ENGL 200

Spring 2023 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 17-May 3

Introduction to the Study of Literature and Culture

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Credit: 3 hours.

Introduction to the study of literature in the twenty-first century. This course will expand your sense of what literature is and where it happens, including discussion of old and new literary forms (from novels, poems, and plays to comic books, video games, and films). Along the way, students will explore some of the literary and cultural opportunities (such as author readings, scholarly talks, and performances) available to them on a large public university campus, with two goals in mind: to develop your critical interpretive skills and to acquaint you with the discipline of literary studies as it is being practiced all around us today, both inside and outside the conventional classroom.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Humanities – Lit & Arts

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ENGL 200 class schedule data for spring 2023
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
39032	Lecture-Discussion	F	11:00AM -12:15PM	TR	English Building	Newcomb, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/23-05/03/23 Degree Notes: Humanities - Lit & Arts course. Section Info: SP23 ENGL 200 Intro To Literature and Culture, Lori Newcomb - In this course, we explore a wide variety of imaginative writing in English. Our purpose is to develop flexible tools of literary analysis that can illuminate a variety of texts, from familiar genres of poetry and fiction to contemporary film and performance. We'll see that literature can happen anytime and anywhere, exploring a play by Shakespeare and later film versions; poetry from the Harlem Renaissance; contemporary Chicago authors; and new plays at UI's own Krannert Center. A sequence of short, guided papers will lead you from close analysis of short passages, toward engaging with critical and contextual sources.
60132	Lecture-Discussion	Q	12:30PM -1:45PM	TR	English Building	Gilmore, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/23-05/03/23 Degree Notes: Humanities - Lit & Arts course. Section Info: SP23 ENGL 200 Introduction to Literature and Culture, Shawn Gilmore - This is a course about what we mean by literature and what it means to study it in the present. Reading across prose, poetry, drama, film, and comics, we will explore not only how we read and write about literature, but also question why we do so: what purpose(s) does literature serve and what do we gain--individually and collectively--by reading it? Throughout the semester, we will explore a set of critical tools we might use to begin answering those questions, probing not only how concepts of the literary have changes, but also the ways in which literature can usefully be said to do something. You will leave this class with a toolbox of interpretive strategies to help you engage more meaningfully with a wide array of cultural objects and a greater confidence in your ability to express your claims. Possible works by Carmen Maria Machado, Michel Faber, Emil Ferris, Stephen King, Emily St. John Mandel, Octavia Butler, and many more..
34519	Lecture-Discussion	X	12:00PM -12:50PM	MWF	Henry Administration Bldg	Pollock, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/23-05/03/23 Degree Notes: Humanities - Lit & Arts course. Section Info: SP23 ENGL 200, Anthony Pollock -This course is designed to help students develop interpretive skills and a knowledge base that will prepare them for more advanced courses in literary and cultural studies. We will engage with powerful works of literature from a range of different genres; we will practice making persuasive, detailed and evidence-based arguments about the readings; and we will think about interpretation itself as a form of action with ethical and social consequences. Possible authors include Richard Blanco, Ray Bradbury, Julio Cortázar, Edwidge Danticat, James Joyce, Yusef Komunyakaa, Sandra Tsing Loh, Katherine Mansfield, Marianne Moore, Suzan-Lori Parks, Craig Santos Perez, Mary Shelley, Adrienne Su, Natasha Trethewey, Helena María Viramontes, and Alice Walker. Requirements: three essay projects, informal journals, and regular class participation.