Course Offerings
Fall 2018
ENG 112 Reading Contemporary Poetry
TBD
ENG 118 (01) Colloqium in Writing: Social Change
TBD
ENG 118 (02) Colloqium in Writing: Persuasion
TBD
ENG 118 (03) Colloqium in Writing: Humor
Peter Sapira, T Th 10:30-11:50
ENG 119 (01) Writing Roundtable: Food
Sara Eddy, T Th 9:00-10:20
ENG 119 (02) Writing Roundtable: Heated World
Naila Moreira, T Th 10:30-11:50
ENG 120 (01) Colloquium in Literature: Reading and Writing Short Poems
Maya Janson, MW 2:40-4:00
ENG 120 (02) Colloquium in Literature: Reading and Writing Short Stories
Sara London, T Th 10:30-11:50
ENG 170 History of the English Language
Doug Patey, MWF 9:00-9:50
ENG 199 (01) Methods of Literary Study
Floyd Cheung, M W F 10:00-10:50
ENG 199 (02) Methods of Literary Study
Jina Kim, MW 2:40-4:00
ENG 200 English Literary Tradition
Doug Patey, MWF 11:00-12:10
ENG 202 Western Classics
Maria Banerjee, T Th 9:00-10:20
Nancy Shumate, MW 2:40-4:00
ENG 206 Intermediate Fiction Writing-Fiction Writing Through Photography
Russ Rymer, Th 1:00-4:00
Writing submission required: Please submit a writing sample or samples totaling approximately four pages. Sample can be of any genre, and should highlight your writing's strengths. If you have a fiction project in mind to accomplish during the semester, you may also submit a paragraph describing it. Samples should be submitted to jroberts@smith.edu no later than the last day of registration (April 13).
ENG 216 Intermediate Poetry
Arda Collins, Th 1:00-4:00
Writing submission required: Please submit 5-7 poems and a short description of your workshop experience and reading interests. Samples should be submitted to jroberts@smith.edu no later than the last day of registration (April 13).
ENG 217 Old High German
Craig Davis, M W F 10:00-10:50
ENG 220 The Voyage Within: The Novel in England from George Eliot to Virginia Woolfe
Michael Gorra, MW 1:10-2:30
ENG 223 Contemporary American Gothic Literature
Andrea Stone, T Th 3:00-4:20
ENG 224 Frankenstein: The Making of a Monster
Lily Gurton-Wachter, T Th 3:00-4:20
ENG 231 Inventing America: Nation, Race, Freedom
Rick Millington, MWF 11:00-12:10
ENG 257 Shakespeare
Gillian Kendall, T Th 10:30-11:50
ENG 293 Colloquium: Art and History of the Book
Barbara Blumenthal, T Th 3:00-4:50
ENG 295 Advanced Poetry Writing
Ellen Dore Watson, T 1:00-4:00 (Please note that the class will be expected to attend the Smith poet Q&As and readings on occasional Tuesdays, at 4pm and 7:30.)
Writing sample required: Interested students should submit a writing sample of 6 poems, with a cover note that includes your contact info, your class year, a description of your poetry background (e.g., creative writing and poetry courses taken here or elsewhere), and anything else that might be helpful for the professor to know. Samples should be submitted to jroberts@smith.edu no later than the last day of registration (April 13)
ENG 296 Advanced Fiction Writing
Ruth Ozeki, T 1:00-4:00
Writing sample required: Please submit a writing sample of no more than 3-4 pages of your fiction. Your sample should highlight what you feel is strongest about your writing. Please also include a short note (no more than a page) explaining why you would like to enroll in this class at this time. If you like, you may also explain why you chose this specific writing sample and what you hope it demonstrates about you as a writer and thinker.Samples should be submitted to jroberts@smith.edu no later than the last day of registration (April 13)
ENG 299 Colloquium: Literary Research Methods
Naomi Miller, T Th 3:00-4:20
ENG 323 Seminar-Kennedy Professor Course
Topic: Studies in Early Modern Literature and Culture
Bruce Smith, T 1:00-2:50
ENG 323 Seminar-Toni Morrison
Flavia Santos de Araujo, T 1:00-2:50
ENG 333 Seminar-Edith Wharton
Michael Gorra, T 3:00-4:50
ENG 384 Writing About American Society: Writing Women
Susan Faludi, Th 1:00-2:50
Writing sample required: Writing samples should be approximately 1,000 words and of any genre (though creative nonfiction is preferable), and should represent the current state of your writing. Samples should be submitted to jroberts@smith.edu no later than the last day of registration (April 13)
ENG 361 Seminar-Poetry of War
Cornelia Pearsall, T 1:00-2:50
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