A writing-intensive introduction to language and literary studies through the exploration of texts in their critical and theoretical contexts. Fulfills the first-year component of the Faculty of Arts Writing and Research Requirement. Open only to students in the Faculty of Arts. Recommended for students intending to become English majors. Essays are required. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Study of selected examples of literary and cultural expression: examples may include poetry, fiction, drama, life narratives, essays, graphic novels, screenplays, and narrative adaptations in film and other media. Essays are required. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Study of selected communication genres from a language-based perspective: examples may include non-fiction, science writing, business discourse, journalism, language of the internet, podcasts, and other media. Essays are required. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Enriched study of selected works of literature from a number of critical perspectives. Open to students with a BC-equivalent mark of A (86%) in English 12 or B+ (80%) in English Literature 12. Essays are required. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Enriched study of various theories of literature. Open to students with a BC-equivalent mark of A (86%) in English 12 or B+ (80%) in English Literature 12. Essays are required. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Critical consideration of a broad range of commonly held beliefs about language and its relation to the brain and cognition, learning, society, change and evolution. Note: This is an elective course that does not fulfill writing requirements in any faculty or the literature requirement in the Faculty of Arts. Credit will be granted for only one of ENGL 140 or LING 140. Equivalency: LING140 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
A collaboratively-taught exploration and application of key scholarly, theoretical and critical approaches informing the study of literatures in English. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Comprehensive overview of key periods, genres, and methods in English studies for students entering the English Honours program. Restricted to students in Honours programs.
A survey of prose, poetry and drama to the 18th Century. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
A survey of poetry, drama, fiction and non-fiction prose from the 18th century to the present. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
The major types of Canadian writing: fiction, poetry, non-fictional prose, and drama. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
The major types of American writing: fiction, poetry, drama and non-fictional prose. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
English literature produced outside Britain and North America. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Principles, methods, and resources for reading poetry. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Principles, methods and resources for reading drama. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Principles, methods and resources for reading the novel and the short story. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Current research interests in English studies. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Consult Department's website for current year's offerings. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Indigenous, diaspora, and settler literary/cultural engagements with practices of power in the context of the West Coast of what is currently called Canada. Works about, associated with and/or by Vancouver and BC authors. Introduction to theories of place and power. For ENGL_V courses at the 200- or 300-level, prior completion of at least one 100-level ENGL_V course is recommended.
A study of cultural expression in contemporary indigenous contexts. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Approaches to the study of media: philosophical; technological; cultural; theoretical. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Introductory topics in Shakespeare studies that seek to identify relationships between Shakespeare's work and present-day issues and concerns. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
History, genres, and scholarly study of writing for children and adolescents. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Genres and sub-genres of speculative fiction, such as science fiction and fantasy, alternate history, dystopian and post-apocalyptic narrative, and slipstream, as well as the intersections among them. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Literary, critical, and/or pop-culture texts about environmentalism and ecology. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Introduction to the critical study of comics and graphic media. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Approaches to the study of the relationships between literature and film. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Introduction to methods and practices of television studies, with emphasis on the use of literary approaches to televisual narrative. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Thematic and generic approaches to mystery, crime, and detective writing in English, primarily short-fiction and novels; may also include comics, radio, film, and television. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Principles, methods and resources for reading literary non-fiction, including personal essays, memoir, and literary journalism. May also include nature, travel or food writing or graphic memoir. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Analysis of theoretical methods and critical approaches practiced in the discipline of English studies. Required of all students in the English Honours Literature and Language & Literature programs. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Study of the principles of written communication in general business and professional activities, and practice in the preparation of abstracts, proposals, reports, and correspondence. Not for credit towards the English Major or Minor. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Special emphasis on rhetoric, with a focus on audience, authorial voice, and range of style. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Topics in rhetorical theories and their application. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
A study of literary texts from a rhetorical perspective. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Exploration of the persuasive dimension of discourse practices in science, technology, and medicine. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Introduction to classical rhetoric with attention to the analysis of present-day texts. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Rhetorical theory from Augustine to the 21st century, emphasizing questions of persuasion in everyday life. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Introduction to theories of language and culture, and to techniques for analysing discourses in their social contexts. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Principles of language change and language typology. The development of the English language from its Indo-European origins to the end of the Anglo-Saxon period. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Principles of language change. The development and spread of the English language from the Norman Conquest to the Modern English period. Prerequisite: Knowledge of the International Phonetic Alphabet (via ENGL 318, ENGL 330 or the equivalent). Recommended: ENGL 318.
Descriptive approaches to the English language. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Application of linguistic theory and method to stylistic analysis. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Study of geographical, social, and/or urban dialects of English. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Methods of collecting and analyzing linguistic data using electronic resources. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Topics in the history or structure of the English language. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Interpretation of linguistic usages through cognitive concepts. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Exploration of the concepts underlying figurative language (in vocabulary as well as in grammar), using data from both colloquial and literary language. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
An introduction to phonology, morphology, and lexical semantics. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
An introduction to syntax, pragmatics, and sentence semantics. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
History of media and technological change; literary, rhetorical, or linguistic methods of inquiry. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Survey of development of text technologies (such as manuscripts, printed books, new media forms), through historical, cultural, and theoretical frameworks. Consult department website for current year's offerings. Credit granted for up to 6 credits of ENGL 333 and 419. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Analysis of a range of archival materials. Addresses broader considerations of how the archive as a cultural institution informs the production and interpretation of literature. Consult department website for current year's offerings. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Tools, methods, and theories of digital humanities as used in English scholarship. Research methods and data gathering tools, the interpretation of data, and the digital visualization of argumentation. Consult department website for current year's offerings. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Relationships between literature, print culture, and media. Consult department website for current year's offerings. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Relationship between texts and images, or the aspect of text as image, in literary and non-literary works and of various genres, periods, and media. Consult department website for current year's offerings. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Relations between science and literature; the representation of science; and science writing in its literary, historical, and cultural contexts. Science as literature, science in literature, science fiction, and models of knowledge in science and literature. Consult department website for current year's offerings. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Interdisciplinary explorations of trauma and memory in literature, performance, and theory. Consult department website for current year's offerings. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Old English vocabulary, grammar, and translation, with readings in poetry and prose. Credit will be granted for only one of ENGL 340 and ENGL 342. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Readings in the literature of early medieval (pre-1200) Britain and its neighbours, in modern English translation. May encompass multiple genres and contexts. Consult department website for current year's offerings. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
May encompass multiple genres and contexts. Consult department website for current year's offerings. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
A detailed study of Chaucer's major works. Consult department website for current year's offerings. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Literature of the sixteenth and early seventeenth-centuries. May encompass multiple genres and contexts. Consult department website for current year's offerings. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
A detailed study of Shakespeare's works. Consult department website for current year's offerings. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Literature of Stuart and Civil War Britain. May encompass multiple genres and contexts. Consult department website for current year's offerings. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
A detailed study of Milton's works. Consult department website for current year's offerings. Credit will be granted for up to 6 credits of ENGL 350 and/or 354. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
British and Global literature from the Restoration of the Monarchy to the Enlightenment with a focus on intellectual and political contexts. Consult department website for current year's offerings. Credit will be granted for up to 6 credits of ENGL 351 and/or 357. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Intellectual developments and Literary experiments, in British and Global contexts. May encompass multiple genres and contexts. Consult department website for current year's offerings. Credit will be granted for up to 6 credits of ENGL 353 and/or 358. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
British and Global literature, 1780-1830, from the period of the French Revolution to the Reform Act and the Abolition of Slavery in the British Empire. May encompass multiple genres and contexts. Consult department website for current year's offerings. Credit will be granted for up to 6 credits of ENGL 355 and/or 359. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Pre-Confederation colonial literature from its emergence until the end of World War 1. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Fiction, poetry and/or drama written in the U.S. prior to the twentieth century. Consult department website for current year's offerings. Credit will be granted for up to 6 credits of ENGL 361 and/or 369. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
British and Global literature, 1832-1901, with an emphasis on genre or special topics. Consult department website for current year's offerings. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
British and Global literature from the nineteenth century and its intellectual and cultural contexts. Consult department website for current year's offerings. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Literary experimentation in 19th to 20th century movements known as modernism. Includes interdisciplinary approaches to literary, performance, and media arts, and intellectual and social histories of the period. May encompass multiple genres and contexts. Consult department website for current year's offerings. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Fiction, poetry and/or drama written between 1900 and 1999. May encompass multiple genres and contexts. Consult department website for current year's offerings. Credit will be granted for up to 6 credits of ENGL 366 and/or 464. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Literature and other texts in diverse U.S. cultural contexts and/or from a range of eras. Consult department website for current year's offerings. Credit will be granted for up to 6 credits of ENGL 368 and/or 472. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Literary and cultural works from Africa; some sections include Africa and the Middle East. Multiple perspectives on local, national, and global issues including colonialism, migration, transnationalism, education, art and politics. May include fiction, poetry, drama, digital media, and other forms. Consult department website for current year's offerings. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended. Credit will be granted for only one of ENGL 370 or AFST 370. Equivalency: AFST 370
An interdisciplinary engagement with literature in the context of Asian migrations in Canadian and other transnational locations. Consult Department for current year's offerings. Credit will be granted for up to 6 credits of ENGL 371 and/or 480. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Writing and culture in Canada with texts taught in context. Consult department website for current year's offerings. Credit will be granted for up to 6 credits of ENGL 372 and/or 470. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Indigenous writing and cultural expression in national and/or international contexts. Consult department website for current year's offerings. Credit will be granted for up to 6 credits of ENGL 373 and/or 476. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
World literature in English focusing on decolonization and anti-colonial thought. Consult department website for current year's offerings. Credit will be granted for up to 6 credits of ENGL 374 and/or 478. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Literary and cultural networks relating to societies in the Global South; may address areas such as colonization, decolonization, nationalism, social movements, forced and voluntary migrations of peoples, cultural hybridity, translation, and globalization. Consult department website for current year's offerings. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Topics will vary from year to year. Consult the program website (https://english.ubc.ca/courses/) for further details.
Transnational and world literature and art practices that reflect on the conceptual, linguistic and visual aspects of social movements, addressing histories of colonialism, transnational feminist literature and art practices, histories of protest and cultures of resistance. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
A variety of genres organized by cultural movements, critical issues, theoretical approaches, and/or geopolitical regions. Consult department website for current year's offerings. Credit will be granted for up to 6 credits of ENGL 378 and/or 474. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Writing related to transnationality and migration; forced and voluntary movements of people, denationalization or citizenship, diasporic and differential legal identities, cultural flows, borderlands and contact zones, new cosmopolitanisms, creoles and translations. Consult department website for current year's offerings. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
An investigation and overview of theories of interpretation and meaning-making. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Semiotic and sociocultural aspects of the linguistic turn in critical theory; can include such areas as structuralism, poststructuralism and deconstruction, speech act theory and performativity, assemblage theory, or new media semiotics. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Theoretical work concerned with confronting, resisting and overcoming various forms of colonialism and globalization. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Critical theories of space and movement, place and displacement and how these theories reflect on cultural performances, subjectivity and social environment. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Examines theories of intervention, dissent and social engagement. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Theories of corporeality and embodied thought. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Relationships between feminist theory, literature, and language. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Analysis of modes of self-representation through theoretical, critical, historical, and methodological frameworks. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Genres and texts written for and appropriated by young readers. Consult department website for current year's offerings. Credit will be granted for up to 6 credits of ENGL 392 and/or 468. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Ecocriticism and the environmental humanities encompassing more specific methodologies, such as queer ecology, ecofeminism, postcolonial, decolonizing, and transnational environmentalisms, environmental art. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Ecocritical theory and its application to Canadian literature, including Indigenous authors. Consult department website for current year's offerings. Credit will be granted for up to 6 credits of ENGL 394 and/or 458. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Poetry organized by thematic approach, cultural movements, critical issues, and/or geopolitical regions. Consult department website for current year's offerings. Credit will be granted for up to 6 credits of ENGL 395 and/or 402. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Plays organized by thematic approach, cultural movements, critical issues, and/or geopolitical regions. Consult department website for current year's offerings. Credit will be granted for up to 6 credits of ENGL 396 and/or 405. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Novels and short stories organized by thematic approach, cultural movements, critical issues, and/or geopolitical regions. Consult department website for current year's offerings. Credit will be granted for up to 6 credits of ENGL 397 and/or 406. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Principles and practice of adapting the disciplinary work of language and/or literary studies to the needs of community partners. For ENGL courses at the 200- or 300- level, prior completion of at least one 100- level ENGL course is recommended.
Required of all Language Majors. Restricted to fourth-year English Honours and Majors in Language and Language and Literature. See department website (www.english.ubc.ca) for seminar topics. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Required of all Literature Majors. Restricted to fourth-year English Majors in Literature and Language and Literature. See Department website (www.english.ubc.ca) for seminar topics. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Required of all Honours Students. Restricted to English Honours students in third-year or higher. See Department website (www.english.ubc.ca) for seminar topics. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
For Honours students only. Special departmental permission required. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Required of all graduate students in the M.A. program. Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Close reading and analysis of selected literary texts. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Advanced seminar on a theme or topic of interest to both STS and English. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Advanced seminar on arts and humanities research related to ecology and environmentalism. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.