English Students
English majors engage in a range of classroom learning experiences that advance聽their analytical and writing skills. The following samples show the variety of recent student聽research projects.
LIT 203: British Literature I: Crown, Sword, and Empire
As part of the聽ALBUS聽Project on underrepresented persons in British literary history, students聽created short films to contribute to the development of a digital archive. This student film聽introduces the life and work of medieval mystic Julian of Norwich, whose feminist views聽sparked controversy.
The聽ALBUS聽Project 聽
ALBUS聽(Archive of Literary Britain Underrepresented in Scholarship) offers students a unique聽opportunity to develop the analytical, communication, and technological skills valued by聽employers, as they investigate British literature produced by members of marginalized聽communities. Hands-on involvement in the development of a public internet resource helps聽students connect traditional literary scholarship with the Digital Humanities, an invaluable聽experience for digital thesis and professional projects later on.
Sponsored by a Think Tank grant, student Project Coordinators traveled to London to gather聽research materials and photos for the archive.聽
LIT 232: Shakespeare Onstage 聽
First-year students in this Learning Community (paired with THA 232) presented a Shakespeare聽Banquet as part of Academic Festival. Students researched and planned a three-course聽Renaissance menu and performed scenes from聽Hamlet, including a short film of Ophelia in madness and this puppet version of聽The Mousetrap
LIT 443: Senior Capstone
Seniors presented their capstone projects, researched essays of 20 pages, at Academic Festival.聽This year鈥檚 topics covered a range of issues engaging literature, cultural studies, and聽technology鈥擬aya Angelou鈥檚 autobiographical poetry, Social Media Activism and Gentrification,Bapsi Sidhwa鈥檚 Cracking India, Marketing Images in Social Media, and Female Fan Shame in聽the series Supernatural.