Timeroom: Spring 2021

Durham Liberal Arts :: English

ENGL 606 (1SY) - Languages of the World

Languages of the World

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Full Term (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 10
CRN: 54610

A survey of the languages of the world from genetic, areal, and typological perspectives. Students learn about the geographic and demographic distribution of language families and language isolates, as well as about structural characteristics of languages, language families and language areas. Additional topics include language endangerment and the question of linguistic universals. Students work collaboratively on a project investigating a particular language family, giving in class presentations and writing up a final project report. Some prior knowledge of phonetics, phonology, morphology, and syntax is necessary. Prereq: ENGL 605/LING 605 or ENGL 405/LING 405 and permission of the instructor.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Equivalent(s): LING 606

Only listed campus in section: Durham, Manchester

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Attributes: Scheduled meeting time, Online with some campus visits, EUNH

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
2/1/2021	5/11/2021	T	2:10pm - 3:30pm	HS 108
2/1/2021	5/11/2021	R	2:10pm - 3:30pm	ONLINE

Durham Liberal Arts :: English

ENGL 616B (1SY) - Studies in Film/Authorship

Studies in Film/Authorship

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Full Term (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 25
CRN: 56106

Advanced, focused study of the narrative, dramatic, and poetic practices of cinema, within one of four possible subject areas: A) Genre; B) Authorship; C) Culture and Ideology; D) Narrative and Style. Precise issues and methods may vary, ranging from general and specific considerations of how a given subject area involves film theory, criticism, and history, to its use in diverse analyses of selected national cinemas, periods, movements, and filmmakers. May be repeated for credit barring duplication of topic. Barring duplication of material taken for credit in CMN 650, course may be repeated for credit. Detailed course descriptions available in the English department office.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated up to unlimited times.

Equivalent(s): AMST 605, ENGL 616

Only listed campus in section: Durham, Manchester

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Scheduled meeting time, Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
2/1/2021	5/11/2021	TR	2:10pm - 3:30pm	ONLINE

Additional Course Details:

ENGL 616B - Spring 2021

Thriller and Suspense Films

This course examines the narrative structure of the thriller made famous in the cinema of Alfred Hitchcock. How does suspense function in various thrillers following in the vein of Hitchcock and its updated versions in recent cinema? How do characters regain control and authorship in narratives that place them radically at a loss of control? Looking at sub-genres such as the spy, conspiracy, crime, legal, psychological, action, and sci-fi thriller, we will try to understand the multifaceted possibilities of thrillers to confront audiences with a sense of loss of power, of larger and mysterious forces of history determining the fate of the individual, while also assuring them of their powerful position as spectators observing protagonists engaged in uninvited conflicts and struggles for survival. We will also ask how recent thrillers accommodate the expression of identity such as class, race, gender, and nationality as well as their intersectionality. Filmmakers in addition to Hitchcock (North by Northwest) will include David Fincher (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Christopher Nolan (Memento), Stephen Frears (Dirty Pretty Things), Kathryn Bigelow (Hurt Locker), Sam Mendes (Skyfall), and Joe Wright (Hanna). No prerequisites. This course requires regular weekly use of Canvas and internet access. Streaming fees may apply as well.

In Spring 2021 the special topic of this section will be 'Thriller & Suspense Films'.

Durham Liberal Arts :: English

ENGL 625A (1SY) - Intermediate Fiction Writing Workshop: Screenwriting

Screenwriting

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Full Term (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 56105

In this course, intermediate creative writers will learn the craft of writing scripts for film and television. Students will continue to explore the elements of effective storytelling by writing and significantly revising loglines, outlines, and complete short screenplays. The course will combine in-depth analysis of classic and contemporary screenplays (including shorts, teleplays, and feature-length films) with lectures, writing exercises, and peer workshops. Topics will include dramatic structure, professional formatting and planning, and how to develop vividly compelling characters, scenes, conflict and dialogue. The aim of the course will not be to simply reinforce existing narrative principles but rather to test the validity of existing conventions. Throughout we will address the questions: What makes a story relevant, moving, thrilling, or meaningful? Why does this story need to be told visually? What makes a great script great? Prereq: ENGL 501, ENGL 526 or ENGL 527 or Permission of the Instructor. Course may be repeated up to a maximum of 8 credits.

Section Comments: Students repeating this course for credit must visit the ENGL department office for a "Repeat for Credit" form.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.

Only listed campus in section: Durham, Manchester

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Scheduled meeting time, Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
2/1/2021	5/11/2021	TR	11:10am - 12:30pm	ONLINE

Additional Course Details:

Durham Liberal Arts :: English

ENGL 681 (1SY) - Contemporary African Literature

Contemporary African Lit

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Full Term (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 56104

What was the first African novel in English? Should African writers write in the language of erstwhile colonizers? What is literature's function in corrupt autocracies? What was theatre like under aparthied? Who are the New South Africa?s major writers? We?ll explore answers to these and many other questions. Marked by colonial history and cultural exchanges between Africans, Arabs, Europeans and Asians, postcolonial African literature will challenge your understanding of Africa and of literature itself.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Only listed campus in section: Durham, Manchester

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Scheduled meeting time, Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
2/1/2021	5/11/2021	TR	11:10am - 12:30pm	ONLINE

Additional Course Details:

In Spring 2021 this course satisfies a DH (Digital Humanities) requirement for English/TBD majors.

This course satisfies a Post-1800 literature requirement for English Department majors.

In Spring 2021 this course satisfies the Race Requirment for English Department majors.

Manchester Liberal Arts :: English

ENGL 693 (M1) - Special Topics in Literature

SpcTop/Contact Zones

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2021 - UNHM Credit (15 weeks) (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 15
CRN: 56486

A) Old English Literature, B) Medieval Literature, C) 16th Century, D) 17th Century, E) 18th Century, F) English Romantic Period, G) Victorian Period, H) 20th Century, I) Drama, J) Novel, K) Poetry, L) Nonfiction, M) American Literature, N) A Literary Problem, O) Literature of the Renaissance, R) Race and Racial Theories. The precise topics and methods of each section vary. Barring duplication of subject, course may be repeated for credit. For details, see course descriptions available in the English department. (Not offered every year.) Special fee on some topics. Writing intensive.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated up to 2 times.

Only listed campus in section: Durham, Manchester

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Scheduled meeting time, Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
2/1/2021	5/11/2021	W	1:01pm - 3:50pm	ONLINE

Additional Course Details:

In “Contact Zones,” we’ll consider how individual and national identities are shaped in a world where people are on the move, literally and metaphorically, voluntarily and involuntarily. When borders are crossed and histories are remade, what is lost and what is gained? As Mohsin Hamid observes, “To a certain extent we are all refugees, at least in an emotional sense. Migration is the fundamental nature of what it is to be a human being. A human being is somebody with a particular genetic configuration: yes. But a human being is also someone who migrates through time.”

Through fiction, drama, poetry and film, we’ll explore the myriad ways in which we learn to “see,” “unsee,” and “resee” one another across the borders of sexuality, religion, ethnicity, and nationality. Writers will include Chimamanda Adichie, Ocean Vuong, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Lynn Nottage, Tommy Orange, Mohsin Hamid, and Carmen Maria Machado, among others. Supplemental readings will provide frameworks for talking about a range of critical issues.

English 693: Contact Zones is a Writing Intensive course that fulfills the Theory/ Poetics requirement for the Literary Studies option and the Digital Language Arts option within the Literary Arts and Studies major. At UNH Manchester, it also fulfills the diversity requirement for the B.A. in English Teaching. 4 credits.

English 693 may be repeated for credit, up to a maximum of 8 credits, provided that content is not significantly duplicated.

Manchester Liberal Arts :: English

ENGL 694 (M1) - Special Topics in Creative Writing

Top/Legal Writing & Research

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2021 - UNHM Credit (15 weeks) (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 15
CRN: 56485

Courses offered under this number feature a variety of topics having to do with creative writing. Barring duplication of subject, course may be repeated for credit. For details, see the course descriptions available in the English Department.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.

Only listed campus in section: Durham, Manchester

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
2/1/2021	5/11/2021		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

Additional Course Details:

This course introduces students to key principles and practices in legal writing and research, including the case method, legal reasoning and analysis, Bluebook citation, and an understanding of the structure of our state and federal justice systems. A core course within the UNH Manchester Legal Advocacy minor and a second-stage elective in the UNH Manchester Professional and Technical Communications major, this class is open to all students, whether majors or non-majors, without prerequisite. It is equally geared toward students seriously considering law school and those simply seeking a broader understanding of how jurisprudence and legal process inform professional communications in the law.

Manchester Liberal Arts :: English

ENGL 710 (M1) - Teaching Writing

Teaching Writing

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2021 - UNHM Credit (15 weeks) (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 8
CRN: 53323

This course will introduce you both to the theories and practices of teaching writing in middle and high school at a time of increased accountability. The course is designed for students who are interested in exploring teaching as a possible career. In the course we will try out varied literacy activities and study teaching writing using a process approach. We discuss different approaches to planning instruction and various forms of writing assessment, including state-wide tests. Open to juniors and seniors only. Writing intensive.

Section Comments: Cross listed with ENGL 810

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Cross listed with : ENGL 810.M1

Only listed campus in section: Manchester

Only listed classes in section: Junior, Senior

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Scheduled meeting time, Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
2/1/2021	5/11/2021	W	3:01pm - 5:50pm	ONLINE

Manchester Liberal Arts :: English

ENGL 716 (M1) - Curriculum, Materials and Assessment in English as a Second Language

ESL Curriculum and Assessment

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2021 - UNHM Credit (15 weeks) (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 10
CRN: 57036

A hands-on approach to developing curriculum and course material for teaching English as a Second Language. Students work on lesson plan development (needs analysis, objective writing, task sequencing, assessment of proficiency and objective), conduct ESL classroom observations, and engage in teaching demonstrations.

Section Comments: Asynchronous course with some synchronous meetings on 2/2, 2/16, 3/2, 3/16, 3/20, 4/13, 4/27, 5/11. Cross listed with ENGL 816

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Cross listed with : ENGL 816.M1

Only listed campus in section: Durham, Manchester

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Scheduled meeting time, Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
2/1/2021	5/11/2021	T	4:01pm - 6:30pm	ONLINE

Durham Liberal Arts :: English

ENGL 719 (1SY) - Sociolinguistics Survey

Sociolinguistics Survey

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Full Term (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 15
CRN: 54792

How language varies according to the characteristics of its speakers: age, sex, ethnicity, attitude, time, and class. Quantitative analysis methods; relationship to theoretical linguistics. Focus is on English, but some other languages are examined. Prereq: ENGL or LING 405 (previously numbered 505) or permission.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Equivalent(s): LING 719

Only listed campus in section: Durham, Manchester

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Attributes: Scheduled meeting time, Online with some campus visits, EUNH

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
2/1/2021	5/11/2021	T	3:40pm - 5:00pm	ONLINE
2/1/2021	5/11/2021	R	3:40pm - 5:00pm	HS 108

Durham Liberal Arts :: English

ENGL 726 (1SY) - Seminar in English Teaching

Seminar in English Teaching

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Full Term (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 15
CRN: 50571

In this seminar on teaching English at the middle- and secondary-school levels, students meet the requirements for both English 710, Teaching Writing and English 792, Teaching Secondary School English. The two-semester course integrates the teaching of reading, writing, speaking, and listening, addressing both theoretical and practical issues. Through the study of different approaches, students develop their own philosophies of instruction. Writing intensive.

Section Comments: Students must have JR or SR status by first class meeting.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Only listed campus in section: Durham, Manchester

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman, Sophomore

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Scheduled meeting time, Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
2/1/2021	5/11/2021	MW	3:40pm - 5:00pm	ONLINE