FALL WINTER 2012-13
ENGLISH LITERATURE
COURSE OFFERINGS
(Currently under construction)
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Peterborough 2012-13 Fall Winter Timetable
Oshawa 2012-13 Fall Winter Timetable (T.B.A.)
PETERBOROUGH
ENGL 1001H (FA) - Truth, Lies & Storytelling
ENGL1003H (WI)- Revolution
ENGL 1005H (WI)- Love & Hate
ENGL-2001H (WI)- Practical Criticism and Theory
ENGL- 2100Y Foundations in Medieval & Renaissance Literature
ENGL-2150Y - Studies in Shakespeare
ENGL-INDG 2480Y - Indigenous Literature and Creative Writing (see Indigenous Studies)
ENGL-2707H (WI)- Popular Fiction
ENGL-2805H (FA) - Modern Drama
ENGL-3100Y - History of the English Language
ENGL-3121H (WI)- Medieval Romance
ENGL-3153H (FA) - Renaissance Drama
ENGL-3210Y - Foundations in Restoration to Romantic Literature
ENGL-3304Y- American Literature: Genres
ENGL-3401H (WI) - Victorian Literature and Society
ENGL-3410Y - 20th Century British Literature History
ENGL-3421H ( (FA) - Modern Irish Literature
ENGL-3451H (FA) - African Literature
ENGL-3453H (WI) - West Indian Literature
ENGL-3503H (FA) - Canadian Literature Issues
ENGL-3505H (WI) - Canadian Literature: Issues
ENGL-3506Y - Canadian Women's Writing
ENGL-3601H (WI) - Critical Approaches to Literature
ENGL-3701H (FA) - Gender and Literature
ENGL-3808Y - The Novel
ENGL-4120Y - Middle ENglish Language and Literature
ENGL-4153H (FA) - Advanced Studies in Renaissance Literature
ENGL-4201H (WI) - Advanced Studies in Restoration and 18th century literature
ENGL-4400Y - Advanced Studies in Victorian Literature
ENGL-4501H (WI) - Advanced Studies in Canadian Literature
ENGL-4801H (FA) - Advanced Studies in Genre
ENGL-4851H (FA) - Advanced Creative Writing
OSHAWA
SUMMER 2012
ENGLISH LITERATURE
COURSE OFFERINGS
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Peterborough Summer 2012 Timetable
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PETERBOROUGH
ENGL 2100Y - Foundations in Medieval and Renaissance Literature
This course provides an opportunity to become acquainted with English literature from the Medieval
period to the Renaissance. Special attention will be given to such themes as the romantic and heroic
impulses, sacred and profane love, art and nature, nostalgia for the old and enthusiasm for the new.
Prerequisite: 60% or higher in ENGL 1000Y (100) or cumulatively in 1003H and 1005H. D. Haines
ENGL – CAST – WMST 2600Y – Documenting Canada
(see Canadian Studies)
ENGL 2810Y – Children’s literature
This course studies children’s literature (British, American and Canadian) from the 18th century to
the present, addressing such topics as the transition from oral to literate culture, folk and fairy tales,
the 18th-century popular press, the late 19th-century cult of the child, illustration, the “Golden
Age,” and cultural contexts. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in ENGL 1000Y (100) or cumulatively in
1003H and 1005H. Excludes ENGL 385, 3810Y. J. Findon
ENGL 3411H – 20th-century British literature: History, politics, culture ONLINE (Term 2)
This course examines the echoes of Empire and “Englishness” in 20th-century British literature, and
traces the emergence of a distinctly post-Empire sensibility in contemporary British culture. Emphasis
is placed on the two world wars, the collapse of Empire, the “rise” of the working class, and “new”
colonial voices. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in ENGL 1000Y (100) or cumulatively in 1003H and
1005H. Students may take only one of ENGL 3410Y or 3411H for credit. ENGL 3421H – Modern Irish literature (Term 1). L. MacLeod
ENGL – CAST – INDG 3481H – Indigenous fiction (Term 2)
The course considers the expectations and functions of narrative, and examines the ways in which
the fictions of Indigenous authors draw on, extend and defy white European literary traditions, and
incorporate narrative methods of their own traditions. Fictions by authors in both Canada and the
United States will be included. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in ENGL 1000Y (100) or cumulatively in
1003H and 1005H. Excludes ENGL – INDG – CAST 360H. S. Humphreys
OSHAWA
ENGL 1003H – Introduction to English Literature I (Term 1)
This introductory course focuses on selected genres (poetry and the novel), issues, forms and movements
from the broad spectrum of literature in English – British, American, Canadian and postcolonial.
Excludes ENGL 1000Y (100). (Offered only in Oshawa.) J. Baetz
ENGL 2810Y – Children’s Literature
This course studies children’s literature (British, American and Canadian) from the 18th century to
the present, addressing such topics as the transition from oral to literate culture, folk and fairy tales,
the 18th-century popular press, the late 19th-century cult of the child, illustration, the “Golden
Age,” and cultural contexts. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in ENGL 1000Y (100) or cumulatively in
1003H and 1005H. Excludes ENGL 385, 3810Y. S. Humphreys
ENGL 3411H – 20th-century British literature: History, politics, culture ONLINE (Term 2)
This course examines the echoes of Empire and “Englishness” in 20th-century British literature, and
traces the emergence of a distinctly post-Empire sensibility in contemporary British culture. Emphasis
is placed on the two world wars, the collapse of Empire, the “rise” of the working class, and “new”
colonial voices. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in ENGL 1000Y (100) or cumulatively in 1003H and
1005H. Students may take only one of ENGL 3410Y or 3411H for credit. ENGL 3421H – Modern Irish literature (Term 1). L. MacLeod
CANCELLED: ENGL 3100Y – History of the English language
A study of the development and use of the English language, spoken and written, from Old and
Middle English to modern colloquial usage and experimental fiction. The course emphasizes practical
philological linguistics, structural analysis, and the application of language skills to prose and verse
from 950 C.E. to current writing. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in ENGL 1000Y (100) or cumulatively
in 1003H and 1005H. Strongly recommended: a 1000-level course in French, German, Greek, Latin
or Spanish. Excludes ENGL 230. M. Boyne
ENGL – CAST – WMST 3506Y/3507H – Canadian women’s writing (see Canadian Studies)
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