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ENGL S-257. Superheroes and Power
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Instructor: Stephanie Burt, PhD Day & Time: Tuesdays & Thursdays 12:00–3:00pm (EDT) Summer 7-week session | CRN 35152 Limited to 50 Students What makes superheroes popular? How can they help us think about power, belonging, queerness, race, citizenship...
ENGL S-257. Superheroes and Power
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Instructor: Stephanie Burt Day & Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:00–3:00pm Summer 7-week session | CRN 35152 What makes superheroes popular? How can they help us think about power, belonging, queerness, race, citizenship, art, or disability? In this...
Stephen Greenblatt
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Education: B.A., Yale (1964)
M.Phil., Cambridge (1966)
Ph.D., Yale (1969)
Interests: Shakespeare; Early Modern Literature and Culture; Literature of Travel and Exploration; Religion and Literature; Literature and Anthropology; Literary and Cultural Theory.
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Martin Puchner
Person
Education: B.A., Konstanz University (1992)
Ph.D., Harvard University (1998)
Interests: Cultural history; climate change; world literature; language, migration, and race; theater and performance.
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ENGL S-182A. Poetry in America: From the Mayflower to Emerson
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Instructor: Elisa New, PhD and Gillian Osborne, PhD Day & Time: On Demand Summer 7-week session | CRN 35008 No Enrollment Limit This course covers American poetry in cultural context through the year 1850. The course begins with Puritan poets, some...
English Department Spring Course Previews
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Join Zoom Hear from: · English 195tw. 20th Century African American Literature, Glenda Carpio · English 97. Literary Methods: Sophomore Tutorial, Daniel Donoghue and Derek Miller · English 90mr. Race and Religion in Medieval Literature, Anna Wilson ·...
Gen Ed 1034. Texts in Transition
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Instructors: Ann Blair & Leah Whittington Day & Time: Mondays & Wednesdays 3-4:15pm We live in a moment of “crisis” around regimes of preservation and loss. As our communication becomes ever more digital— and, therefore, simultaneously more ephemeral and...
Gen Ed 1167. Climate Crossroads
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Instructors: James G. Anderson & James Engell Day & Time: Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:30-2:45pm What one thing is changing everything in your lifetime—and for generations to come? It’s changing what you eat; it’s changing buildings you live in; and it’s...
Gen Ed 1165. Superheroes and Power
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Instructor: Stephanie Burt Day & Time: TBD What’s a hero? What’s a superhero? Who gets to be one, and who decides? Why are superheroes so popular now? What do their stories tell us—casual viewers and devoted readers, fans and non-fans and aspiring writers...
Gen Ed 1153. Shakespeare's Timeliness
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Instructor: Marjorie Garber Day & Time: Mondays & Wednesdays 10:30-11:45am The First Folio of Shakespeare’s plays was published in 1623, seven years after the playwright’s death. A memorial poem by Ben Jonson, included in the book, described Shakespeare...
Gened 1206. Asian Americans as an American Paradox
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Instructor: Ju Yon Kim, Erika Lee, and Taeku Lee Tuesday, 12:00-2:45pm | Location: TBD How have paradoxical conceptions of Asian Americans informed Asian American history, culture, and politics, shaping modern America and the world? This course examines...