ENGL 169T – Mexican American Literature
An undergraduate seminar in Mexican American literature. It provides the skills necessary to understand and
historically contextualize literature produced by Mexican American authors between the years 1848 to the
present. Texts discussed in class include novels, poetry and plays.
ENGL 193T – U.S. Labor Immigration & Racial Politics
This course explores historical U.S. racialization processes and labor competition of exploitative capital over
labor. Our readings consider how racial privilege and meritocratic disclosure have deployed repeatedly as a
political wedge issue that splits labor into separate factions in order to prevent coalition building.
ENGL 193T – Europe Now
Literature about and from Europe. The course will examine questions of national, cultural and racial identities
and their permeability, Europe's unity and diversity, borders and border-crossings, belonging and memory.
ENGL 193T – Origins of the English Novel
Studies of predecessors to and foundational examples of fiction in English from the 17th through the early 19th
centuries. Topics include gender and genre, city as setting, the rise of consumer culture, representing desire,
individuals navigating society.
ENGL 250T – A Legacy of Political Poetry in the U.S.
A study of U.S. poets whose work questions social and sociopolitical behaviors or serves as witness to history in
various ways. Starting as far back as the Puritans and moving all the way into the 21st century, we'll explore
definitions, purposes and potential effects of such work.
ENGL 250T – Japanese Novel
This course will explore major Japanese authors and work in translation from the early 20th century into the
21st century, representing major themes and trends in Japanese fiction during that period. Discussion will
include themes and structure of the novels as well as historical and cultural context.
ENGL 250T – U.S. Women Essayists
Beginning with some of the most significant contemporary thinkers and cultural critics in the field of literary
nonfiction, this course will also examine more recently published works in an effort to explore the American
women writer's role in the essay's history, possibilities, and current popularity.
ENGL 280T – Research Methods
This seminar introduces students to useful research methods that will help them become stronger thinkers and
writers about literature. A variety of works from different eras and genres will provide opportunities for
discussion, research, and writing, while samples of criticism and they will serve as models of literary
scholarship. Students will collaborate on presentations and projects.