Winter 2024 - Department of English Language and Literature

Please see a list of the courses offered by the Department of English during Winter 2024 below.

First Year

FYSM 1004A: Reading Literatures and Cultures
(Fall/Winter)
Instructor: B. Johnson

FYSM 1004B: Reading Literatures and Cultures
(Fall/Winter)
Instructor: S. Birkwood

FYSM 1004C: Reading Literatures and Cultures
(Fall/Winter)
Instructor: E. Post

FYSM 1004D: Reading Literatures and Cultures
Forms of the (De)colonial
(Fall/Winter)
Instructor: J. Mason

ENGL 1008A: English Grammar: Fundamentals
Instructor: R. Norris

ENGL 1010D: Writing Essays About Literature
Instructor: J. Murray

ENGL 1010E: Writing Essays About Literature
Instructor: K. Gildea

ENGL 1010F: Writing Essays About Literature
Instructor: K. Gildea

ENGL 1020C: Effective Writing
Instructor: E. Post
The rhetorical principles, skills, and structures necessary for the kind of writing done at the university level. Clear and effective composition as a mode of research, discovery, analysis, and persuasion. Students pursuing the English major or minor should take ENGL 1010 instead of ENGL 1020.
Precludes additional credit for ENGL 1010.

ENGL 1020D: Effective Writing
Instructor: M. Tittle
The rhetorical principles, skills, and structures necessary for the kind of writing done at the university level. Clear and effective composition as a mode of research, discovery, analysis, and persuasion. Students pursuing the English major or minor should take ENGL 1010 instead of ENGL 1020.
Precludes additional credit for ENGL 1010.

ENGL 1300A: Literature, Psychology, and the Mind
Instructor: M. Scribner
An introductory course whose readings focus on the intersections between literature, psychology, and the mind. Topics will vary. (Precludes additional credit for ENGL 1100, 1400, 1700, and FYSM 1004)

ENGL 1500B: Introduction to Creative Writing
Instructor: N. Bozak

ENGL 1700A: Climate Change and the Humanities
Instructor: C. Eaket
An introduction to literature and culture in the context of the environmental humanities and climate change.

Second Year

EACH 2000A: Introduction to the Environmental and Climate Humanities
Instructor: J. Dean
An overview of approaches to environmental and climate change issues in the Humanities. Drawing on a range of disciplinary perspectives, students will engage with material depicting climate change and environmental topics, as well as develop research and communication strategies.

ENGL 2005A: Theory and Criticism
Instructor: J. Mason

ENGL 2104B: Drama Workshop
Instructor: M. Ellis

ENGL 2109A: Gender, Sexuality, and Literature
Queer Feeling, Queer Healing: Four Authors for our Time
Instructor: J. Medd

ENGL 2202A: Weird Fiction
Instructor: G. Williams

ENGL 2301B: Literatures and Cultures 500-1500
Instructor: S. Calkin

ENGL 2302B: Literatures and Cultures 1500-1700
Instructor: M. Rooney
A study of the period between 1500 and 1700 with attention to cultural, historical, geographical, and literary contexts.

ENGL 2401A/DIGH 2002A: Digital Humanities – Theory and Method
Instructor: B. Greenspan
Digital Fictions

ENGL 2500B/CLCV 2500B: Classical Mythology
Instructor: L. Gagne

ENGL 2601A/FILM 2607A: History of World Cinema II
Instructor: C. O’Brien

ENGL 2605A/CLCV 2010A: Greek and Roman Drama
Instructor: E. Klassen

ENGL 2802A: Indigenous and Canadian Literatures
(Fall/Winter)
Instructor: S. Jamieson

ENGL 2802B: Indigenous and Canadian Literatures
(Fall/Winter)
Instructor: S. Birkwood

ENGL 2901A: Writing Poetry
Instructor: D. Stymeist
A workshop involving regular assignments in writing poetry and practical criticism based on this work. Permission to register in this course requires the student to submit a writing sample. Instructions can be found at carleton.ca/english.

ENGL 2908A: Celtic Literatures
Spending Time with Seamus Heaney
Instructor: C. Tracey

ENGL 2920B: Topics in Decolonization and Migration I
Instructor: B. Vellino

Third Year

ENGL 3008B/CLCV 3701B: Studies in Greek Literature
Instructor: Y. Li

ENGL 3010A: The Secret Lives of Poems
Instructor: C. Tracey

ENGL 3011A: Comics and Graphic Novels
Instructor: H. Nguyen-Sears
An introduction to the critical study of comic books and graphic narrative.

ENGL 3106: Theories and Critical Practices
(Fall/Winter)
Instructor: B. Johnson

ENGL 3201A/HUMS 3200A: European Literature
(Fall/Winter)
Instructor: C. Prud’Homme

ENGL 3204A/CHST 3204A: Literary Representations of Childhood and Youth
Instructor: L. Eskicioglu
An examination of the ways in which childhood, children, and youth have been represented in creative literature (fiction, poetry, drama, and/or creative nonfiction).

ENGL 3306A: Shakespeare and Film
Instructor: C. Eaket
More than 400 years after his death Shakespeare’s works continue to influence and inspire artists and audiences. This course explores several of the Bard’s works that have been adapted for the big screen. Taking a fresh look at some of these works through the lens of our 21st century perspective we will consider what Shakespeare has to tell us about issues like leadership, jealousy, political ambition, dysfunctional families and other aspects of contemporary life that continue to preoccupy us.

ENGL 3500B: Literatures and Cultures 1700-1900
Instructor: S. Pelletier

ENGL 3501B: Literatures and Cultures 1900-Now
Instructor: A. Barrows

ENGL 3805A/EURR 3002A: Literature and Culture in Russia and Eurasia
Instructor: V. Stanisic-Keller

ENGL 3904A: Intermediate Drama Workshop
Instructor: M. Ellis

ENGL 3905A/SOCI 3210E/WGST 3812B/AFRI 3007H: Topics in Performance
Instructor: S. George

ENGL 3906A: Writing Popular Fiction
Instructor: K. Molope
An intermediate workshop in creative writing that focuses on the development of writing skills specific to the crafting of narratives in such genres as Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, and Historical Fiction. Permission to register requires the student to submit a writing sample.

ENGL 3909A/ALDS 3402A: Research and Theory in Workplace Writing
Instructor: C-G. Fogarty-Bourget
Study of contemporary research and theory (1980s to present) in writing in workplace settings. Consideration of how writing is used in accomplishing work, how novices learn to write effectively, and what the implications are for pedagogy.

ENGL 3910A: From Degree to Career
Instructor: S. Birkwood
This experiential-learning course prepares students in English for their transition into the workplace. Project-based activities (including readings and research) and guest speakers will teach students to identify, develop, and apply the skills and knowledge gained from a degree in English studies.

ENGL 3915: Special Topics in Writing
Writing About Climate Crisis
Instructor: N. Bozak

ENGL 3960A: Studies in Indigenous Literature
Instructor: J. Henderson

Fourth Year

EACH 4000A: Seminar in the Environmental and Climate Humanities
Instructor: B. Vellino

ENGL 4115A/ENGL 5900Y/WGST 4812B/WGST 5901D: Culture and the Text
Queer/ Feminist/ Life/ Writing
Instructor: J. Medd

ENGL 4115B/ENGL 5402W: Culture and the Text
The Nature and Uses of 18th Century Book Subscription Lists
Instructor: H. Reid

ENGL 4135B: Studies in Publishing
Instructor: C. Johnson
This experiential learning course is be a hub for the design, editing, and production of Sumac, a literary magazine connected with Carleton’s Creative Writing program. Seminar participants will work in teams to design and implement a production schedule, assess and edit submissions, collaborate with authors, and promote the magazine. Students will gain or practice skills in digital editing software such as WordPress. The digital edition of the magazine will be accompanied by print supplements produced in MacOdrum Library’s Book Arts Lab. Students will gain hands-on experience of letter press printing and other traditional print-making techniques by producing broadsides or chapbooks that will promote and accompany the digital edition of the magazine.

ENGL 4415A/ALDS 4415A: Professional Writing II
Instructor: M. Falconer
The role of writing in science-related fields and in the health professions. Consideration of various genres, practices and styles of scientific and health-related writing, including research reports, grant proposals, case reports, popularizations of science, press releases.

ENGL 4607A: Studies in 20th and 21st-Century Literature
Childhood and Time in 20th-century Ghost Stories
Instructor: A. Barrows

ENGL 4609: Global Stages and Theories
Drama Studies: Global Context
Epic Theatre for the 21st Century
Instructor: J. Cleveland