Humanities Undergraduate Degrees

...In this class, we will explore this question, and from that base read articles, novels, write exercises and stories in this genre. Lectures / Workshops...

...We will look at how genres are divided into subgenres, and how they are combined into cross-genre work, always keeping in mind the Reader-Writer Contact...

...of writing craft as well as the particular problems of writing science fiction. The rest of the term is given to roundtable workshops on student's stories...

...solid storytelling in speculative fiction before we move on to how to translate those elements into various media. We will then explore how different presentations...

...The class analyzes the structure and evaluates the literary qualities of computer-based narratives including hypertexts, adventure games, and classic artificial...

...stories and games using simple authoring systems and multimedia software tools. Students present and constructively critique one another's work in progress...

...animation, code poems, interactive games, location-based poems using handheld devices, digital video and wikis. Lectures: 1 session / week, 3 hours / session... Learn about: New Media...

...others explore conflicts between the pragmatic American impulse to impose order on unruly nature and the equally American inclination to enshrine the unaltered landscape...

...both to learn more about this genre and to inspire your own writing. This semester's reading centers on "The Dark Side," with essays ranging from Alan Lightman's...

...several hundred Shakespeare films were made in England, France Germany and the United States, Even without the spoken word, Shakespeare was popular in the new medium...

...but we will also supplement these arguments with an historical perspective they lack: we will examine texts, printing technologies, and reading communities... Learn about: Ms Word...

...to literary texts and broader cultural concerns? How have classic comics gone on to influence literary fiction? In what ways do contemporary graphic narratives...

...a deep look at a big subject. We ask where Fairy Tales come from, surveying the work of the famous Brothers Grimm, before moving on to historic fairy belief...

...the problems of evaluation and audience, and the ways these works function within their social context. Seminars: 2 sessions / week, 2 hours / session [AT] = Tennyson...

...Americans and French or English speaking Europeans, both in North America and in the Caribbean and Brazil; second, transformations of these documents...

...brain imaging studies; early versus late bilingualism; opportunities to observe and conduct original research; and implications for educational policies among others...

...how fiction becomes drama, and drama inspires fiction. Through reading these selected works of traditional Chinese literature, we will examine some...

...television, Web). The models, materials, topics and assignments vary from semester to semester. Lectures: 2 sessions / week, 1.5 hours / session This class... Learn about: Communication Training...

...and concentrate on developing your ability to write clear, accurate, sophisticated prose. We will also deal with the grammar and mechanical problems you may have trouble... Learn about: Writing Skills...

...listening to rapidly spoken English, and (3) learning common expressions, gambits, and idioms used in both formal and informal contexts. Lectures...