Explores experimental digital video and sound within the context of contemporary art practices in projects involving a sustained inquiry into self-selected themes.

Was World War I fought because of gay panic? Did a cohort of British homosexuals dubbed the "Cult of the Clitoris" conspire to orchestrate a German invasion of Britain? In "Queer Modernisms," an introduction to literary and queer studies, we'll learn about the complex history of queer sexuality in modern Britain and its role in modernist literature. Beginning with Oscar Wilde and his imprisonment for "indecent" acts, this course examines the history, literature, and visual culture of early twentieth-century Britain from a queer studies perspective.

Why do we sleep? We spend 1/3 of our lives sleeping, yet we still don't fully know the answer to this question. This course will cover topics including the functions of sleep, sleep stages and dreaming, consequences of sleep loss, how sleep changes across the lifespan, and more! Students will learn how sleep is studied scientifically and how healthy sleep habits can benefit them throughout college.

ENGLWRIT 112 (College Writing) is a first-year college-level writing course designed to help students expand their ability to write essays for academic, civic, and personal purposes and to develop their rhetorical awareness to write effectively in new social contexts. Based on the assumption that writing is a social activity, this course requires active engagement in the writing process, including pre-writing, peer review, revision, and editing. Students write five essays. This is the only course at UMass Amherst which satisfies the General Education College Writing (CW) requirement.

ENGLWRIT 112 (College Writing) is a first-year college-level writing course designed to help students expand their ability to write essays for academic, civic, and personal purposes and to develop their rhetorical awareness to write effectively in new social contexts. Based on the assumption that writing is a social activity, this course requires active engagement in the writing process, including pre-writing, peer review, revision, and editing. Students write five essays. This is the only course at UMass Amherst which satisfies the General Education College Writing (CW) requirement.