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I share these syllabuses not as ideal or superlative models—far from it—but to exhibit the rather strange and uneven development of this document across my career.
At most, I hope they demonstrate that I keep trying to design my courses more clearly, more deliberately, more pedagogically, more ethically, and more responsibly. However, this aspiration and intention do not always translate into better courses or into better conditions of learning for students. Sometimes I make a bad decision; sometimes I botch my planning; sometimes I’m a bit more interested in writing course descriptions that impress colleagues rather than make sense to students.
But I’m learning. I hope.
University of South Dakota
- ENGL 222, “British Literature II,” Spring 2018
- ENGL 222, “British Literature II,” Spring 2019
- ENGL 284, “Introduction to Criticism,” Fall 2015
- ENGL 284, “Introduction to Criticism,” Fall 2016
- ENGL 284, “Introduction to Criticism,” Fall 2017
- ENGL 284, “Introduction to Criticism,” Spring 2019
- ENGL 284, “Introduction to Criticism,” Fall 2020
- ENGL 439, “Modern English Literature,” Spring 2017
- ENGL 484, “Literary Criticism,” Spring 2018
- ENGL 489, “Senior Capstone,” Fall 2019
- ENGL 734, “Seminar in 20th-Century Studies,” Fall 2016
- ENGL 734, “Seminar in 20th-Century Studies,” Fall 2018
- ENGL 734, “Seminar in 20th-Century Studies,” Fall 2019
- ENGL 734, “Seminar in 20th-Century Studies,” Spring 2020
- ENGL 786, “Literary Criticism,” Fall 2017
University of Rhode Island
- “Principles of Literary Study,” ENG 201, Spring 2014
- “Principles of Literary Study,” ENG 201, Fall 2014
- “Literary Theory and Criticism,” ENG 350, Fall 2012
- “Topics in Romanticism,” ENG 377, Spring 2015
- “Aspects of Postmodernism,” ENG 378, Fall 2013
- “Contemporary Literature,” ENG 379, Summer 2015
- “The Modern Novel,” ENG 469, Summer 2012
Sketching a Present 