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ENGL-1101-R11 - Composition I
Summer Session I, May 28 - June 27, 2024
Rose Hill: TWTh, 09:00AM - 12:00PM

Instruction in sentence and paragraph construction, reading comprehension skills and analysis, the basic principles of grammar with an emphasis on diagnosing and solving persistent problems, and principles of argumentation and evidence. Weekly assignments and regular grammar exercises to build confidences and competence in college writing.

CANCELED

Instructor:
3 credits


ENGL-1101-R21 - Composition I
Summer Session II, July 2 - August 6, 2024
Rose Hill: TWTh, 09:00AM - 12:00PM

Instruction in sentence and paragraph construction, reading comprehension skills and analysis, the basic principles of grammar with an emphasis on diagnosing and solving persistent problems, and principles of argumentation and evidence. Weekly assignments and regular grammar exercises to build confidences and competence in college writing.

CRN: 14985

Instructor: Hurtarte Leon, Maria Gabriela 
3 credits


ENGL-1102-L21 - Composition II
Summer Session II, July 2 - August 6, 2024
Lincoln Center: TWTh, 01:00PM - 04:00PM

Intensive training in the principles of effective expository writing, with an emphasis on sound logic, correct grammar, and persuasive rhetoric. Introduces research techniques, including use of the library, conventions and principles of documentation, analysis of sources, and ethics of scholarly research. Weekly papers will be written and discussed.

CRN: 14954

Instructor: McEleney, Corey
3 credits


ENGL-1102-R11 - Composition II
Summer Session I, May 28 - June 27, 2024
Rose Hill: TWTh, 09:00AM - 12:00PM

Intensive training in the principles of effective expository writing, with an emphasis on sound logic, correct grammar, and persuasive rhetoric. Introduces research techniques, including use of the library, conventions and principles of documentation, analysis of sources, and ethics of scholarly research. Weekly papers will be written and discussed.

CRN: 14849

Instructor: Chaput, Catherine
3 credits


ENGL-1102-R21 - Composition II
Summer Session II, July 2 - August 6, 2024
Rose Hill: TWTh, 09:00AM - 12:00PM

Intensive training in the principles of effective expository writing, with an emphasis on sound logic, correct grammar, and persuasive rhetoric. Introduces research techniques, including use of the library, conventions and principles of documentation, analysis of sources, and ethics of scholarly research. Weekly papers will be written and discussed.

CRN: 14986

Instructor: Smith, Miles
3 credits


ENGL-2000-L11 - Texts and Contexts: Me, Myself and I
Summer Session I, May 28 - June 27, 2024
Lincoln Center: TWTh, 01:00PM - 04:00PM

An introduction to the literary analysis of texts and the cultural and historical contexts within which they are produced and read. Significant class time will be devoted to critical writing and to speaking about literature. Each section of Texts and Contexts will have a focus developed by the individual instructor and expressed in its subtitle. This course fulfills the Core requirements for the second Eloquentia Perfecta seminar.

CRN: 14823

Instructor: Stone, Elizabeth
3 credits

Fordham course attributes: EP2, TC


ENGL-2000-L21 - Texts and Contexts: Contemporary BIPOC Writers
Summer Session II, July 2 - August 6, 2024
Lincoln Center: TWTh, 01:00PM - 04:00PM

An introduction to the literary analysis of texts and the cultural and historical contexts within which they are produced and read. Significant class time will be devoted to critical writing and to speaking about literature. Each section of Texts and Contexts will have a focus developed by the individual instructor and expressed in its subtitle. This course fulfills the Core requirements for the second Eloquentia Perfecta seminar.

CRN: 15774

Instructor: Kim, James
3 credits

Fordham course attributes: EP2, TC


ENGL-2000-V11 - Texts And Contexts: Alternative Americas: Introduction to Latinx Science Fiction
Summer Session I, May 28 - June 27, 2024
Online: TWTh, 09:00AM - 12:00PM

An introduction to the literary analysis of texts and the cultural and historical contexts within which they are produced and read. Significant class time will be devoted to critical writing and to speaking about literature. Each section of Texts and Contexts will have a focus developed by the individual instructor and expressed in its subtitle. This course fulfills the Core requirements for the second Eloquentia Perfecta seminar.

CLOSED

Instructor: Hernandez, Robert
3 credits

Fordham course attributes: EP2, TC


ENGL-2000-V12 - Texts and Contexts: The Phenomenon of Oprah's Book Club
Summer Session I, May 28 - June 27, 2024
Online: TWTh, 06:00PM - 09:00PM

An introduction to the literary analysis of texts and the cultural and historical contexts within which they are produced and read. Significant class time will be devoted to critical writing and to speaking about literature. Each section of Texts and Contexts will have a focus developed by the individual instructor and expressed in its subtitle. This course fulfills the Core requirements for the second Eloquentia Perfecta seminar.

CLOSED

Instructor: Tyler, Dennis
3 credits

Fordham course attributes: EP2, TC


ENGL-2000-V21 - Texts and Contexts: The Family is Dead, Long Live the Family
Summer Session II, July 2 - August 6, 2024
Online: TWTh, 06:00PM - 09:00PM

An introduction to the literary analysis of texts and the cultural and historical contexts within which they are produced and read. Significant class time will be devoted to critical writing and to speaking about literature. Each section of Texts and Contexts will have a focus developed by the individual instructor and expressed in its subtitle. This course fulfills the Core requirements for the second Eloquentia Perfecta seminar.

CLOSED

Instructor: Ghosh, Anwita
3 credits

Fordham course attributes: EP2, TC


ENGL-3555-V11 - Love, Formally
Summer Session I, May 28 - June 27, 2024
Online: MTWTh, 09:00AM - 12:00PM

How do literary characters fall in love? What shapes their trajectories of desire and what keeps readers engaged and wanting more ourselves? This course examines the literary forms of love in a diverse range of modern and contemporary literary novels in English, from Jane Austen’s "Pride and Prejudice" to Sally Rooney’s "Normal People."

CRN: 15776

Instructor: Cahill, Edward
4 credits

Fordham course attributes: ALC


ENGL-3560-V21 - Film Theory and Criticism
Summer Session II, July 2 - August 6, 2024
Online: MTWTh, 01:00PM - 04:00PM

What are the relationships among film, our perceiving bodies, and the “real” world? Why can films make us laugh or cry? How might they affect our cultural, political, and sexual decisions? Watching one film each class, we will discuss competing schools of thought relating to film, society, and spectators.

CRN: 15775

Instructor: Gold, Moshe
4 credits

Fordham course attributes: ALC


ENGL-4403-V31 - Extraordinary Bodies
Summer Session III, May 28 - August 6, 2024
Online, Asynchronous

From freak shows to the Americans with Disabilities Act, people with non-normative bodies have received special, and not always welcome, attention from their peers. This course will study the experience of people with anomalous bodies from a variety of personal and social perspectives.

CLOSED

Instructor: Sanchez, Rebecca
4 credits

Fordham course attributes: ACUP, ADVD, AMST, ASLT, BEVL, COLI, DISA, DIUL, EP4, VAL, WGSS

Classes listed as either Lincoln Center or Rose Hill will meet on-campus only.

Classes listed as "Online" during Session I or II will meet synchronously online during their scheduled meeting times. Students in different time zones should plan accordingly. Session III online courses are asynchronous (exceptions are noted in course descriptions).

Hybrid courses will meet in person on campus at the times indicated; additional online work will also be required.