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Course begins by tracing the rise of "English" as a university discipline and then considers what the future holds. We will attempt to answer a series of deceptively simple questions: what is reading? what is writing? what should be our objects of study? what methods should we use to study them? and how do we teach these texts most effectively?

A special subject of investigation under supervision of a member of the department. Thesis work is not registered under this number.

Students revise and develop a paper under the supervision of a faculty member with a view to possible publication.

For M.A. students only. Regular meetings with thesis advisers required.

What are the digital humanities? The twenty-first century presents new opportunities in the humanities, such as unprecedented access to millions upon millions of digitized sources along with powerful technological tools to study those sources. Yet it also raises new challenges, such as the responsible and effective use of technology, and defining the nature of digital scholarship and communication. This workshop offers an introduction to fundamental concepts, methods, and issues within the growing field of digital humanities, including managing your online identity, digitizing sources, managing databases, text mining, spatial analysis, visualization, and pedagogy.