Visiting the pulpits, meeting houses and gallows of British North America to the colonial West Indies and docks of Liverpool to the modern day Caribbean, U.S., Canada, U.K. and France, this course analyzes the literatures of the Black Atlantic and the development of black literary and intellectual history from the 18th to the 21st century. Some key theoretical frameworks, which helps inform our study of literature emerging from the Black Atlantic, include diaspora, transnationalism, internationalism and cosmopolitanism.

An exploration of the worlds of the Victorian novel, from the city to the country, from the vast reaches of empire to the minute intricacies of the drawing room. Attention to a variety of critical perspectives, with emphasis on issues of narrative form and the representation of consciousness. Readings in Dickens, Charlotte Bronte, Gaskell, Collins, Eliot and Hardy.

A study of novels written in England from Aphra Behn to Jane Austen and Walter Scott (1688?1814). Emphasis on the novelists' narrative models and choices; we conclude by reading several novels by Austen-including one she wrote when 13 years old.

An introduction to the language and literature of medieval Iceland, including the mythological texts and the family sagas.

Each colloquium is conducted by means of directed discussion, with emphasis on close reading and the writing of short analytical essays. Priority is given to incoming students in the fall-semester sections of the colloquia. Other students should consult the course director about possible openings. Enrollment in each section limited to 20. Reading of short stories from the point of view of the would-be writer, with special attention to such problems as dialogue, narration, characterization and style. Writing includes analysis and original stories.

This course considers the dynamics, aims and expectations in the act of self-writing. We explore the tradition of writing the self in Japanese literature. Starting with an examination of the poetic diaries of Heian courtiers and moving to the diaries of poets Kamo no Chomei and Matsuo Basho, we then explore the influence of these traditions upon Japanese writing throughout the 20th century and the emergence of the I-novel. What are the motivations behind recording one's life experience? What are the conventions of self-writing?

China grounds its literary tradition in lyric poetry. One enduring definition of lyric, or shi, in the Chinese tradition is the natural, direct expression and reflection of one's inner spirit as a result of a unique encounter with the world. This course is an introduction to masterworks of the Chinese lyric tradition from its oral beginnings through the Qing dynasty.

This class explores how writing has been used to gain, maintain and overturn power in China from antiquity through the present, functioning as an expression of individual agency, a force for social change, and an instrument of state power. Drawing on primary sources in a wide range of genres and media, from oracle bones and classical philosophy to poetry, propaganda, and social media, we examine how different kinds of writing have shaped history and how different forms of textual transmission contain and disseminate power. All readings are in English translation.

Topic to be provided at a later date. Can be repeated for credits.

Covers two-dimensional drawings and transformations, three-dimensional graphics, lighting and colors, game design, perspective, curves and surfaces, ray tracing. Employs Postscript, C++, GameMaker, POV-ray, and radiosity. The course accommodates both CS majors, for whom it is programming intensive, and other students with less technical expertise, by having two tracks of assignments. Prerequisites for CSC major credit: CSC 111 and MTH 111 or permission of the instructor; otherwise, CSC 111 or permission of the instructor.