Additional Courses Accepted for English Credit
The following courses may be credited as English electives for the Majors and Honours program:
A study of the cosmic vision of the relationship between gods and heroes in Homer’s epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey, that informed the Greek institutions of polis (state) and oikos (family), paying special attention to the concept of gender and the status and role of men and women. May be offered for major credit in English and Women’s and Gender Studies. No prerequisites.
Visions of Heaven and Hell. A comparative study of the ‘eternal city’ in Virgil’s Aeneid and Dante’s Divine Comedy as rival visions of human community (paying special attention to the concept of gender and the status and role of men and women) based on different conceptions of the divine and the afterlife. May be offered for major credit in English and Women’s and Gender Studies. No prerequisites.
Realism, naturalism, and symbolism in prose fiction 1850 to 1950.
A study of the epic tradition in ancient, classical, and medieval literature. Particular attention will be given to aspects of heroism and the quest theme. May be offered for major credit in classics and English.
A study of how the epic tradition is deployed in support of and in the context of Reformation Christianity, the rise of national identities, and the rise of individualism. May be offered for major credit in English.
An introduction to the language and critical vocabulary of narrative and non-narrative film. Mandatory weekly screenings outside of class time. Prereq: ENGL 1406 or ENGL 1413/1423
Advanced study of the formal and stylistic systems of narrative and non-narrative films. Mandatory weekly screenings outside of class time. Prereq: THE 2803 or permission of the instructor.
Origins to Shakespeare An examination of the relationship of social environment to the theatrical practice and dramatic literature which developed in various western cultures from pre-Greek origins to the late Renaissance. Prereq: ENGL 1406 or ENGL 1413/1423
Restoration England to the Twentieth Century Continuing examination into the relationship of social environment to the theatrical practice and dramatic literature which developed in various western cultures from the late 17th century to the late 20th century. Prereq: ENGL 1406 or ENGL 1413/1423
This course introduces the student to the principles of playwriting through an analysis of plays in various genres and the use of texts on dramatic theory. Students will work on writing projects assigned by the instructor, and are expected to submit proposals to Minifest. Class work and the completion of a short play determine the student's mark in the course. Prereq: THEA 1483 and ENGL 1406 or ENGL 1413/1423; non-majors, ENGL 1406 or ENGL 1413/1423.
The processes and functions of dramaturgy will be examined in both a practical and theoretical context. Students will learn how to apply critical discourse to text analysis, performance and theatre systems in a manner which reflects the practical needs and working etiquette of the theatre. Dramaturgs will be assigned to work in the Acadia Theatre Company's productions. Prereq: THEA 1483 and ENGL 1406 or ENGL 1413/1423; for non-majors, ENGL1406 or ENGL 1413/1423
Ibsen to World War 2 British, European, and North American dramatic literature and theatrical practice from the birth of modern dram to the middle of the century. Prereq: ENGL 1406 or ENGL 1413/1423
From World War 2 to Present British, European, and North American dramatic literature and theatrical practice from mid century to the present. Prereq: ENGL 1406 or ENGL 1413/1423
Contemporary theory and practice: an exploration of dramatic and cinematic aesthetics using contemporary Canadian texts and films. Prereq: ENGL 1406 or ENGL 1413/1423
An historical survey of women working in and for the theatre as performers, actor-managers, playwrights, critics, directors, designers and producers. The reading material includes a range of works from Aphra Behn and Eva La Gallienne to Caryl Churchill and Ann-Marie Macdonald. Various theoretical and historical issues will be raised as they become relevant to our exploration. Prereq: ENGL 1406 or ENGL 1413/1423
Plato to Schiller Western theatrical theory and criticism from ancient Greece to the Romantic period. Prereq: ENGL 1406 or ENGL 1413/1423
Naturalism to Theatre of the Oppressed Western theatrical theory and criticism from the late 19th century to the late 20th century. Prereq: ENGL 1406 or ENGL 1413/1423
This course examines the principal components of feminist theory through the study of works by central feminist thinkers, who cross the boundaries of standard academic disciplines. The course will begin with a review of the feminist critique of conventional social, political, and literary theory and go on to consider such topics as: feminist analysis of science and nature, the gendered subject debate, sexual/textual politics, psychoanalytic and linguistic work which has influenced literary theory and modern political theory in the areas of feminism and neo-pluralism and feminism and contemporary democratic theory. May be offered for major credit in English, politics, and sociology.