TheDepartmentofEnglishandPhilosophyat AuburnUniversityatMontgomeryprepares studentsforthoughtfulengagementwith diverse,multiculturalcommunitiesand issuesthroughhigh impact,community engagedteachingandlearningandthrough advancesinresearchinliterature,rhetoric andcomposition,creativewriting, professionalandtechnicalwriting,digital humanities,andphilosophy
Weareaninterdisciplinarycommunitythat valuesandpromotesthestudyofliterature, rhetoricandcomposition,professionaland technicalwriting,creativewriting,digital humanities,andphilosophy.
WeofferanundergraduatemajorinEnglish aswellasfourminors:CreativeWriting, LanguageandLiterature,Philosophy,and WritingandEditing Wealsoofferan undergraduatecertificateinProfessional andTechnicalWriting,withadistinctive focusonclient basedprojectswith communityandindustrypartners Weare activelyseekingtoexpandourinitiativesin digitalhumanitiesandincreativewriting
ENGL0103isdesignedforstudentswhoneedintensivereviewoftheirgeneralEnglishwritingskills inordertoincreaseconfidenceintheircommunicationabilitiesandsucceedincollege.The courseimprovesstudents'rhetoricalandorganizationskillsforbetterclarityandmoreeffective communicationintheacademiccontext.WillnotsubstituteforENGL1010or1020.
ENGL1020focusesondevelopingacademic researchwritingskillsthatstudentswill utilizeintheiracademicandprofessional contexts Thecourseintroducesstudentsto themethods,strategies,andskillsrequired toconductaninformedinquiry:critical reading,criticalanalysis,synthesis, constructingaresearch basedargument, andreflection
ENGL1010isafirst yearwritingcourse focusedonintroducingstudentstothe conceptsandpracticesofrhetoricand composition Thecoursepreparesstudents tocomposetextsinavarietyofgenresfor variouspurposes,audiences,andcontexts, includingdigitalenvironmentsThecourse emphasizesanalyticalandcriticalskills: rhetoricalanalysis,criticalthinking, argument,andreflection
Prerequisite:ENGL1010/1020,withminimumgradeofC
ENGL2530offersstudentsanoverviewofBritishliteraturefromthemedievaland Renaissanceperiodsthroughthe18thcentury Coursesmaybethemedaroundspecific subjects,butallcourseofferingsareintroductorycoursesinwhichstudentswilllearnthe basicsofliteraryterminology,closereadingpractices,broadknowledgeofspecific literaryerasandhistoricalandculturalcontexts,andeffectivewritingskills.
Prerequisite:ENGL1010/1020,withminimumgradeofC
ENGL2540offersstudentsanoverviewofBritishliteraturefromthe19thcenturytothe present Coursesmaybethemedaroundspecificsubjects,butallcourseofferingsare introductorycoursesinwhichstudentswilllearnthebasicsofliteraryterminology,close readingpractices,broadknowledgeofspecificliteraryerasandhistoricalandcultural contexts,andeffectivewritingskills.
Prerequisite:ENGL1010,withminimumgradeofC
ENGL2570offersstudentsanoverviewofAmericanliteraturefromitscolonialbeginningsto thetensionsprecedingtheAmericanCivilWarin1860 Coursesmaybethemedaround specificsubjects,butallcourseofferingsareintroductorycoursesinwhichstudentswill learnthebasicsofliteraryterminology,closereadingpractices,broadknowledgeofspecific literaryerasandhistoricalandculturalcontexts,andeffectivewritingskills.
ENGL2580:
Prerequisite:ENGL1010,withminimum gradeofC
ENGL2580offersstudentsanoverviewof Americanliteraturefrom1860tothepresent Coursesmaybethemedaroundspecific subjects,butallcourseofferingsare introductorycoursesinwhichstudentswill learnthebasicsofliteraryterminology,close readingpractices,broadknowledgeof specificliteraryerasandhistoricaland culturalcontexts,andeffectivewritingskills
Prerequisite:ENGL1010/1020,withminimumgradeofC
ENGL2600offersstudentsanoverviewofworldliteraturefromtheAncientWorldtothe17th century.SpecificemphasisonWestern,Eastern,orotherworldtraditionswillbedetermined byinstructor Allcourseofferingsareintroductorycoursesinwhichstudentswilllearnthe basicsofliteraryterminology,closereadingpractices,broadknowledgeofspecificliterary erasandhistoricalandculturalcontexts,andeffectivewritingskills
Prerequisite:ENGL1010/1020,withminimumgradeofC
ENGL2610offersstudentsanoverviewofworldliteraturefromthe18thcenturytothepresent SpecificemphasisonWestern,Eastern,orotherworldtraditionswillbedeterminedby instructor Allcourseofferingsareintroductorycoursesinwhichstudentswilllearnthebasics ofliteraryterminology,closereadingpractices,broadknowledgeofspecificliteraryerasand historicalandculturalcontexts,andeffectivewritingskills.
EnglishtoModernEnglish.Westudygrammarandmorphology,we figureoutthedifferencesbetweenthelanguageoftheperiods,we learnhowourlanguagegottochangesomuch.Ourapproachis descriptive,ratherthanprescriptive:wearetryingtoanalyzewhat actuallyhappened,notwhethersomeusageoflanguageisright orwrong Manyideasaboutrightandwrong,andmanysupposed rulesaboutgrammaticalcorrectness,havebeenusedtojudge, exclude,ridicule,anddivideperfectlycompetentspeakersand writersofEnglish.Inaddition,wewilllookatdifferentversionsof English,promptedbytherealizationthatnoversionofEnglish deservesaspecialstatus,orsuperiorityoverotherEnglishes
Doyouwanttolearnhowtomakethecomplexsimple?InTechnicalWriting,wewilllearn rhetoricaltheoriesandstrategiesforeffectivelycommunicatingspecializedandtechnical information.We'llexploreandengagearangeofgenresacrossacademic,workplace,andpublic contexts,includingmanuals,YouTubetutorials,andtechnicaldescriptions.
theoriesofdigitalcomposition,design,and production,thentranslatethesetheories intopractice You’llworkwithtext,sound, images,andopen accesstoolstoinform, surprise,reflect,anddeclare.Throughthis composing,you’llexploretherhetorical, political,andsocialeffectsofcomposition andcirculationindigitalenvironments
otheraspectsofplaywriting Studentswillhavethe
tohavestagedreadingsatTheatreAUM.
EverwonderifyouhavethestufftobethenextTolkien?The nextJaneAusten?OrmaybethenextJohnGreen?Ever dabbledinfanfictionandwonderedifyoumighttakeita stepfurther?IntheFictionWritingWorkshopyou’llbeableto exploreyourideaswithawelcomingandopen minded writersgroupandlearnhowtorefineyourtechnique throughfocuseddiscussionandpracticeofthewriter’scraft. Studentswilladdressnumerousconceptssuchascharacter development,plot,dialogue,voice,metaphor,allusion, setting,andmanyothercomponentsofsuccessfulfiction throughthereadingofexemplarywritersandthe submissionoforiginalworksforopendiscussioninthe workshopsetting.Allgenresandstylesofwritingwelcome andencouraged.
Inthiscourse,wewillstudyworksthatexemplifyhow20thcenturyAfricanAmericanwomen writersaudaciouslyshapeshiftednarrativeformstonotjustaccommodate,buttoenhance theiruniquestories. EventhoughaccessandpossibilitiesforAfricanAmericanwomen expandedgreatlyoverthecourseofthe20thcentury,theycontinuedtofaceeffortsto silencethem FromZoraNealeHurston'sblendingoffolkloreintohernovelstoToniMorrison's adaptationsofmagicalrealismtoOctaviaButler'sboldsciencefictionnarratives,thewriters wewillstudyhavedrawnupontheculturesthatinformtheirlivestoexpandliteraryforms intoeffectivevehiclesforthecomplexitiesoftheirstories. Iamthinkingofthemasauthors whocreateamultiversethatallowstheirstoriestobeheardbydiverseaudiences.
Everwonderhowcollegesdeterminethe statusofbasicorremedialwriters?What abouthowsuchlabelshavelastingeffects? Whogetstodecidewhatkindofremedial studentisrepresentedincultureandinour Americanhistory?Thiscoursecritiquesthe “deficit”modelassociatedwithbasicwriting classesanddemonstrateshowwemight bettermeetstudentswheretheyalreadyare. Asaresult,thisclassbecomesusefulfor anyoneinterestedinworkingwithwriters highschoolteachers,collegeteachers, tutors,andmore You’llfindoutthereal‘T’on whythisareaofpedagogyhasacheckered pastandwhyitremainscontroversialtoday Thenyou’llimaginehowyoucanbepartof thesolution.
kinship,andstorytelling,allofwhicharepresentedthroughadistinctlysouthernlens Weseemothersand grandmothersworkingthesouthernlandscape;wehearherdescribetheimportantgenerationalhistoriesof thesouththatBlackwomenshareandpassdown.ButBeyoncéisnotthefirstwomantoexpressthese intergenerationalconnectionsartistically;rather,shejoinsalongtraditionofwomenwhosharetheirstories ofgenerationalties.Inthisclass,wewillinterrogatewhatthisgenerationalconnectionmeansforwomenin thesouthspecifically Wewillreadavarietyofliteraturetoexaminehowsuchconnectionsaresteepedin historiesofexploitation,abuse,empowerment,andself love Focusingonsouthernwomenwritersofthe 20thcentury,suchasAliceWalkerandDorothyAllison,wewillattempttounderstandwhythese intergenerationalconnectionsaresoimportantforwomeninthesouthandhowtheyallowustoprocess traumatichistorieswhileforgingapathwayforward.
Thiscourseisdesignedforstudentstostudythe history,literarymerits,andteaching opportunitiespresentedbyclassicworksof literatureforchildren. We’llbeginwithLewis Carroll’sgroundbreakingworkAlice’s AdventuresinWonderlandandstudyacentury ofimportanttextsfromGreatBritain,Canada, andtheUnitedStates Studentswillundertake responsepapersandresearchprojectsonthese literaryworks Wewillalsostudyclassicpicture booksandstudentswillhavetheopportunityto createandsharetheirownpicturebook.
