Visuality and Literature

Fall 2010

VISUALITY AND LITERATURE

Listed in: English, as ENGL-01

Faculty

Jennifer A. Cayer (Section 04)

Description

In this course we will examine twentieth-century and contemporary novels, essays, plays, and performances that challenge generic and disciplinary boundaries.  All are preoccupied with the visual, perform visually, or employ images within narrative.  Some of these works respond directly to pieces of visual art, others include photographs or analyze forms of seeing.  Because this is a writing-intensive course we will not pursue an exhaustive or chronological history of the immense conversation between visual and literary modes of expression.  While actively discussing the course materials, we will consistently and frequently engage them in critical and creative, formal and informal writing.  One of our goals will be to deepen our own practices of seeing and using visual evidence as a method toward writing personal, exploratory, and persuasive essays.

Limited to 15 students.  Fall semester.  Visiting Professor Cayer.

If Overenrolled: Preference given to first-year students and interested majors.

Course times and locations

ENGL 01 - L/D

Section 04
Tu 08:30 AM - 09:50 AM WEBS 217
Th 08:30 AM - 09:50 AM WEBS 217

Offerings

2022-23: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Spring 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 20122022-23: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Fall 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 20112022-23: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 20212022-23: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2021, Fall 20212022-23: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2014, Fall 20162022-23: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 20132022-23: Not offered
2022-23: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2014, Spring 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Spring 20222022-23: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010