Timeroom: Fall 2024

Durham Liberal Arts :: English

ENGL 736 (01) - Environmental Theory

Environmental Theory

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 16151

Theoretical approaches to nature writing. Topics vary but may include eco-memoirs, environmental rhetoric, native peoples and the land, land and national identity, animals in literature, and environmental activist non-fiction. May be repeated for credit if topic differs.

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

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

Cross listed with : ENGL 897.N01

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Brigitte Bailey

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	TR	11:10am - 12:30pm	HS 240

Additional Course Details:

Fall 2024 Detailed Description:

How can we talk about environmental crisis? What words can we use to represent the natural world—and human interactions with it? Is it possible to describe nature without cultural projections? How can language change vision, policy, action? In this course, we will grapple with the urgent need to articulate environmental issues by reading contemporary ecocritics who are inventing vocabularies to do so, such as Rob Nixon on “slow violence” and Stacy Alaimo on “trans-corporeality.” We’ll also read 19^th-21^st century nature writers, poets, and fiction writers who write about different environments from different perspectives, shaped in part by race, gender, and indigeneity, from Henry David Thoreau and Mary Austin to Rachel Carson, Barry Lopez, Joy Harjo, and Octavia Butler. We’ll explore ecofeminism, environmental justice, postcolonial ecology, and the concept of the Anthropocene.

Writing intensive. Satisfies a post-1800 literature requirement for English majors. In fall 2024, this class fulfills a DH (Digital Humanities) requirement for the TBD major. ENGL 736 is an approved elective for the Sustainability Dual Major. Undergraduate students taking this class for Women’s and Gender Studies credit will write papers that focus on women writers or on gender and the environment. Graduate students taking 897N will write a graduate-level research paper; those taking 897N for credit towards a Graduate Certificate in Feminist Studies will also write such a paper and will focus their written work on women writers, ecofeminist theory, or gender and the environment. Finally, ENGL 736 is a good choice for honors work. If you are an Honors-in-Major English student and would like to take this as an honors course, please talk to me during the first week of class.

This course satisfies the Literature after 1800 requirement for English Majors.

This course satisfies one of two Post-1800 Literature requirement for English LIterature, English/Journalism, English: TBD, English/Law 3+3 Majors.

This course may count as one of two Literature courses taken at the 600/700 level for English Teaching majors.

This course satisfies the DH Component requirement for ENGL:TBD majors.

This course may be taken for Capstone credit by general ENGLISH majors following requirement guidelines in place prior to Fall 2023. Fill out a Capstone Declaration form (available in the main English office, Ham Smith 230F) if you wish to declare it as Capstone.

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Durham Liberal Arts :: English

ENGL 752 (01) - History of the English Language

History of English Language

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 16141

Evolution of English from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present day. Relations between linguistic change and literary style. (Not offered every year.)

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

Cross listed with : ENGL 852.01

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Rachel Burdin

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	MW	11:10am - 12:30pm	HS 240

Additional Course Details:

This course may be taken for upper-level elective credit by English Majors following requirements activated in fall 2023.

This course may be taken for CAPSTONE credit by English Majors following requirements in place prior to Fall 2023.

This course satisfies the 'One English Course in Writing, Linguistics, Critical Theory, Film or Literature' requirement for English Teaching Majors.

This course counts towards the 'One additional 500/600/700 level English course' rqeuirement for English/Journalism Majors.

This course counts as an upper level ENGL elective for English/Law 3+3 Majors.

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Durham Liberal Arts :: English

ENGL 756 (01) - Chaucer

Chaucer

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 16356

Geoffrey Chaucer is one of the most famous poets in the English language - but why? This course offers students and overview of Chaucer's poetry, spending particular time on his masterpiece, "The Canterbury Tales". Sometimes tragic, sometimes bawdy, and almost always humorous, Chaucer?s poetry offers a glimpse of a world long-lost, while simultaneously forcing us to ask hard questions about justice, love, and the nature of human creation.

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

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 401

Cross listed with : ENGL 897.B01

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Samantha Seal

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	MW	10:10am - 11:30am	HS 332

Additional Course Details:

This course satisfies the Literature before 1800 requirement for English majors following degree requirements activated in Fall 2023.

This course counts as one of two Pre-1800 Literature courses for English Literature, English:TBD, English/Journalism, English/Law 3+3 Majors.

This course may count as one of two English Literature courses taken at the 600/700 level by English Teaching majors.

This course may be taken for CAPSTONE credit by English/Law, English/Journalism and English majors following degree requirements in place prior to Fall 2023. Pick up a Capstone Declaration Form in the main ENGL office (HS 230F) if intersted in this option.

Durham Liberal Arts :: English

ENGL 778 (01) - Race and Gender in Film and Popular Culture

Race and Gender in Film

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 25
CRN: 13578

This course explores representations of race and gender in American cinema and popular culture and features weekly readings in contemporary race and gender theories. Topics include the black women's gaze; woman as object; the action hero and hyper-masculinity; hybridity; race/ethnicity and hypersexuality; the crisis of white masculinity; white privilege; sexual orientation; transsexual and transgender performance. This course is reading and Canvas intensive, requiring weekly writing assignments and papers.

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

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Instructors: Delia Konzett

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	TR	3:40pm - 5:00pm	HS G34

Additional Course Details:

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This course will explore representations of gender and race in American cinema and popular culture, ranging from Classical Hollywood, social critical cinema of the 1950s/1960s to contemporary films that feature representations of the body in various contexts. Weekly readings of contemporary gender and race theories will guide us in identifying the various stereotypes and subversive aspects depicted in cinema and popular culture. Topics include various representations of masculinity and the crisis of white masculinity; the black woman’s gaze; objectification and lighting of white women; race/ethnicity and hypersexuality; white privilege; sexual orientation; and transgender performance. This course is reading and writing intensive and examples from films will be discussed and closely analyzed in class. Films discussed include Mahogany; Deliverance; Jackie Brown; Pocahontas; Twilight; The Shining; Moonlight; The Silence of the Lambs; Get Out. Please note that this course requires heavy use of myCourses (mC)/Canvas.

This course satisfies the Race, Gender & Postcolonial Studies requirement for English majors following degree requirements activated in Fall 2023.

This course satisfies the Race & Racial Theories requirement for English Literature, English:TBD, English Teaching, English/Journalism, English/Law 3+3 majors.

This course may be taken for CAPSTONE credit by English majors following degree requirements in place prior to Fall 2023. Pick up a Capstone Decalration Form in the main ENGL office (HS 230F) if interested in this option.

Durham Liberal Arts :: English

ENGL 787 (01) - English Major Seminar

English Major Seminar

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 10
CRN: 16142

This Capstone course offers you an opportunity to study a specialized topic in depth in a seminar format. Enrollment is limited to 15 so that you can take active part in discussion and work closely with the instructor on a research project. Topics vary from semester to semester. Recent topics include Tragedy, Comedy, American Women Poets, Medicine in Literature, and Feminist Print Culture. May be repeated for credit, barring duplication of topic. For details see semester specific course descriptions available in the English Department.

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

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 419 with minimum grade of B

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

Equivalent(s): ENGL 787R

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Monica Chiu

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	TR	9:40am - 11:00am	HS 240

Additional Course Details:

Fall 2024 Special Topic: "Climbing the Empathy Wall": Race in Contemporary American Literature

“An empathy wall is an obstacle to deep understanding of another person,” writes Arlie Russell Hochschild in her study Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right, “one that can make us feel indifferent or even hostile to those who hold different beliefs or whose childhood is rooted in different circumstances.” This course asks, “How can we climb that empathy wall?” Through very contemporary literature—published from 2015 onward, including novels, short stories, poetry, essays, graphic narratives, media images and other pop culture—we will discuss what health, wealth, environment, education, and justice mean for BIPOC (biracial, indigenous, people of color) and for poor whites. Possible texts; Orange’s Vanishing Stars; Munoz’s The Consequences; Ward’s Let Us Descend; selections from Castillo’s How to Read Now: Essays; Potts’ The Forgotten Girls: A Memoir of Friendship and Lost Promise in Rural America; selected poems by Ocean Vuong, Tayi Tibble, and/or Erin Marie Lynch; Huang’s Disorientation; Jacobs’ graphic narrative Good Talk; and selected chapters from Irving’s Waking Up White, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race and Hochschild’s Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right.

In Fall 2024 this course satisfies the Race, Gender & Postcolonial Studies requirement for English Majors following degree requirements activated in Fall 2023.

This course may be taken for CAPSTONE credit by English Majors following degree requirements in place prior to fall 2023. Pick up a Capstone Declaration Form in the main ENGL office (HS 230F) if interested in this option.

This course satisfies the Capstone requirement for English Literature Majors.

This course satsifes the Race & Racial Theories requirement for English: TBD, English Teaching, English/Journalism, English/Law 3+3 Majors.

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Durham Liberal Arts :: English

ENGL 788 (01) - Senior Honors

Senior Honors

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 10
CRN: 10881

Open to senior English majors who, in the opinion of the department, have demonstrated the capacity to do superior work. An honors project consists of supervised research leading to a substantial thesis or writing of poetry or fiction portfolio. Required of students in the honors in major program. (Not offered every year.)

Section Comments: This course is required for all students in the Honors in Major Program. Open to Senior English majors only.

Instructor Approval Required. Contact Instructor for permission then register through Webcat.

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman, Junior, Sophomore

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Honors course

Instructors: Delia Konzett

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Liberal Arts :: English

ENGL 793 (01) - Phonetics and Phonology

Phonetics and Phonology

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 10
CRN: 12840

The sound system of English and other languages as viewed from the standpoint of modern linguistic theory, including the following topics: the acoustic and articulatory properties of speech sounds, the phonemic repertories of particular languages, phonological derivations, and prosodic phenomena such as stress and intonation.

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

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 405 or LING 405 or ENGL 605 or LING 605

Equivalent(s): LING 793

Cross listed with : ENGL 893.01, LING 793.01

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Instructors: Sean Madigan

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	MWF	2:10pm - 3:00pm	HS G21

Durham Liberal Arts :: English

ENGL 795 (01) - Independent Study

Independent Study

Credits: 1.0 to 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 16927

Open to highly qualified juniors and seniors. To be elected only with permission of the department chairperson and of the supervising faculty member or members. Barring duplication of subject, may be repeated.

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

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

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: David Blair

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024		Hours Arranged	TBA

CPS Online Coll of Professional Studies :: Entrepreneurship

ENT 500 (01) - The Entrepreneurial Mindset

The Entrepreneurial Mindset

Online Course Delivery Method: Online Asynchronous

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Term 1 (08/26/2024 - 10/18/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 14858

This highly interactive course explores how entrepreneurs think and innovate. In the course, students may explore new paths to innovation and growth which includes understanding and incorporating the behaviors and thought processes unique to entrepreneurs. Students will incorporate entrepreneurial thinking and behavior into a process of a new venture or current positions, as intrapreneurs. The course will also provide a brief overview of tools that can be utilized to manage internal and external processes. Students may explore creative problem solving and, in teams, develop and test problem solutions using a "business model canvas" approach.

Advisor Approval Required. Contact your Academic Advisor for approval and registration.

Equivalent(s): ENT 500G

Campuses not allowed in section: Durham

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Thomas Conomacos

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	10/18/2024		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

CPS Online Coll of Professional Studies :: Entrepreneurship

ENT 600 (01) - Launching and Managing Entrepreneurial Ventures

Launch/Manage Entrep Ventures

Online Course Delivery Method: Online Asynchronous

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Term 2 (10/28/2024 - 12/20/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 14859

This course is designed for students interested in the steps required to start a new business venture. The focus will be on creating a new venture and covers in detail six key aspects related to the entrepreneurial process, including: introduction to lean entrepreneurship principles; business model design and assessment; legal issues in venture creation; new venture marketing and customer acquisition strategy; and new venture financial planning. Students may also learn all aspects of entrepreneurship, including: idea generation and business plan creation; forming a company; recruiting a team of key employees and advisors; developing a product/service; raising capital; business development / sales / marketing; board and investor relations; and fostering a strong business culture. Example assignments may include oral presentations, written new venture plans and discussions with classmates.

Prerequisite(s): ENT 500 or ENT 500G

Equivalent(s): ENT 600G

Campuses not allowed in section: Durham

Instructors: Thomas Conomacos

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
10/28/2024	12/20/2024		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

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