Department of English Language and Literature
(Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
English (ENGL) Courses
Writing and Language I
The first half of an introduction to the principles, styles, and structures of effective writing, including essay writing. Course offered only in Nunavut as part of Certificate in Nunavut Public Service Studies Program.
Precludes additional credit for ENGL 1005 (no longer offered).
Lectures and workshop three hours a week.
Writing and Language II
The second half of an introduction to the principles, styles, and structures of effective writing, including essay writing. Course offered only in Nunavut as part of Certificate in Nunavut Public Service Studies Program.
Precludes additional credit for ENGL 1005 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1002.
Lectures and workshop three hours a week.
English Grammar: Fundamentals
A practical and intensive overview of English grammar designed for students who want to improve their understanding of grammar for their own writing and reading. This is not an ESL course.
Literature in Global Context
Introduction to the study of literature from a global perspective. Students will be exposed to writers from various locations and to methods for studying literature across national boundaries.
Writing Essays about Literature
An intensive writing course focusing on the formulation and construction of a literary essay.
Effective Writing
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.
Literature, Law, and Criminality
An introductory course whose readings focus on the intersections between literature, law, and criminality. Topics will vary. Consult the English Department website for the current topic.
Lecture three hours a week.
Literature, Science, and Technology
An introductory course whose readings focus on the intersections between literature, science, and technology. Topics will vary. Consult the English Department website for the current topic.
Lectures three hours a week.
Literature, Psychology, and the Mind
An introductory course whose readings focus on the intersections between literature, psychology, and the mind. Topics will vary. Consult the English Department website for the current topic.
Lectures three hours a week.
Literature, Art, and Culture
An introductory course whose readings focus on the intersections between literature, art, and culture. Topics will vary. Consult the English Department website for the current topic.
Lectures three hours a week.
Introduction to Creative Writing
An introduction to the practice of creative writing, focusing on poetry, the short story, creative non-fiction, and drama. Emphasis is also placed on contextualizing creative writing as an academic discipline, a mode of self-expression, and a professional industry.
Lectures and workshops three hours a week.
Literature and Magic
An introductory course whose readings focus on the intersections between literature and magic. Topics will vary. Consult the English Department website for the current topic.
Lecture three hours a week.
Introduction to Drama Studies
An introduction to drama studies, combining attention to theatre history, conventions, and devices, with attention to theatrical practice, and interpretation of selected dramatic texts. Students will develop a vocabulary for speaking and writing with confidence about theatrical productions, theatre practice, and dramatic texts.
Climate Change and the Humanities
An introduction to literature and culture in the context of the environmental humanities and climate change.
Seminar or lecture three hours a week.
Theory and Criticism
An introduction to theories and methods of literary analysis. Through the study of literature, theory, and criticism, students will explore disciplinary history, critical terms, textual analysis, and research methods.
Lecture three hours a week.
Myth and Symbol
A literary study of myths and symbols from oral traditions to contemporary forms through selected interdisciplinary and theoretical approaches.
Lectures three hours a week.
Children's Literature
An introduction of the critical study of children’s literature.
Precludes additional credit for ENGL 2006 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the department.
Lectures three hours a week.
Greek and Roman Epic
An examination of the genre of epic in Greco-Roman antiquity, including a close reading of translations of Homer and Vergil.
Precludes additional credit for CLCV 2009, ENGL 2009.
Prerequisite(s): second year standing or permission of the unit.
Lecture three hours a week.
Topics in Popular Culture
Study of a selected topic related to popular culture.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the department.
Lecture three hours a week.
Introduction to the Novel
A historical and critical study of the novel.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the department.
Lectures three hours a week.
Drama Workshop
A course dealing with the rudiments of theatrical performance: voice, movement, improvisation, interpretation. Exercises are based upon examples drawn from classical and contemporary repertoires.
Precludes additional credit for ENGL 2000 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the department.
Workshop three hours a week.
History of the English Language
A historical study of the English language, its structure, variety, and cultural contexts, with an introduction to grammatical terminology and constructions.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the department.
Lectures three hours a week.
Topics in Popular Fiction
An introduction to the critical study of popular fiction. Topics will vary but may include popular narrative forms such as fantasy, horror, mystery, romance, Young Adult (YA) fiction, etc.
Lecture three hours a week.
Science Fiction
A study of the history and traditions of science fiction, speculative fiction, fantasy, and utopia, covering various periods, nationalities, genres, and/or media.
Lectures three hours a week.
Women and Literature
Representations of women and the construction of femininity in selected literary texts, the position of women as readers and authors, and the impact of feminist criticism on literary analysis.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the department.
Lectures three hours a week.
Gender, Sexuality and Literature
How literature represents, reproduces, and resists cultural notions of gender and sexuality. Topics may include: gender and sexuality in relation to literary history, production, and reception; literature by/about “deviant” or subcultural sexualities and genders.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the department.
Lectures three hours a week.
Creativity, Imagination, and Writing
This course not only surveys theories about the imagination and creativity but also teaches various rhetorical exercises and strategies for sparking inventive thinking and new ideas to fire the writing process. Consult the English Department's website for detailed information.
Lectures three hours a week.
The Pleasures of Reading
This course introduces majors and non-majors to a selection of known and unknown "masterpieces." Texts may be grouped to explore specific themes. Requirements include a variety of assignments but no formal essay. Consult the English Department's website for detailed information.
Lectures three hours a week.
Weird Fiction
Introduction to a sub-category of speculative fiction that spans from traditional ghost stories and tales of the macabre to the “New Weird”: contemporary writing that overthrows the clichés, conventions, and expectations of fantasy, horror, and science fiction.
Lectures three hours a week.
Literatures and Cultures 500-1500
A study of the period between 500 and 1500, with attention to cultural, historical, geographical, and literary contexts.
Prerequisite(s): Second-year standing or permission of the department.
Lectures three hours a week.
Literatures and Cultures 1500-1700
A study of the period between 1500 and 1700, with attention to cultural, historical, geographical, and literary contexts.
Prerequisite(s): Second-year standing or permission of the department.
Lectures three hours a week.
Introduction to Digital Humanities
An introduction to the principal debates in and approaches to the Digital Humanities.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the department.
Lecture three hours a week.
Digital Humanities: Theory and Method
A multidisciplinary survey of core theories, methodologies and tools within the Digital Humanities. Assignments will include collaborative work and applied projects.
Also listed as DIGH 2002.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the department.
Lecture and workshop three hours a week.
Classical Mythology
A study of classical mythology, emphasizing its use in Greek and Roman literature and its place in classical art and religion. There is some discussion of classical myths in terms of contemporary interpretations of myth.
Precludes additional credit for ENGL 2007/CLCV 2000 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the unit.
Lectures three hours a week.
History of World Cinema I
Historical survey of world cinema primarily from 1895 to 1945, examining the forms, structures and stylistic conventions of various periods and nations.
Precludes additional credit for ENGL 2608 (no longer offered) and FILM 2608 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): FILM 1101 or FILM 1120 or a 1000-level English course, and second-year standing, or permission of the discipline.
Lecture and screening three hours a week, lecture one hour a week.
History of World Cinema II
Historical survey of world cinema primarily since 1945, examining the forms, structures and stylistic conventions of various periods and nations.
Precludes additional credit for ENGL 2608 (no longer offered)and FILM 2608 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2600 or FILM 2606 or permission of the department.
Lecture and screening three hours a week, lecture one hour a week.
Greek and Roman Drama
An examination of the genres of tragedy and comedy in Greco-Roman antiquity.
Precludes additional credit for CLCV 2009, ENGL 2009.
Prerequisite(s): second year standing or permission of the unit.
Lecture three hours a week.
Drama: Modes and Movements
A study of dramatic texts and traditions, offering attention to major dramatic modes and movements such as Ritual, Dance, Naturalism, Expressionism, Absurdism, Political Theatre, Feminist Theatre, and Global/Intercultural Theatre. Each will be investigated in the context of performance videos, live performances, and/or written text.
Lectures three hours a week.
American Literatures I
Introduction to the traditions of American literature through 1865.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the department.
Lectures three hours a week.
American Literatures II
Introduction to the traditions of American literature after 1865.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the department.
Lectures three hours a week.
Indigenous Drama
A study of dramatic literatures and theatre practice from Indigenous theatre makers, including playwrights, directors, and other practitioners.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing, or permission of the Department.
Lectures three hours a week.
Culture and Climate Change
Selected topics related to climate change and cultural studies.
Lecture three hours a week.
Indigenous and Canadian Literatures
A survey of Canadian literary cultures in English from their beginnings to the present that frames them in the wider context of Indigenous writing and storytelling. This course is writing-attentive.
Lectures three hours a week.
Literature of the Self
A study of developments in the literary representation of the self. The course considers a wide range of major texts from the Middle Ages to the present.
Lectures three hours a week.
Writing Poetry
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.
Prerequisite(s): permission of the instructor.
Workshop three hours a week.
Writing Fiction
A workshop involving regular assignments in writing prose fiction 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.
Prerequisite(s): permission of the instructor.
Workshop three hours a week.
Culture and Society
A study of literature in relation to its social and political contexts. Topics and periods vary.
Lectures three hours a week.
Celtic Literatures
The literatures of Ireland, Scotland, and/or Wales. Topics will vary in national and historical scope and may be organized by theme, author, and/or genre.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the department.
Lectures three hours a week.
Book Arts Workshop
This experiential learning course immerses students in the practical arts and histories of book production.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the department.
Workshop three hours a week.
Writing Creative Nonfiction
A workshop involving regular assignments in reading and writing creative nonfiction 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.
Prerequisite(s): permission of the instructor.
Workshop three hours a week.
Topics in Decolonization and Migration I
An introduction to the study of literature and culture in the context of topics such as empire and decolonization, diaspora, migration and globalization, race, and ethnicity. Themes, authors, and geographical and temporal focus will vary.
Lectures three hours a week.
African Literatures I
An introductory survey of modern African literatures, discourses, and cultural production in the first half of the 20th century.
Lectures three hours a week.
African Literatures II
A survey of modern African literatures, discourses, and cultural production from the era of political independence from colonialism (the 1960s) to the present.
Lectures three hours a week.
South Asian Literatures I
An introductory historical survey of the literatures of South Asia to the early colonial era, starting with the Indian epics and concluding with literary traditions of 18th-century India.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the department.
Lectures three hours a week.
South Asian Literatures II
An introductory survey of literatures of South Asia from the colonial and postcolonial eras. Topics include the nationalist movement, neo-colonialism, and post-colonialism.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the department.
Lectures three hours a week.
Literatures of the Americas I
Introduction to comparative and transnational approaches to the literatures and oratures of the Caribbean, and North and South America, with emphasis on the pre-colonial and colonial eras.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the department.
Lectures three hours a week.
Literatures of the Americas II
Introduction to comparative and transnational approaches to 20th- and 21st-century writing from the Caribbean, and North and South America.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the department.
Lectures three hours a week.
Literatures in Translation
A study of non-English literatures in translation with a special focus on cultural and historical contexts.
Lectures three hours a week.
Reading Poetry
This course is designed to enable students to develop skills in reading and writing about poetry. Readings will be chosen from a variety of authors, periods, and/or genres.
Lectures three hours a week.
Studies in Greek Literature
A study of an author or topic in Greek literature. Contents of this course vary from year to year.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit in CLCV courses (or equivalent) at second year level or permission of the unit. Permission of the unit is required to repeat this course.
Lecture three hours a week.
Studies in Roman Literature
A study of an author or topic in Roman literature.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit in CLCV courses (or equivalent) at second year level or permission of the unit. Permission of the unit is required to repeat this course.
Lecture three hours a week.
The Secret Lives of Poems
This course is designed to enable students to develop skills in reading and writing about great works of poetry. Course requirements will feature a combination of creative and critical exercises, but no formal essay.
Lectures three hours a week.
Comics and Graphic Novels
An introduction to the critical study of comic books and graphic narrative.
Lectures three hours a week.
History of Literary Theory
Introduction to ideas about literature, aesthetics, authorship, and readership as these have circulated in periods before the twentieth century.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing or permission of the department.
Lectures three hours a week.
Theories and Critical Practices
This course offers students an interdisciplinary foundation in cultural, critical, and literary theories and practices. This course is writing attentive.
Lectures three hours a week.
Topics in Medieval Literature
A study of selected topics and texts from medieval literature.
Lectures three hours a week.
European Literature
Major movements and works from Dante's Divine Comedy through Voltaire's Candide. Themes include the New Humanism vs. old Chivalry in the Renaissance and Baroque periods; the rise of the modern novel and drama; reason, nature, and the Enlightenment project.
Prerequisite(s): HUMS 2000 and third-year standing in the Bachelor of Humanities program for Humanities Students. English students should have third year standing with a CGPA of 8.0 or higher.
Lectures three hours a week.
Chaucer
A study of Chaucer's works including some attention to the Middle English language in which he wrote.
Lectures three hours a week.
Literary Representations of Childhood and Youth
An examination of the ways in which childhood, children, and youth have been represented in creative literature (fiction, poetry, drama, and/or creative nonfiction).
Shakespeare and the Stage
Introduction to the study of early modern play-texts written by Shakespeare and/or his contemporaries.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing or permission of the department.
Lectures three hours a week.
Shakespeare and Film
A study of film adaptations of selected plays by Shakespeare.
Lectures three hours a week.
The Book in the Digital Age
A multidisciplinary course focused on the social, economic and political dimensions of the book in its manuscript, print and digital forms.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing, or permission of the English Department.
Lecture three hours a week.
18th-Century Literature
A detailed study of authors and movements of the period 1660 to 1780.
Lectures three hours a week.
Introduction to Professional Writing and Editing
The fundamental skills of professional writing and editing, including writing for specific audiences, document design, revision strategies, copyediting.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing or permission of the instructor.
Seminars three hours a week.
Literatures and Cultures 1700-1900
A study of the period between 1700 and 1900, with attention to cultural, historical, geographical, and literary contexts.
Prerequisite(s): Third-year standing or permission of the department.
Lectures three hours a week.
Literatures and Cultures 1900-Now
A study of the period between 1900 and the present, with attention to cultural, historical, geographical, and literary contexts.
Prerequisite(s): Third-year standing or permission of the department.
Lectures three hours a week.
The 19th-Century Novel
A study of the English novel in the 19 th century.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing or permission of the department.
Lectures three hours a week.
20th- and 21st-Century Poetry
A study of 20th and 21st-century poetry in English. Topics and authors may vary.
Lectures three hours a week.
20th- and 21st-century Fiction
A study of 20th- and 21st-century fiction in English. Topics and authors may vary.
Lectures three hours a week.
Modern and Contemporary Literary Theory
Introduction to contemporary approaches to literary texts, such as formalist, structuralist, deconstructive, psychoanalytic, Marxist, historicist, and feminist. Topics may include: the nature and role of literature, of author and reader, of canons, ideology, gender, sexuality, and race.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing or permission of the department.
Lectures three hours a week.
Topics in Theatre Management
A workshop taught by practitioners in the community that provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to create, manage, and sustain theatre projects. Topics will vary but may include the development of children’s theatre or the operation of a festival or touring company.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing or permission of the department.
Workshop three hours a week.
Drama: Contemporary Performance
A study of dramatic texts and performance practices in contemporary professional theatre. Topics vary according to the season programs of professional theatre in Ottawa. Students will attend a number of productions, determined by the instructor. Field trip fees will apply.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing or permission of the department.
Lectures three hours a week.
American Culture
A study of American writing in its cultural and historical contexts.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing or permission of the department.
Lectures three hours a week.
Canadian Poetry
A study of Canadian poetry in its social and political contexts.
Lecture three hours a week.
Canadian Fiction
A study of Canadian fiction in its social and political contexts.
Lecture three hours a week.
Literature and Culture in Europe
A survey of the literature and cultural texts that have defined Europe. Examination of fiction and non-fiction texts that have contributed to and reflected the development of European culture and society.
Prerequisite(s): second year standing.
Lecture and discussion three hours a week.
Literature and Culture in Russia and Eurasia
A survey of the literature and cultural texts that have defined Russian and neighbouring Slavic countries. Examination of fiction and non-fiction texts that have contributed to and reflected the development of Russian and Slavic culture and society.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing.
Lecture and discussion three hours a week.
Writing Screenplays
An intermediate workshop involving regular assignments in writing for film.
Also listed as FILM 3902.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of B+ or higher in one of: ENGL 2901, ENGL 2903, ENGL 2915; or departmental permission.
Workshops three hours a week.
Writing Fiction (Intermediate)
An intermediate workshop involving regular assignments in writing prose fiction and practical criticism.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of B+ or higher in one of: ENGL 2901, ENGL 2903, ENGL 2915; or departmental permission.
Workshop three hours a week.
Intermediate Drama Workshop
A course dealing with techniques of characterization, principles of ensemble performance, scene analysis for actors and directors, styles of performance.
Precludes additional credit for ENGL 2001 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2104 or permission of the Department.
Workshop three hours a week.
Topics in Performance
A study of selected elements of performance. Topics will vary but may include such areas as the theory and practice of comic timing on stage or movement on stage space.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing or permission of the department.
Lecture and workshop three hours a week.
Writing Popular Fiction
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.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of B+ or higher in one of: ENGL 2901, ENGL 2903, ENGL 2915; or departmental permission.
Workshop three hours a week.
Research and Theory in Academic Writing
Study of contemporary research and theory (1970s to present) on academic writing in elementary, secondary and post-secondary school, with emphasis on writing in university. Consideration of what academic writing entails, how writing fosters learning, and how instruction can help students develop their writing abilities.
Also listed as ALDS 3401.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing or permission of the instructor.
Lectures three hours a week.
Research and Theory in Workplace Writing
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.
Also listed as ALDS 3402.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing or permission of the instructor.
Lectures three hours a week.
From Degree to Career
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.
Prerequisite(s): Third-year standing or permission of the department.
Lectures and workshops three hours a week.
Cultural Studies
This course explores cultural expression across diverse media, theorizing culture as a form of struggle that shapes material conditions, fuels knowledge production, and informs lived experience.
Lectures three hours a week.
Special Topics in Writing
An intermediate workshop that involves regular creative writing assignments and practical criticism based on this work. Topics will vary. Yearly special topics can be found at carleton.ca/english/.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of B+ or higher in one of: ENGL 2901, ENGL 2903, ENGL 2915; or departmental permission.
Workshop three hours a week.
Spoken Word Poetry Workshop
This intermediate-level workshop-based course explores traditions of spoken word poetry while requiring students to create and perform their own spoken word poems.
Also listed as AFRI 3916.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of B+ or higher in one of: ENGL 2901, ENGL 2903, ENGL 2915; or departmental permission.
Workshops three hours a week.
Literary Ecological Fieldwork
This interdisciplinary, experiential fieldwork course brings together literature, culture, and ecology studies. At least 50% of class periods will be devoted to short field work excursions in the Ottawa region. These excursions will be complemented by classroom discussion time. Field trip fees will apply.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing or permission of the department.
Field work and lectures three hours a week.
Topics in Decolonization and Migration II
An intermediate study of literature, culture, and research in the context of topics such as empire and decolonization, diaspora, migration and globalization, race, and ethnicity. Themes, authors, and geographical and temporal focus will vary.
Lectures three hours a week.
Studies in Diaspora Lit.
A study of diaspora literatures and cultures.
Lectures three hours a week.
Studies in Indigenous Literature
A study of Indigenous literatures and cultures.
Lectures three hours a week.
Intro to Postcolonial Theory
A survey of major concepts and key figures in postcolonial theory.
Lectures three hours a week.
Studies in Postcolonial Literature
A study of postcolonial literatures and cultures. Topics may vary from year to year.
Lectures three hours a week.
Co-operative Work Term
Studies in Poetry
A study of a selected topic in poetry.
Seminar or lecture three hours a week.
Studies in the Novel
A study of a selected topic in the novel.
Seminar or lecture three hours a week.
Writing and Knowledge-Making in the Professions
The role of writing in constructing knowledge in the professions, as viewed from contemporary socio-cultural perspectives. Consideration of how the goals, values, and assumptions of different professions shape their writing in distinctive ways and what implications this holds for theory, research, and practice.
Also listed as ALDS 4404.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing or permission of the instructor.
Seminars three hours a week.
Studies in Literary Theory
Study of a selected topic in literary theory and criticism.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission of the department.
Seminar or lecture three hours a week.
Old English
Studies in Old English literature and its cultural and historical contexts. Instruction in grammar to facilitate reading knowledge of the Old English language.
Precludes additional credit for ENGL 3102 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission of the department.
Seminar or lecture three hours a week.
Culture and the Text
Topics will vary from year to year.
Seminar or lecture three hours a week.
Digital Culture and the Text I
A study of new developments in digital media and culture, and how they affect our understanding of literary modes, genres and textuality, including notions of authorship and reading strategies. Topics will vary from year to year.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2401 and fourth-year standing, or permission of the Department.
Seminar or lecture three hours a week.
Studies in Publishing
Topics will vary from year to year.
Seminar or lecture three hours a week.
Digital Culture and the Text II
A study of new developments in digital media and culture, and how they affect our understanding of literary modes, genres and textuality, including notions of authorship and reading strategies. Topics will vary from year to year.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2401 and fourth-year standing, or permission of the Department.
Seminar or lecture three hours a week.
Studies in Digital Humanities
A study of current issues and debates in the Digital Humanities.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2401 and fourth-year standing, or permission of the English Department.
Seminar or lecture three hours a week.
Studies in Medieval Literature
A study of a selected topic in Medieval literature; requires previous experience reading medieval English.
Seminar or lecture three hours a week.
Studies in Renaissance Literature
A study of a selected topic in Renaissance literature.
Seminar or lecture three hours a week.
Studies in 18th-Century Literature
A study of a selected topic in Restoration or 18th-century literature.
Seminar or lecture three hours a week.
Digital Humanities Workshop
This workshop will provide students with the opportunity to complete an individual or collaborative capstone project in the Digital Humanities.
Also listed as DIGH 4004.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2401 and fourth-year standing, or permission of the English Department.
Workshop three hours a week.
Digital Humanities Practicum
Practical experience gained by working on projects under the supervision of the staff of a participating public- or private-sector institution or organization, including a final written assignment or equivalent project. A maximum of 1.0 practicum credit may be applied towards degree requirements.
Also listed as DIGH 4005.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2401 and fourth-year standing, or permission of the English Department.
Practicum.
Professional Writing I
The role of writing in government and NGOs. Consideration of various genres, practices and styles of government and NGO writing, including grant proposals, administrative reports, press releases, briefing notes, recommendation reports.
Also listed as ALDS 4414.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing or permission of the instructor.
Seminar three hours a week. May include a work placement.
Professional Writing II
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.
Also listed as ALDS 4415.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing or permission of the instructor.
Seminars three hours a week. May include a work placement.
Studies in Romanticism
A study of a selected topic, 1770-1830.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission of the department.
Seminar or lecture three hours a week.
Teaching Writing in School and the Workplace
Introduction to approaches for teaching writing in elementary and secondary school, in university, and in the workplace, with a focus on socio-cultural theories of language and learning. Discussion of applications of these approaches to classroom and workplace teaching.
Also listed as ALDS 4405.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing, or permission of the instructor.
Seminar three hours a week.
Studies in Victorian Literature
A study of a selected topic in 19th-century British literature, 1830-1900.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission of the department.
Seminar or lecture three hours a week.
The Great Russian Novel
A study of masterpieces of the Russian tradition, to be selected from among works by writers such as Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Gogol, Turgenev, Bely, Bulgakov, and Nabokov. All novels will be read in English translation.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission of the department.
Seminar or lecture three hours a week.
Studies in Contemporary Poetry
A comparative and transnational approach to 20th- and 21st -century poetry.
Seminar or lecture three hours a week.
Theatre Production Seminar
This course offers students advanced engagement with the theory and application of theatrical crafts and includes participation in a writing, acting, or technical capacity on a class production.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 3904 or permission of the department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Studies in 20th- and 21st-century Literature
A study of a selected topic in literature of the 20th and 21st century.
Seminar or lecture three hours a week.
Global Stages and Theories
An advanced study of dramatic texts from transnational, postcolonial, or European contexts. This course will offer sustained attention to specific theatre traditions, theatrical practice, and interpretation of texts. Topics and points of emphasis vary from year to year.
Seminar or lecture three hours a week.
Studies in American Literature I
A study of a selected topic in American literature.
Seminar or lecture three hours a week.
Studies in American Literature II
A study of a selected topic in American literature.
Seminar or lecture three hours a week.
Race, Ethnicity and Canadian Lit.
A study of Canadian literature that engages with notions of race and ethnicity.
Seminar or lecture three hours a week.
Studies in Canadian Literature I
A study of a selected topic in Canadian literature.
Seminar or lecture three hours a week.
Studies in Canadian Literature II
A study of a selected topic in Canadian literature.
Seminar or lecture three hours a week.
Independent Study
Independent research and writing, under the supervision of English faculty, requiring an essay of approximately 10,000 words. A written proposal outlining the project must be submitted to the undergraduate supervisor by July 31. Not available to students in a Combined Honours program.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing in English with a CGPA of 10.0 in English courses, and permission of the undergraduate supervisor.
Writing and Knowledge-Making in the Disciplines
The role of writing in constructing knowledge in academic disciplines, as viewed from contemporary socio-cultural perspectives. Consideration of how the goals, values, and assumptions of different disciplines shape their writing in distinctive ways and what implications this holds for pedagogy.
Also listed as ALDS 4403.
Precludes additional credit for LALS 5406 (no longer offered) or ALDS 5602 (no longer offered) or LALS 5602 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing or permission of the instructor.
Lectures three hours a week.
Independent Creative Writing Project
Independent creative writing, supervised by a Departmental faculty member, resulting in a poetry manuscript (10-15 poems), a one-act play, a 10,000-word novella, or two short stories. A proposal, coordinated with the faculty supervisor, must be submitted to the Undergraduate Supervisor by July 31.
Prerequisite(s): completion of required credits for the Creative Writing Concentration, fourth-year Honours standing in English with a CGPA of 10.00 in English courses, and permission of the Undergraduate Supervisor in conjunction with the faculty supervisor.
Advanced Writing Workshop
An advanced workshop involving regular assignments in creative writing and practical criticism based on this work. Topics will vary.
Prerequisite(s): a grade of B+ or higher in one of: ENGL 3902, ENGL 3903, ENGL 3906, ENGL 3915, ENGL 3916; or departmental permission.
Workshop three hours a week.
Issues in Diaspora Literature
A study of a selected topic in diaspora literature and culture.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission of the department.
Seminar or lecture three hours a week.
Topics in Postcolonial and Diaspora Lit. and Theory
A study of a selected topic in postcolonial and/or diaspora literatures and theories. Themes, authors, and geographical and temporal focus will vary.
Seminar or lecture three hours a week.
Indigenous Literatures I
A study of the literatures produced by Indigenous storytellers and writers, with a focus on the oral tradition and life writing.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission of the department.
Seminar or lecture three hours a week.
Indigenous Literatures II
A study of the contemporary period of Indigenous literature, examining the historical and mythic influences on the literature.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission of the department.
Seminar or lecture three hours a week.
Issues in Postcolonial Theory
A study of a selected issue in postcolonial and/or diaspora theory.
Seminar or lecture three hours a week.
Issues in Postcolonial Literature
A study of a selected topic in postcolonial literature and culture.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission of the department.
Seminar or lecture three hours a week.
Note: Not all courses listed are offered in a given year. For an up-to-date statement of course offerings for the current session and to determine the term of offering, consult the class schedule at central.carleton.ca.
Summer session: some of the courses listed in this Calendar are offered during the summer. Hours and scheduling for summer session courses will differ significantly from those reported in the fall/winter Calendar. To determine the scheduling and hours for summer session classes, consult the class schedule at central.carleton.ca