ENGL 196 A-Z - Readings in Literature or Special StudiesSemester Hours: 1-3
Fall, Spring
Each semester, the department offers several “special studies” courses. These courses deal with specific issues, themes, genres, and authors. Intensive study of major authors and/or literary themes. Subjects to be selected yearly.
Current Special Topics
English 196N, Dreaming in Literature
This course is cross-listed with FST 005B.
If, as Bert States states, “dreaming is the ur-form of all fiction,” what can investigations into how and why we dream tell us about the nature, form, and function of literature? Conversely, what can investigations into how and why we create literature tell us about the nature, form, and function of dreams and dreaming? This course will draw on scientific research, literary theory, fiction, and poetry in order to explore how works of literature can illuminate the experience of dreaming and how theories about how and why we dream can illuminate literature. While we focus on the relationship between dreaming and literary expression, we will discuss several related topics: play, ritual, religious experience, trance, lucid dreaming, and other forms of consciousness akin to dream states.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
WSC 001 or WSC 002 . The topics of the “special studies” courses change every semester. Please consult the English Department Course Description Booklet for topics offered in a particular semester.
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