to define a tradition of writing by women. Works by such writers as Mary Godwin Shelley, Charlotte Brontë, Christina Rossetti, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning will be examined. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3650)

Literature by Women in the Twentieth - Century

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
A study of literature by women in the twentieth century. The course attempts to identify the major developments in the literature, using contemporary critical approaches. Works by such writers as Virginia Woolf, Jean Rhys and Margaret Atwood will be examined. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3650)

American Literature From the Colonial Period to the Civil War

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
A study of American Literature from its beginnings to 1865. This course focuses on various canonical texts which have become central to American culture and self-understanding; however, the course also makes room for voices of dissent, for those who criticized colonial practices and, after 1776, the newly formed United States of America. Finally, the course will consider various literary responses to what was called the "peculiar institution" that would ultimately divide the nation: slavery. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3711 Early American Literature)

American Literature From the Civil War To the Present

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
A study of American Literature from 1865 to the present. This course examines American writing and culture during the period when the United States became a colonial and, later, a world power. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3721 Twentieth Century American Literature)

African American Literature

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
This course offers a survey of African American writing from the eighteenth century to the present. In addition to "literary" texts, the course will examine selected examples of the African American vernacular tradition. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours)

Asian American Literature

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
This course offers an introduction to a variety of Asian American writing from the late nineteenth century to the present. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours)

Post-Colonial African Literature

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
This course examines African literature in English from 1950, covering the novel, drama, and poetry and relating the literature to both Post-Colonial theory and to the historical developments in African politics and cultures. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3751 Literatures of the South Pacific and Africa)

Literatures of Australia, New Zealand And the South Pacific

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
This course traces the development, from their beginnings in the 1800's, of the literatures of Australia and New Zealand, and introduces the more recent literature from the South Pacific and island states. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3751 Literatures of the South Pacific and Africa)

Caribbean Literature

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
This course offers an introduction to the literature of the Caribbean Islands since 1945. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3761 Literatures of South East Asia and Caribbean)

The Literature of India and Southeast Asia

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
This course examines the 20th century literature of India and Southeast Asia against the history of the various independence movements and other ideological movements important to the cultures of the area. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours)

Canadian Literature From the Beginnings To 1914

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
A study of representative works of Canadian literature from the beginnings to the First World War. The development of Canadian literature from the exploration and settlement stage to Confederation and the beginnings of modernism will be presented. Works by such authors as Richardson, Moodie, Roberts, and Duncan will be examined. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3810)

Canadian Modernism

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
This course will examine the developments in Modernism found in Canadian literature from 1910 to 1950. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3820)

The Canadian Postmodern

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
This course will examine the proliferating innovations in the forms and themes of Canadian literature since 1950. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3820)

Aspects of Canadian Literature

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
A study of a selected aspect of Canadian literature. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3810)

Modern Canadian Drama

Prereq: DRAM/ENGL 1701; 3 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level or third-year standing in the Interdisciplinary Drama Program; or permission of the Program Director
This course explores developments in Canadian theatre from the mid-1960s by looking at representative playwrights, plays, theatres, and movements. (Format: Lecture 3 hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3991 Modern Canadian Drama)

Creative Writing

Prereq: Acceptance of a portfolio of original creative work
This full-year course offers workshops in creative writing, concentrating primarily on poetry and short fiction; it may also include some work in other forms such as drama and the personal essay. See the English Department website for the annual deadline for submitting application portfolios. (Format: Seminar/Workshop 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3851; ENGL 3861)

Creative Writing

Prereq: ENGL 3871; or permission of the Department
This full-year course offers workshops in creative writing, concentrating primarily on poetry and short fiction; it may also include some work in other forms such as drama and the personal essay. See the English Department website for the annual deadline for submitting application portfolios. (Format: Seminar/Workshop 3 Hours)(Exclusion: ENGL 3850; ENGL 3861)

Contemporary Literary Theory I

Prereq: Third-year standing; 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
This course offers an introduction to various contemporary theories of literature; diverse approaches, such as structuralist, semiotic, post-structuralist and "deconstructive" will be examined. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3880)

Contemporary Literary Theory II

Prereq: ENGL 3871; or permission of the Department
This course will draw upon the literary theories introduced in English 3871 while introducing further theoretical approaches such as psychoanalytic, feminist, and Marxist theories. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3880)

Studies in Literary Genre

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
This course will address one or more popular genres of literature, paying attention to the emergence and rise of the genre(s) and to the narrative conventions of the genre(s). Generic literatures examined could include, but need not be limited to, autobiography, mystery, romance, speculative fiction, utopia or dystopia, etc. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours)

Cultural Studies

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
This course offers an introduction to the broad field of contemporary cultural studies, paying particular attention to current theoretical models of 'reading' the texts of popular culture. Diverse forms of texts will be examined. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours)

Aspects of Postmodernism

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
This course examines various aspects of the postmodern aesthetic by exploring post-modern writing, within the context of recent theories of postmodernism; the course explores implications of postmodernism as both a cultural and an aesthetic phenomenon. It may include themes such as Cyberpunk, the Posthuman, or the Postmodern Gothic. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours)

Modernism

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
This course is an introduction to concepts of modernism in literature and culture. While the course focuses on modernist literature written in English, its scope is international and interdisciplinary. Students study foundational modernist literary texts, but also read other works, in philosophy, anthropology, and psychology, for example, and consider other art forms in order to understand the cultural forces from which modernism arose. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours)

Literature and the Natural World

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
This course examines selected topics in literary representations of the natural world from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present. [Note: ENGL 3951 may be taken for credit more than once if the topic differs] (Format: Seminar 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3991 Literature and the Natural World; ENGL 3991 Literature and the World: Ecopoetics)

Special Topic in English

This course either focuses on topics not covered by the current course offerings in a department or program or offers the opportunity to pilot a course that is being considered for inclusion in the regular program. [Note 1: Prerequisite set by Department/Program when the topic and level are announced. Note 2: When a Department or Program intends to offer a course under this designation, it must submit course information, normally at least three months in advance, to the Dean. Note 3: Students may register for ENGL 3991 more than once, provided the subject matter differs.] (Format: Variable)

Selected Topics in Pre-1800 Literature

Prereq: Third-year standing; permission of the Department. Preference is given to students pursuing a course-based Honours
This course examines closely selected topics drawn from pre-1800 English literature. [Note 1: ENGL 4221 may be taken for credit more than once if the topic differs] (Format: Seminar 3 Hours)

Selected Topics in Post-1800 Literature

Prereq: Third-year standing; permission of the Department. Preference is given to students pursuing a course-based Honours
This course examines closely selected topics drawn from post-1800 English literature. [Note 1: ENGL 4231 may be taken for credit more than once if the topic differs] (Format: Seminar 3 Hours)

Selected Topics in American Literature

Prereq: Third-year standing; permission of the Department. Preference is given to students pursuing a course-based Honours
This course examines closely selected topics drawn from American English literature. [Note 1: ENGL 4701 may be taken for credit more than once if the topic differs] (Format: Seminar 3 Hours)

Selected Topics in Canadian Literature

Prereq: Third-year standing; permission of the Department. Preference is given to students pursuing a course-based Honours
This course examines closely selected topics drawn from Canadian English literature. [Note 1: ENGL 4801 may be taken for credit more than once if the topic differs] (Format: Seminar 3 Hours)

Selected Topics in Sex, Gender and Literature

Prereq: Third-year standing; permission of the Department. Preference is given to students pursuing a course-based Honours
This course examines closely selected topics drawn from English literature dealing with sex and gender. [Note 1: ENGL 4921 may be taken for credit more than once if the topic differs] (Format: Seminar 3 Hours)

Selected Topics in Text and Technology

Prereq: Third-year standing; permission of the Department. Preference is given to students pursuing a course-based Honours
This course examines closely selected topics drawn from English literature dealing with text and technology. [Note 1: ENGL 4931 may be taken for credit more than once if the topic differs] (Format: Seminar 3 Hours)

Selected Topics in Literary Representations of Race, Culture and Nation

Prereq: Third-year standing; permission of the Department. Preference is given to students pursuing a course-based Honours
This course examines closely selected topics drawn from English literature dealing with representations of race, culture, and nation. [Note 1: ENGL 4941 may be taken for credit more than once if the topic differs] (Format: Seminar 3 Hours)

Independent Study in English

This course permits senior students, under the direction of faculty members, to pursue their interest in areas not covered, or not covered in depth, by other courses through a program of independent study. [Note 1: Permission of the Department/Program Advisor. Students must obtain consent of an instructor who is willing to be a supervisor and must register for the course prior to the last day for change of registration in the term during which the course is being taken. Note 2: A program on Independent Study cannot duplicate subject matter covered through regular course offerings. Note 3: Students may register for ENGL 4950/51 more than once, provided the subject matter differs.] (Format: Independent Study)

Independent Study in English

This course permits senior students, under the direction of faculty members, to pursue their interest in areas not covered, or not covered in depth, by other courses through a program of independent study. [Note 1: Permission of the Department/Program Advisor. Students must obtain consent of an instructor who is willing to be a supervisor and must register for the course prior to the last day for change of registration in the term during which the course is being taken. Note 2: A program on Independent Study cannot duplicate subject matter covered through regular course offerings. Note 3: Students may register for ENGL 4950/51 more than once, provided the subject matter differs.] (Format: Independent Study)

Honours Thesis

Supervised by members of the Department, candidates for an Honours degree (Thesis Option) must complete an Honours thesis of acceptable scope and quality. The subject of the Honours thesis is to be approved by the Department at the end of the year in which the student will achieve fourth year standing (completion of at least 84 credits). A formal thesis proposal must be submitted to and approved by the Department at the beginning of the subsequent Fall term. The candidate is to be directly responsible to a supervisor and a department committee. (Format: Independent Study/Thesis)

Special Topic in English

This course either focuses on topics not covered by the current course offerings in a department or program or offers the opportunity to pilot a course that is being considered for inclusion in the regular program. [Note 1: Prerequisite set by Department/Program when the topic and level are announced. Note 2: When a Department or Program intends to offer a course under this designation, it must submit course information, normally at least three months in advance, to the Dean. Note 3: Students may register for ENGL 4991 more than once, provided the subject matter differs.] (Format: Variable)