<p>here are the ones I'm most interested in:</p>
<p>AMERICAN STUDIES 141.1
On the Bus or Off the Bus: An American Question
The close of World War II marks the beginning of America’s ascendancy to unrivaled prosperity and political power. But it also marks the
beginning of an American self-examination whose fiercest discontent found expression in the ‘60s, in part through the youth movement. We’ll
look at novels by Kerouac, Kesey, and Coover as well as films like Easy Rider and Fight Club to see how a certain kind of revolution continues
to rewrite American ideas and ideals. We’ll also look at the writing itself to learn how and why it’s effective so that we can become effective
writers too.
TR 11:40–12:55 p.m. Jonathan Pickett 124698</p>
<p>COMPARATIVE LITERATURE 109.1
Writing Across Cultures: Revealing the End
In this class, we will reflect on the structure and function of apocalyptic narratives, defined as texts that declare the end of a specific state of
things (of the world, of life, of history). However, to define the apocalypse as exclusively concerned with the End would be inaccurate; in these
texts, as important as the end, is the establishment of a new order after the collapse of the status quo. Do all apocalyptic narratives share a
common structure? What is the role that such texts play culturally, socially, politically? These are the central questions that will guide our
readings of The Book of Revelation by John, Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, and Whatever happened to Dulce Vega? by Caio Fernando
Abreu.
TR 10:10–11:25 a.m. Marcela Romero Rivera 346301</p>
<p>ENGLISH 127.1
Shakespeare
This seminar provides a unique opportunity for students to work very closely with just a few of Shakespeare's plays: a total of four or five
over the course of the semester. We will use these texts as a source and motivation for our own reading, writing, and critical analysis, but we will
be attentive also to the plays as performances. Film screenings, performances, and historical materials related to the plays in production will be
included in each seminar, though the particulars will vary according to the instructor. Course work will involve extensive writing—both formal
and informal—and drafting.
MWF 09:05–09:55 a.m. William Cordeiro 373957</p>
<p>ENGLISH 185.2
Writing About Literature: No Future—The Decline of the British Empire
This class will chart the long decline of the British Empire in the twentieth century as it is imagined in novels, plays, films, and music. We
will examine the valence of empire in these texts—how it is celebrated, condemned, or just reluctantly accepted, and what it means for the
relationship between Britons and colonized peoples. Over the course of the semester, we will see how national identities and the meaning of
empire change as Britain’s imperial subjects demand independence, and then as many former subjects return to Britain as immigrants. Course
texts might include novels by E. M. Forster, Graham Greene, and Pankaj Mishra, the play A Taste of Honey, the film My Beautiful Laundrette,
and music by the Sex Pistols and the Kinks.
MWF 12:20–01:10 p.m. David Coombs 377304</p>
<p>ENGLISH 190.1
English Literary Traditions: The Art of Reading and Writing
What do good expository essays by college students have to do with imaginative writing by poets, playwrights, and storytellers? By reading a
range of the most daring and durable works in the English literary tradition, we will learn what great imaginative writing can teach us about the
arts of argument, the force of style, and the challenge of creativity. Readings may include Old English riddles and heroic poems; medieval
romance; one of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales; a play by Shakespeare; a novel by Jane Austen; and selections from Milton, Pope, Johnson, Blake,
Keats, Browning, Tennyson, and Hardy. A series of short exercises that introduce skills in close reading and interpretation will prepare students
to write (and revise) critical essays in literary analysis.
MW 08:40–09:55 a.m. Matthew Spears 379707</p>
<p>ENGLISH 270.1
The Reading of Fiction
This course examines modern fiction, with an emphasis on the short story and novella. Students will write critical essays on authors who
flourished between 1870 and the present, such as James, Joyce, Woolf, Hurston, Lawrence, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Faulkner, Rhys, Welty,
Salinger, and Morrison. Reading lists vary from section to section, and some may include a novel, but close, attentive, imaginative reading and
writing are central to all.
MWF 11:15–12:05 p.m. Reeve Parker 381077
First-year students may enroll only if they have taken one First-Year Writing Seminar, scored a "4" or "5" on the Princeton AP examination, or
received a "700" or better on the English Composition or CEEB tests.</p>
<p>GOVERNMENT 100.3
Power and Politics: Evil in International Politics
What does “evil” mean in the context of international politics? Does the word’s association with absolute depravity undermine our
objectivity? Or, does it allow us to grasp the profound horror that acts like genocide and terrorism elicit from us? In considering these questions,
we will read a variety of philosophical treatments of the problem of evil, including works by Kant, Walzer, and Arendt. We will examine cases
ranging from war crimes to President George W. Bush’s references to an “axis of evil.” The course will conclude with an analysis of responses
to evil in international politics. Students will build a writing portfolio consisting of assignments of varying length, most of which will be subject
to multiple revisions.
TR 10:10–11:25 a.m. Alison McQueen 409883</p>
<p>PHILOSOPHY 100.1
Founders, Framers, and Philosophers
The authors of the Declaration and the Constitution were politicians, soldiers, and scientists. They were also philosophers and students of
philosophy, whose writings were shaped and influenced by philosophical theories. This course will study the philosophical origins of our
nation’s foundational documents. In addition to the writings of Jefferson, Hamilton, and Madison, we will read excerpts from Locke, Hume, and
Montesquieu, and trace the debates about constitutional structure back to their sources in Ancient Greece. The Framers were not only great
thinkers, they were also great writers. The different genres at work, whether the detached observation of philosophical treatises, the passionate
polemic of political pamphleteering, or the dry precision of the Constitution’s own drafting, all provide models for study and emulation.
MWF 09:05–09:55 a.m. Tad Brennan 503708</p>
<p>PHILOSOPHY 100.4
Does God Exist?
In this course, we will be concerned with philosophical arguments for and against the existence of God. We will examine a number
arguments, both traditional and contemporary. Among the authors we will read are Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas, and Darwin. We will
discuss rational choice theory, and in particular, the rationality of religious belief in the face of the aforementioned arguments. Writing
assignments will focus on developing students' ability to clearly and cogently analyze arguments found in the readings.
TR 11:40–12:55 p.m. Peter Sutton 503755</p>
<p>I'm not sure if writing seminars repeat from year to year, but if they do, I'd appreciate your input. Also, can I request "The Reading of Fiction" if I scored a 5 on the AP English & Literature exam? I'm not sure if that's the same as the "Princeton AP Exam."</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>