Queensborough Community College (CUNY)
SUMMER 2015 AND FALL 2015 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT UPPER-LEVEL COURSES
After you take ENGL101 and ENGL102, further develop your communication (reading, writing and
speaking) and critical thinking (synthesis, analysis) skills, as well as your creativity and love of
reading and writing by taking one or more of the following:
SUMMER 2015 COURSES
Session 1: 1 June-2 July
ENGL201 2M0: Introduction to Literary Studies M-Th 6:10-8:50 Mark Schiebe (WI)
ENGL214 2FO: World Literature II: 18th Century-Present M-Th 12:10-2:50 Matt Lau
ENGL221 2CO: Creative Writing: Fiction M-Th 9:10-11:50 John Misak
ENGL251 2FO: Popular Culture M-Th 12:10-2:50 Joan Dupre
Session 2: 6 July-6 Aug
ENGL216 4MO: American Literature II:1865 to Present M-Th 6:10-8:50pm Brigitte Tilley
ENGL261 4CO: Reading and Writing Autobiography M-Th 9:10-11:50 Richard Tayson
Fall 15 WRITING COURSES:
ENGL221: Creative Writing-Fiction Read and write short stories—develop your craft!
• ENGL221 D24 Tues/Thurs 10:10-12:00 taught by Rob Becker
• ENGL221 M3 Weds 6:10-10pm taught by Jan Ramjerdi
ENGL222: Creative Writing-Poetry Read and write poems; develop your voice as a poet.
• ENGL222 D13 Mon/Weds 10:10-12:00 taught by Jodie Childers
• ENGL222 M2 Tues 6:10-10:00pm taught by Peter Gray
ENGL241: Introduction to Journalism
Research, write, edit and publish articles for the campus newspaper Communique.
• ENGL241 F15 Mon/Fri 12:10-2:00 taught by Alisa Cercone
• ENGL241 F24 Tues/Thurs 12:10-2:00 taught by Elizabeth Toohey
ENGL251: Popular Culture
Examine the pervasive influence of popular culture in our everyday lives.
• ENGL251 C6 Sat 9:10-1:00pm taught by David Shimkin
ENGL262: Reading and Writing about New York City
Learn about the history and culture of New York City as we read and write in various genres.
• ENGL262 F15 Mon/Fri 12:10-2:00 taught by Beth Counihan (Writing Intensive)
ENGL261: Reading and Writing Autobiography
Read and analyze works like The Autobiography of Malcolm X as you write your own.
• ENGL261 D24 Tues/Thurs 10:10-12:00 taught by Agnieszka Tuszynska
Fall 15 FILM COURSES:
ENGL252: Film and Literature: “The Real and the Virtual”
Examine the concepts of illusion, simulation, and hallucination through the study of internationally
renowned works of film and literature by directors and writers such as of the Wachowskis, David
Lynch, and Franz Kafka.
• ENGL252 M2 Tues 6:10-10:00pm taught by Vartan Messier
ENGL242: Documentary Film: The New Journalism
Explore the genre of documentaries by viewing and analyzing films like SuperSize Me
• ENGL242 H3 Weds 2:10-6:00 taught by Leah Anderst
Queensborough Community College (CUNY)
SUMMER 2015 AND FALL 2015 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT UPPER-LEVEL COURSES
Fall 15 LITERATURE COURSES:
ENGL201: Introduction to Literary Studies
Learn how to do research of primary and secondary sources for analyses of literary works.
• ENGL201 B13 Mon/Weds 8:10-10:00 taught by Elise Denbo
• ENGL201 F24 Tues/Thurs 12:10-2:00 taught by David Humphries (Writing Intensive)
• ENGL201 F15 Mon/Fri 12:10-2:00 taught by TBA
ENGL202: Readings in Poetry
Read and analyze poems by such poets as Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson.
• ENGL202 H24 Tues/Thurs 2:10-4:00 taught by George Fragopoulos
• ENGL202 B24 Tues/Thurs 8:10-10:00 taught by Joel Kuszai
ENGL203: Readings in Drama
Read and analyze plays like King Lear and Death of a Salesman
• ENGL203 H13 Mon/Weds 2:10-4:00 taught by Matt Lau
ENGL204: Readings in Prose Fiction
Read and analyze short stories and novels by writers like Edgar Allan Poe and Jhumpa Lahiri.
• ENGL204 H13 Mon/Weds 2:10-4:00pm taught by Joan Dupre
• ENGL204 H24 Tues/Thurs 2:10-4:00 taught by Danny Sexton
• ENGL204 D13 Mon/Weds 10:10-12:00 taught by John Talbird
ENGL212: English Literature II: From the 19th Century to the Present
Read and analyze works by English authors ranging from Jane Austen to Zadie Smith
• ENGL212 F15 Mon/Fri- 12:10-2:00 taught by TBA
ENGL214: World Literature II: From 18th to 20th Century
Read and analyze works written by writers ranging from Voltaire to Chinua Achebe.
• ENGL214 D13 Mon/Weds 10:10-12:00 taught by Kathleen Alves
ENGL215: American Literature I: Colonial Period to American Renaissance
Read and analyze works by American authors like Anne Bradstreet and Edgar Allan Poe.
• ENGL215 PNT Sat 10:10-12:00 taught by Jean Darcy (partially online)
ENGL216: American Literature II: From The Civil War to the Present
Read and analyze works by American writers like Mark Twain and Toni Morrison.
• ENGL216 H13 Mon/Weds 2:10-4:00 taught by Johannes Burgers (Writing Intensive)
• ENGL216 PNT Tues 4:10-6:00 taught by Melissa Dennihy (partially online)
• ENGL216 K13 Mon/Weds 4:10-6:00 taught by Mark Schiebe
ENGL217: Contemporary Literature in English
Analyze works written after 1945 by writers such as Vladimir Nabokov and Alice Walker
• ENGL217 D24 Tues/Thurs 10:10-12:00 taught by Tanya Zhelezcheva
ENGL231: Special Topics—Exploring Graphic Genres
Explore graphic works like Maus, Persepolis and Spirited Away
• ENGL231 D5 Fri 10:10-2:00 taught by Susan Jacobowitz
ENGL231: Special Topics-Science Fiction
Explore the history, evolution and relevant themes and philosophies of the popular science fiction
genre through writers ranging from H.G. Wells and Mary Shelley to Margaret Atwood.
• ENGL231 PNT Thurs 10:10-12:00 taught by Tammi Rothman (partially online)
ENGL232: Special Topics—African-American Literature
Examine the often contentious relationship between America and Black writers like Walter Mosely
and Nella Larsen.
• ENGL232 M1 Mon 6:10-10:00pm taught by Robin Ford
ENGL232: Special Topics—Mystery and Detective Fiction
Read and analyze works by authors like Agatha Christie and Raymond Chandler.
• ENGL232 M3 Weds 2:10-6:00 taught by Jean Murley