University of Richmond

Projected Course Offerings

The Department of English plans tentative course offerings two years in advance. The list of projected course offerings is designed to help students plan their schedules over the course of multiple semesters, however, students must understand that these course offerings are not guaranteed. For the most accurate and up-to-date information regarding course offerings for the upcoming semester, log on to BannerWeb. More in-depth course descriptions are available. 

Fall 2009

Group A – Literature Before Early to Mid-19th Century
312 English Literature of the Romantic Movement – Givens
330 ST Middle Ages and the Renaissance – Schwartz

Group B – Literature After Early to Mid-19th Century
335 Black Women Writers – Dance

Group C – Other Courses in Literature, Language, and Writing
381 Modern Grammar – MacAllister
383 Introduction to Composition Theory and Pedagogy – Essid
384 Introduction to Creative Writing – Henry
384 Introduction to Creative Writing – Henry
385 Fiction Writing – Whitehead (Tucker-Boatwright Writer in Residence)
393 Literary Editing and Publishing – Henry
397 ST Structure in Fiction Writing – Whitehead (Tucker-Boatwright Writer in Residence)

Seminars
400 Self as Performance in the Renaissance – Russell
400 Women and Creativity – Jones

297/298 Literature in Context
297 Genre and Mode: The Western: Film/Fiction – Siebert/Stevens
297 Genre and Mode: The Western: Fiction/Film – Stevens/Siebert
298 Texts in History: Literature of War: WW I/Civil War – Outka/Pelletier
298 Texts in History: Literature of War: Civil War/WW I Pelletier/Outka

Other 200-Level Courses
203 Children’s Literature – Gruner
203 Children’s Literature – Gruner
204 Literature and Culture – Pelletier
206 Selected Readings in American Literature (Earth Lodge) – Carleton
208 20th-Century American Fiction – Ashe
208 20th-Century American Fiction – Ashe
215 Reading Science Fiction and Fantasy – Stevens
220 Introduction to Film Studies – Menne
220 Introduction to Film Studies – Menne
238 Selected Readings in Caribbean Literature – Dance
299 ST: American Misfit – Ashe
299 ST. Border Crossings in Global Literatures - Nethersole
299 ST: What is America?: Stories of Hick Towns, Mean Cities, Dull Suburbs – Menne

Spring 2010

Group A – Literature Before Early to Mid-19th Century
309 Desire and Identity in the Renaissance – Russell
325 Age of the American Renaissance – Pelletier

Group B – Literature After Early to Mid-19th Century
399 ST: Blackface! - Ashe
368 History and Aesthetics of Film – Menne

Group C – Other Courses in Literature, Language, and Writing
383 Introduction to Composition Theory and Pedagogy – Dolson
384 Introduction to Creative Writing – Stevens
386 Poetry Writing – Henry
392 Creative Nonfiction Writing – Stevens

Seminars
400 The African American Novel – Dance
400 Children’s Literature and Theology – Gruner
400 Medicine, Mortality, and Meaning – Hilliard
400 Contemporary Poetry and Poetics - Henry
401 Creative Writing Seminar – Stevens

297/298 Literature in Context
297 Genre and Mode – Staff/Schwartz
297 Genre and Mode – Schwartz/Schwartz
298 Texts in History – Dance/Pelletier
298 Texts in History – Pelletier/Dance

Other 200-Level Courses
206 Selected Readings in American Literature – Pelletier
217 The Bible and Literature – Givens
221 Introduction to Poetry - Schwartz
222 Short Fiction – Carleton
222 Short Fiction – Carleton
227 Life-Writing as Literature – MacAllister
230 Women in Modern Literature – Jones
231 African-American Literature – Ashe
299 ST: Contemporary American Literature – Siebert
299 ST: Contemporary American Literature – Siebert

Fall 2010

Group A – Literature Before Early to Mid-19th Century
309 Desire and Identity in the Renaissance - Russell

Group B – Literature After Early to Mid-19th Century
362 Post-Soul Literature and Culture – Ashe
370 ST: Modernisms – Outka
370 ST:  Conspiracy Films of the Cold War, and After - Cheever

Group C – Other Courses in Literature, Language, and Writing
383 Introduction to Composition Theory and Pedagogy – Essid
384 Introduction to Creative Writing – Stevens
384 Introduction to Creative Writing – Stevens
387 Writing for Stage and Screen – Henry
393 Literary Editing and Publishing - Henry

Seminars
400 Woolf and Mansfield OR Joyce – Outka
400 Cross Cultural Readings: Poe, Faulkner, and the Film Noir – Lurie
400 From Folklore to Fiction – Dance
401 Creative Writing Seminar - Henry

297/298 Literature in Context
297 Genre and Mode – Cheever
297 Genre and Mode – Saal
298 Texts in History – Ashe
298 Texts in History - Russell

Other 200-Level Courses
200 Introduction to Film Studies – Lurie
200 Introduction to Film Studies – Lurie
206 Readings in Am. Lit. (“Natural Reflections”) – Carleton
219 Introduction to Drama and Theater – Saal
219 Introduction to Drama and Theater – Saal
230 Women in Modern Literature – Jones
233 Contemporary Native American Literatures – Siebert
234 Shakespeare – Russell
235 Narratives of Personal Development (SSIR) – Gruner
238 African American Literature – Dance

Spring 2011

Group A – Literature Before Early to Mid-19th Century
311 English Literature of the Restoration and 18th Century – Hilliard

Group B – Literature After Early to Mid-19th Century
332 Caribbean Literature – Dance
370 ST: Indigenous Film in North America – Siebert
370 ST: Film Theory – Lurie
370 ST: American Melodramas on Page, Stage, and Screen - Saal

Group C – Other Courses in Literature, Language, and Writing
383 Introduction to Composition Theory and Pedagogy – Dolson
385 Fiction Writing – Stevens
386 Poetry Writing – Henry
397 ST: Mixed Media Writing (cross-listed with Art) – Henry
397 ST: Sci-Fi and Fantasy Writing - Stevens

Seminars
400 Postwar American Film – Cheever
400 Literature and Trauma – Saal
400 Renaissance and Perspective – Russell

297/298 Literature in Context
297 Genre and Mode – Lurie
297 Genre and Mode – Jones
298 Texts in History – Stevens
298 Texts in History - Outka

Other 200-Level Courses
200 Introduction to Film Studies – Cheever
203 Children’s Literature – Gruner
203 Children’s Literature – Gruner
208 Twentieth Century American Fiction – Ashe
216 Literature, Technology, Society (“On the Road”) – Essid
223 Modern Novel – Outka
223 Modern Novel – Outka
227 Life Writing as Literature – MacAllister
238 Caribbean Literature – Dance
238 Caribbean Literature – Dance
299 Poe: 200 Years of Horror and Hysteria - Carleton