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SPRING​ ​2018​ ​|​ ​Course​ ​Offerings​ ​at​ ​OSU-Marion

IMPORTANT​ ​NOTE:​​ ​Please​ ​consult​ ​with​ ​the​ ​Marion​ ​Academic​ ​Advisor​ ​for​ ​English​ ​Majors,​ S ​ hellie Shirk​​ ​(shirk.20@osu.edu),​ ​or​ ​the​ ​Marion​ ​English​ ​Faculty​ ​Coordinator,​ ​Stuart​ ​Lishan (lishan.1@osu.edu),​ ​concerning​ ​which​ ​English​ ​major​ ​concentration​ ​and/or​ ​other​ ​requirements​ ​are​ ​met by​ ​your​ ​choice​ ​of​ ​the​ ​following​ ​courses.

✪​ ​✪​ ​✪​ ​✪​ ​✪ English​ ​2202​ ​Selected​ ​Works​ ​of​ ​British Literature:​ ​1800​ ​to​ ​Present Nathan​ ​Wallace TR​ ​4:30-5:50​ ​/​ ​3​ ​Credit​ ​Hours In​ ​this​ ​survey​ ​of​ ​British​ ​and​ ​Irish​ ​literature​ ​since 1800,​ ​we​ ​will​ ​study​ ​major​ ​works​ ​of​ ​fiction,​ ​drama, and​ ​poetry​ ​from​ ​British​ ​Romanticism,​ ​the​ ​Victorian era,​ ​Modernism,​ ​and​ ​contemporary​ ​literature.​ ​ ​In addition​ ​to​ ​discussing​ ​their​ ​literary​ ​qualities,​ ​we​ ​will also​ ​consider​ ​their​ ​meanings​ ​in​ ​historical​ ​and cultural​ ​contexts.​ ​Major​ ​themes​ ​of​ ​discussion​ ​will be:​ ​political​ ​revolution​ ​and​ ​reaction,​ ​women’s writing,​ ​postcolonialism,​ ​and​ ​Irish​ ​literature.​ ​ ​We​ ​will read​ ​selections​ ​from​ ​William​ ​Blake,​ ​William​ ​and Dorothy​ ​Wordsworth,​ ​John​ ​Keats,​ ​Alfred​ ​Tennyson, Elizabeth​ ​Barrett​ ​Browning,​ ​Christina​ ​Rossetti, Virginia​ ​Woolf,​ ​W.B.​ ​Yeats,​ ​James​ ​Joyce,​ ​Samuel Beckett,​ ​Seamus​ ​Heaney,​ ​Nadine​ ​Gordimer, Salman​ ​Rushdie,​ ​Alice​ ​Munro,​ ​and​ ​Zadie​ ​Smith.​ ​ ​In this​ ​class,​ ​you​ ​will​ ​be​ ​responsible​ ​for​ ​weekly​ ​study questions,​ ​two​ ​exams,​ ​and​ ​two​ ​mid-length​ ​essays.

This​ ​course​ ​fulfills​ ​GEC​ ​Requirements​ ​for​ ​Arts​ ​and Humanities:​ ​Analysis​ ​of​ ​Texts​ ​and​ ​Works​ ​of​ ​Art​ ​& International​ ​Issues​ ​Western​ ​(non-US).​ ​ ​It​ ​is​ ​also​ ​a requirement​ ​for​ ​the​ ​English​ ​Major.

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✪​ ​✪​ ​✪​ ​✪​ ​✪ English​ ​2267​ ​|​ ​Introduction​ ​to​ ​Creative​ ​Writing Mike​ ​Lohre T​ ​/R​ ​1:30​ ​-​ ​2:50​ ​/​ ​3​ ​Credit​ ​Hours There​ ​is​ ​no​ ​better​ ​way​ ​to​ ​learn​ ​to​ ​ride​ ​a​ ​bike​ ​than​ ​to​ ​ride​ ​a​ ​bike,​ ​and​ ​there is​ ​no​ ​better​ ​way​ ​to​ ​learn​ ​how​ ​to​ ​write​ ​creatively​ ​and​ ​express​ ​yourself​ ​in different​ ​styles​ ​than​ ​to​ ​write​ ​and​ ​explore​ ​in​ ​these​ ​styles.​ ​ ​This​ ​class​ ​gets you​ ​up​ ​on​ ​two​ ​wheels​ ​and​ ​rolling​ ​down​ ​the​ ​road​ ​as​ ​a​ ​writer.

We​ ​will​ ​cover​ ​the​ ​genres​ ​of​ ​poetry,​ ​fiction,​ ​and​ ​creative​ ​nonfiction,​ ​and we​ ​use​ ​the​ ​text​​ ​Four​ ​Genres​ ​in​ ​Brief​ ​by​ ​David​ ​Starkey​ ​(1st​ ​Edition).​ ​ ​We read​ ​samples​ ​of​ ​each​ ​genre,​ ​and​ ​work​ ​to​ ​learn​ ​the​ ​conventions​ ​and typical​ ​moves​ ​made​ ​by​ ​writers​ ​in​ ​these​ ​genres.​ ​Then​ ​we​ ​apply​ ​our​ ​learning​ ​and​ ​we​ ​write​ ​poems,​ ​stories, and​ ​essays.​ ​ ​We​ ​discuss​ ​these​ ​essays​ ​in​ ​a​ ​workshop​ ​format​ ​that​ ​lets​ ​gives​ ​writers​ ​tons​ ​of​ ​feedback, encouragement,​ ​and​ ​constructive​ ​criticism​ ​and​ ​review​ ​for​ ​improvement.​ ​The​ ​enrollment​ ​is​ ​limited​ ​in​ ​this course​ ​as​ ​we​ ​seek​ ​to​ ​create​ ​a​ ​small​ ​writing​ ​community​ ​based​ ​on​ ​trust​ ​and​ ​open​ ​feedback.

We​ ​seek​ ​to​ ​compile​ ​a​ ​portfolio​ ​of​ ​creative​ ​work​ ​by​ ​the​ ​end​ ​of​ ​the​ ​semester​ ​that​ ​is​ ​a​ ​testament​ ​to​ ​our​ ​best efforts​ ​in​ ​the​ ​class,​ ​and​ ​a​ ​tangible​ ​record​ ​of​ ​our​ ​talent​ ​and​ ​progress.

Hope​ ​you​ ​will​ ​consider​ ​joining​ ​us!

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English​ ​3304​ ​|​ ​Business​ ​and​ ​Professional​ ​Writing Amy​ ​Tibbals T/R​ ​9:30-10:50​ ​/​ ​3​ ​Credit​ ​Hours Writing​ ​isn’t​ ​just​ ​for​ ​college​ ​papers,​ ​and​ ​having​ ​strong​ ​business​ ​writing​ ​skills​ ​will​ ​help​ ​you​ ​far​ ​beyond​ ​the classroom.​ ​ ​In​ ​this​ ​course,​ ​you​ ​will​ ​learn​ ​the​ ​fundamentals​ ​of​ ​business​ ​writing,​ ​and​ ​you​ ​will​ ​apply​ ​those skills​ ​in​ ​real-world​ ​writing​ ​assignments.​ ​OSUM​ ​has​ ​partnered​ ​with​ ​The​ ​United​ ​Way​ ​of​ ​Marion​ ​County​ ​to offer​ ​a​ ​$5000​ ​Pay​ ​It​ ​Forward​ ​grant​ ​available​ ​to​ ​non-profit​ ​organizations​ ​in​ ​Marion.​ ​As​ ​part​ ​of​ ​the​ ​OSUM Pay​ ​It​ ​Forward​ ​Project,​ ​you​ ​will​ ​work​ ​on​ ​some​ ​of​ ​the​ ​written​ ​pieces​ ​of​ ​the​ ​grant​ ​process,​ ​run​ ​a crowdfunding​ ​project​ ​and​ ​run​ ​a​ ​fundraising​ ​event​ ​to​ ​raise​ ​money​ ​for​ ​PIF.​ ​You​ ​will​ ​also​ ​create​ ​your​ ​own professional​ ​portfolio,​ ​including​ ​a​ ​resume,​ ​cover​ ​letter​ ​and​ ​LinkedIn​ ​page.​ ​If​ ​you’re​ ​looking​ ​for​ ​a​ ​writing course​ ​that​ ​will​ ​help​ ​you​ ​in​ ​the​ ​real​ ​world​ ​and​ ​make​ ​an​ ​impact​ ​on​ ​the​ ​community​ ​at​ ​the​ ​same​ ​time,​ ​sign up​ ​for​ ​English​ ​3304​ ​with​ ​Amy​ ​Tibbals.

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✪​ ​✪​ ​✪​ ​✪​ ​✪ English​ ​3467S​ ​|​ ​Issues​ ​and​ ​Methods​ ​in​ ​Tutoring​ ​Writing Cynthia​ ​Lin T/R​ ​11:00​ ​-​ ​12:20​ ​/​ ​3​ ​Credit​ ​Hours You​ ​don’t​ ​have​ ​to​ ​be​ ​an​ ​English​ ​major​ ​to​ ​take​ ​this​ ​class.​ ​You​ ​just​ ​need​ ​to​ ​be interested​ ​in​ ​learning​ ​how​ ​to​ ​use​ ​strategies​ ​to​ ​help​ ​your​ ​peers​ ​learn.​ ​This English​ ​3467S​ ​with​ ​the​ ​aim​ ​at​ ​preparing​ ​you​ ​to​ ​work​ ​with​ ​students​ ​from diverse​ ​backgrounds​ ​and​ ​disciplines​ ​provides​ ​a​ ​unique​ ​opportunity​ ​to​ ​learn about​ ​learning​ ​and​ ​writing​ ​center​ ​theories.​ ​The​ ​class​ ​also​ ​focuses​ ​on learning​ ​peer​ ​consulting​ ​techniques​ ​through​ ​on-site​ ​tutoring​ ​observation​ ​and participation,​ ​so​ ​that​ ​you​ ​will​ ​have​ ​the​ ​opportunity​ ​to​ ​put​ ​the​ ​theories​ ​into practice.

This​ ​course​ ​is​ ​open​ ​to​ ​any​ ​undergraduates​ ​who​ ​are​ ​planning​ ​careers particularly​ ​as​ ​teachers​ ​or​ ​who​ ​are​ ​interested​ ​in​ ​working​ ​with​ ​others.​ ​This course​ ​is​ ​particularly​ ​helpful​ ​to​ ​those​ ​who​ ​are​ ​enrolling​ ​in​ ​the​ ​professional​ ​writing​ ​minor.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​also​ ​advised for​ ​anyone​ ​who​ ​is​ ​interested​ ​in​ ​working​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Academic​ ​Enrichment​ ​Center​ ​as​ ​a​ ​paid​ ​peer​ ​tutor​ ​in​ ​writing, math,​ ​science,​ ​and​ ​related​ ​fields. ✪​ ​✪​ ​✪​ ​✪​ ​✪ English​ ​3597.03​ ​|​ ​Environmental​ ​Citizenship​ ​(Animal​ ​Minds) Sara​ ​Crosby TR​ ​9:30-10:50​ ​/​ ​3​ ​Credit​ ​Hours Animals.​ ​We​ ​love​ ​them,​ ​fear​ ​them,​ ​eat​ ​them.​ ​They​ ​are​ ​cute, and​ ​they​ ​are​ ​horrifying.​ ​They​ ​are​ ​aliens,​ ​and​ ​they​ ​are​ ​us.

Why​ ​can’t​ ​we​ ​make​ ​up​ ​our​ ​minds​ ​about​ ​them?​ ​And​ ​what about​ ​their​ ​minds?​ ​What​ ​are​ ​they​ ​really​ ​thinking?​ ​Animals mediate​ ​our​ ​connection​ ​to​ ​our​ ​environment​ ​and​ ​our​ ​own identities.​ ​How​ ​we​ ​understand​ ​and​ ​treat​ ​them​ ​shapes​ ​how​ ​we understand​ ​and​ ​treat​ ​ourselves.​ ​This​ ​class​ ​will​ ​investigate that​ ​contradictory​ ​relationship​ ​and​ ​track​ ​how​ ​we​ ​have conceptualized​ ​our​ ​fellow​ ​earthlings,​ ​as​ ​we​ ​explore​ ​texts​ ​from Aesop’s​ ​Fables​ ​and​ ​Edgar​ ​Allan​ ​Poe’s​ ​“The​ ​Black​ ​Cat”​ ​to​ ​the so-bad-it’s-good​ ​Birdemic​ ​and​ ​Youtube’s​ ​“Henri​ ​the Existential​ ​Cat.”​ ​In​ ​so​ ​doing,​ ​we​ ​will​ ​shed​ ​some​ ​light​ ​on animal​ ​minds—our​ ​own​ ​included.

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✪​ ​✪​ ​✪​ ​✪​ ​✪ English​ ​3662​ ​|​ ​Introduction​ ​to​ ​Literary​ ​Publishing Ben​ ​McCorkle MW​ ​9:30​ ​-​ ​10:50​ ​/​ ​3​ ​Credit​ ​Hours This​ ​course​ ​is​ ​responsible​ ​for​ ​producing​ ​the​ ​Cornfield​ ​Review​, the​ ​venerated​ ​annual​ ​literary​ ​journal​ ​of​ ​OSU-Marion.​ ​Students will​ ​study​ ​the​ ​history​ ​of​ ​literary​ ​editing,​ ​publishing,​ ​and​ ​design.

They​ ​will​ ​put​ ​their​ ​newfound​ ​knowledge​ ​to​ ​practical​ ​use​ ​as​ ​staff members​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Cornfield​ ​Review​.

Texts​ ​TBA.​ ​Visiting​ ​speakers​ ​possible.​ ​Requirements​ ​include​ ​class​ ​presentations​ ​and​ ​a​ ​significant end-of-semester​ ​project.​ ​For​ ​more​ ​information,​ ​contact​ ​Ben​ ​McCorkle​ ​(m ​ ccorkle.12@osu.edu​). ✪​ ​✪​ ​✪​ ​✪​ ​✪ English​ ​4189​ ​ ​|​ ​Professional​ ​Writing​ ​Minor:​ ​Capstone​ ​Internship Catherine​ ​Braun TR​ ​3-4:20​ ​/​ ​3​ ​Credit​ ​Hours This​ ​is​ ​the​ ​internship​ ​experience​ ​that​ ​is​ ​required​ ​for​ ​the​ ​professional​ ​writing​ ​minor.​ ​However,​ ​it​ ​is​ ​open​ ​to any​ ​student​ ​interested​ ​in​ ​a​ ​writing​ ​internship​ ​(with​ ​permission​ ​of​ ​the​ ​instructor).​ ​Prerequisites:​ ​A​ ​2367 second​ ​level​ ​writing​ ​class​ ​(or​ ​equivalent)​ ​and​ ​an​ ​additional​ ​writing​ ​class​ ​beyond​ ​1110;​ ​English​ ​4150​ ​(may be​ ​waived​ ​with​ ​written​ ​permission​ ​of​ ​the​ ​instructor.

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English​ ​4400​ ​l​ ​Literary​ ​Locations:​ ​London​ ​from​ ​Shakespeare​ ​to​ ​Sherlock Nathan​ ​Wallace​ ​&​ ​Sara​ ​Crosby TR​ ​11:00-12:20​ ​/​ ​3​ ​Credit​ ​Hours There​ ​have​ ​been​ ​many​ ​Londons.​ ​There​ ​are​ ​many​ ​Londons.​ ​Built​ ​side-by-side​ ​and​ ​often​ ​one​ ​atop​ ​the other,​ ​these​ ​Londons​ ​have​ ​never​ ​been​ ​fully​ ​erased​ ​by​ ​invading​ ​armies,​ ​rampaging​ ​flames,​ ​or​ ​even progress.​ ​It​ ​remains​ ​to​ ​us​ ​to​ ​cross​ ​the​ ​hidden​ ​boundaries​ ​between​ ​its​ ​teeming​ ​neighborhoods​ ​and​ ​to​ ​peel back​ ​their​ ​layers​ ​to​ ​find​ ​the​ ​ancient​ ​Roman​ ​citadel,​ ​the​ ​medieval​ ​Anglo-Saxon​ ​warren,​ ​the​ ​Elizabethan and​ ​Restoration​ ​stew​ ​of​ ​intrigue​ ​and​ ​riot,​ ​or​ ​the​ ​heaving​ ​imperial​ ​metropolis,​ ​still​ ​living,​ ​under​ ​the​ ​shiny glass​ ​and​ ​steel​ ​skin​ ​of​ ​the​ ​twenty-first-century​ ​city.​ ​“London​ ​from​ ​Shakespeare​ ​to​ ​Sherlock”​ ​will​ ​guide​ ​you through​ ​these​ ​Londons.​ ​We​ ​will​ ​tease​ ​out​ ​how​ ​they​ ​have​ ​fit​ ​together​ ​(or​ ​not)​ ​and​ ​how​ ​they​ ​have​ ​shaped one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​most​ ​vital​ ​literatures​ ​and​ ​cultures​ ​in​ ​the​ ​world. ✪​ ​✪​ ​✪​ ​✪​ ​✪ English​ ​4520.01​ ​|​ ​Shakespeare Nathan​ ​Wallace TR​ ​6:00-7:20​ ​/​ ​3​ ​Credit​ ​Hours This​ ​seminar​ ​on​ ​the​ ​work​ ​of​ ​William​ ​Shakespeare​ ​will​ ​concentrate​ ​on​ ​Shakespeare’s​ ​development​ ​as​ ​a playwright,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​interaction​ ​in​ ​his​ ​lifetime​ ​between​ ​actors,​ ​writers,​ ​audiences,​ ​printers,​ ​and​ ​patrons.

We​ ​will​ ​also​ ​examine​ ​several​ ​major​ ​themes​ ​in​ ​Shakespeare’s​ ​work,​ ​including​ ​the​ ​relationship​ ​between theater​ ​and​ ​politics,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​role​ ​of​ ​performance​ ​in​ ​everyday​ ​life.​ ​ ​We​ ​will​ ​examine​ ​the​ ​major Shakespearean​ ​genres​ ​of​ ​tragedy,​ ​comedy,​ ​history,​ ​and​ ​romance​ ​–​ ​taking​ ​as​ ​our​ ​examples​ ​such​ ​plays​ ​as Richard​ ​III,​ ​A​ ​Midsummer​ ​Night’s​ ​Dream,​ ​the​ ​Merchant​ ​of​ ​Venice,​ ​Julius​ ​Caesar,​ ​As​ ​You​ ​Like​ ​It,​ ​Macbeth, King​ ​Lear,​ ​Twelfth​ ​Night,​ ​Measure​ ​for​ ​Measure,​ ​Antony​ ​and​ ​Cleopatra,​ ​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Winter’s​ ​Tale​.​ ​ ​Students will​ ​write​ ​semi-weekly​ ​study​ ​questions,​ ​a​ ​midterm,​ ​and​ ​one​ ​research​ ​essay​ ​at​ ​the​ ​end​ ​of​ ​the​ ​term.​ ​We​ ​will

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also​ ​perform​ ​scenes​ ​as​ ​part​ ​of​ ​our​ ​final​ ​projects.

Critical​ ​examination​ ​of​ ​the​ ​works,​ ​life,​ ​theater,​ ​and​ ​contexts​ ​of​ ​Shakespeare.​ ​Prereq:​ ​6​ ​cr​ ​hrs​ ​in​ ​English​ ​at 2000-3000​ ​level,​ ​or​ ​permission​ ​of​ ​instructor.​ ​5​ ​qtr​ ​cr​ ​hrs​ ​of​ ​367​ ​or​ ​6​ ​sem​ ​cr​ ​hrs​ ​of​ ​2367​ ​in​ ​any​ ​subject​ ​are acceptable​ ​towards​ ​the​ ​6​ ​cr​ ​hrs.​ ​Not​ ​open​ ​to​ ​students​ ​with​ ​credit​ ​for​ ​520​ ​or​ ​520.01

. ✪​ ​✪​ ​✪​ ​✪​ ​✪ English​ ​4547​ ​|​ ​20th-Century​ ​Poetry Stuart​ ​Lishan MW​ ​11:00-12:20​ ​/​ ​3​ ​Credit​ ​Hours English​ ​4547​ ​will​ ​be​ ​a​ ​reading​ ​and​ ​writing​ ​class centered​ ​around​ ​20th-Century​ ​Poetry​ ​written​ ​in​ ​English (and​ ​some​ ​21st​ ​Century​ ​Poetry,​ ​too).​ ​We’ll​ ​discover​ ​and investigate​ ​our​ ​way​ ​into​ ​this​ ​work​ ​through​ ​both​ ​the traditional​ ​academic​ ​sort​ ​of​ ​writing​ ​that​ ​you​ ​might​ ​expect in​ ​a​ ​literature​ ​class​ ​and​ ​through​ ​some​ ​weekly not-so-traditional,​ ​poetic​ ​sort​ ​of​ ​writing​ ​assignments, based​ ​on​ ​the​ ​“moves”​ ​and​ ​“grooves”​ ​of​ ​the​ ​poets​ ​we’ll be​ ​playing​ ​with.​ ​In​ ​the​ ​process​ ​we’ll​ ​get​ ​poemcrazy, drenched​ ​in​ ​words,​ ​wet​ ​with​ ​the​ ​primordial​ ​dew​ ​of discovery,​ ​as​ ​it​ ​were,​ ​and​ ​we’ll​ ​experience​ ​a​ ​whole​ ​bevy of​ ​poets​ ​from​ ​the​ ​outside-in​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​from​ ​the inside-out.

Texts:​ ​The​ ​Norton​ ​Anthology​ ​of​ ​Modern​ ​and Contemporary​ ​Poetry​,​ ​edited​ ​by​ ​Jahan​ ​Ramazani,​ ​Richard​ ​Ellmann,​ ​and​ ​Robert​ ​O’Clair,​ ​Vols.​ ​1​ ​&​ ​2.

Requirements,​ ​a​ ​10-12​ ​page​ ​research​ ​paper;​ ​a​ ​review​ ​of​ ​a​ ​literary​ ​journal​ ​that​ ​sports​ ​a​ ​good​ ​deal​ ​of contemporary​ ​poetry;​ ​a​ ​collection​ ​of​ ​weekly​ ​not-so-traditional​ ​writing,​ ​which​ ​you’ll​ ​keep​ ​in​ ​a​ ​portfolio​ ​and will​ ​be​ ​graded​ ​on​ ​a​ ​portfolio​ ​basis;​ ​a​ ​class​ ​presentation​ ​on​ ​a​ ​20th​ ​Century​ ​poet​ ​of​ ​your​ ​choice;​ ​and​ ​a number​ ​of​ ​reading​ ​quizzes.

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✪​ ​✪​ ​✪​ ​✪​ ​✪ English​ ​4564​ ​|​ ​The​ ​Inescapable​ ​Orbits​ ​of​ ​Walt​ ​Whitman Peter​ ​C.​ ​Dully,​ ​Jr. T/R​ ​4:30-5:50 So​ ​here's​ ​the​ ​deal:​ ​English​ ​4564​ ​is​ ​a​ ​class​ ​centered​ ​on​ ​the greatest​ ​American​ ​poet,​ ​Walt​ ​Whitman.​ ​The​ ​operative thesis​ ​is​ ​that​ ​Whitman​ ​essentially​ ​creates​ ​what​ ​we​ ​now know​ ​as​ ​American​ ​literature--his​ ​fingerprints​ ​can​ ​be​ ​seen on​ ​just​ ​about​ ​everything​ ​that's​ ​happened​ ​in​ ​our​ ​literature since​ ​about​ ​1850.​ ​To​ ​this​ ​end,​ ​we​ ​will​ ​be​ ​looking​ ​at​ ​the majority​ ​of​ ​Whitman’s​ ​published​ ​work​ ​and​ ​showing​ ​how​ ​it is​ ​related​ ​to​ ​a​ ​broad​ ​cross-section​ ​of​ ​literature​ ​in​ ​the intervening​ ​century​ ​and​ ​change​ ​since​ ​his​ ​death.​ ​So​ ​while we'll​ ​get​ ​a​ ​healthy​ ​dose​ ​of​ ​Whitman,​ ​we'll​ ​also​ ​be​ ​looking at​ ​things​ ​like​ ​Langston​ ​Hughes,​ ​Allen​ ​Ginsberg,​ ​T.S.​ ​Eliot​ ​and​ ​Emily​ ​Dickinson.​ ​Since​ ​it's​ ​a​ ​4000-level class,​ ​you'll​ ​have​ ​a​ ​good​ ​deal​ ​of​ ​autonomy​ ​in​ ​shaping​ ​some​ ​of​ ​the​ ​other​ ​things​ ​we​ ​look​ ​at,​ ​too--I​ ​could see​ ​side-trips​ ​into​ ​things​ ​like​ ​The​ ​Wire​ ​or​ ​Eminem​ ​or​ ​Ken​ ​Burns​ ​documentaries.​ ​Student​ ​research​ ​and collaboration​ ​is​ ​essential​ ​to​ ​the​ ​enterprise;​ ​you​ ​will​ ​be​ ​called​ ​upon​ ​to​ ​present​ ​a​ ​significant​ ​portion​ ​of original​ ​research​ ​in​ ​the​ ​furtherance​ ​of​ ​our​ ​collective​ ​understanding.​ ​Whitman’s​ ​work​ ​is​ ​designed​ ​to​ ​show us​ ​what​ ​it​ ​means​ ​to​ ​be​ ​embodied,​ ​what​ ​it​ ​means​ ​to​ ​be​ ​human​ ​and​ ​what​ ​it​ ​means​ ​to​ ​be​ ​part​ ​of​ ​society.​ ​To demonstrate​ ​this,​ ​the​ ​class​ ​will​ ​culminate​ ​in​ ​a​ ​live​ ​reading​ ​of​ ​Song​ ​of​ ​Myself,​ ​to​ ​which​ ​friends,​ ​family​ ​and passersby​ ​are​ ​all​ ​invited.​ ​What’s​ ​more,​ ​this​ ​class​ ​is​ ​entered​ ​into​ ​in​ ​the​ ​spirit​ ​of​ ​Whitman​ ​himself: capacious,​ ​rollicking,​ ​passionate​ ​and​ ​generous.​ ​These​ ​will​ ​be​ ​our​ ​watchwords​ ​as​ ​we​ ​go.​ ​It​ ​should​ ​be​ ​fun. ✪​ ​✪​ ​✪​ ​✪​ ​✪ English​ ​4578​ ​ ​|​ ​Special​ ​Topics​ ​in​ ​Film Catherine​ ​Braun TR​ ​1:30-2:50​ ​/​ ​3​ ​Credit​ ​Hours This​ ​will​ ​be​ ​a​ ​seminar​ ​that​ ​combines​ ​analysis​ ​and production​ ​of​ ​films.​ ​We​ ​will​ ​watch​ ​a​ ​series​ ​of​ ​movies​ ​with​ ​a "film​ ​noir"​ ​aesthetic​ ​in​ ​order​ ​to​ ​understand​ ​how​ ​movies make​ ​meaning​ ​and​ ​tell​ ​stories​ ​visually.​ ​Then,​ ​you​ ​will​ ​use what​ ​you​ ​have​ ​learned​ ​to​ ​make​ ​your​ ​own​ ​short​ ​films.​ ​No prior​ ​film-making​ ​experience​ ​is​ ​required;​ ​you​ ​will​ ​learn​ ​all​ ​you​ ​need​ ​to​ ​know​ ​in​ ​this​ ​class.

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✪​ ​✪​ ​✪​ ​✪​ ​✪ English​ ​4591.01H​ ​|​ ​Special​ ​Topics​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Study​ ​of​ ​Creative​ ​Writing​ ​(Honors) Stuart​ ​Lishan MW​ ​1:30-2:50​ ​/​ ​3​ ​Credit​ ​Hours In​ ​English​ ​4591.01H​ ​fulfills​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​requirements​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Creative-Writing​ ​concentration,​ ​and​ ​it​ ​meets the​ ​English​ ​major​ ​Elective​ ​requirements​ ​at​ ​the​ ​3000​ ​+​ ​level​ ​for​ ​the​ ​WRL​ ​and​ ​Literature​ ​concentrations).

Focusing​ ​on​ ​the​ ​theme​ ​of​ ​small​ ​towns,​ ​we​ ​will​ ​read​ ​and​ ​write​ ​poetry,​ ​fiction,​ ​creative​ ​non-fiction​ ​(memoir), and​ ​drama​ ​(a​ ​one-act​ ​play).​ ​You’ll​ ​be​ ​introduced​ ​to​ ​and​ ​learn​ ​from​ ​some​ ​of​ ​the​ ​greats​ ​in​ ​these​ ​lyric​ ​and narrative​ ​arts.​ ​And​ ​of​ ​course​ ​you’ll​ ​nurture​ ​and​ ​sustain​ ​your​ ​own​ ​creativity​ ​through​ ​engaging​ ​in​ ​some​ ​fun, creative-writing​ ​activities.​ ​What​ ​happens​ ​when​ ​we​ ​explore-in-words​ ​in​ ​this​ ​way​ ​is​ ​often​ ​fantastic​ ​and exciting,​ ​and​ ​we'll​ ​go​ ​on​ ​this​ ​journey​ ​together​ ​as​ ​a​ ​small​ ​community​ ​of​ ​readers​ ​and​ ​writers,​ ​as​ ​fellow voyagers​ ​of​ ​the​ ​sweet​ ​words.​ ​Part​ ​of​ ​the​ ​course​ ​will​ ​be​ ​consist​ ​of​ ​one-week​ ​residency​ ​in​ ​which​ ​a​ ​theater luminary​ ​and​ ​a​ ​visiting​ ​playwright/director​ ​will​ ​come​ ​to​ ​our​ ​class​ ​and​ ​work​ ​with​ ​us​ ​to​ ​create​ ​one-act​ ​plays centered​ ​around​ ​our​ ​common​ ​course​ ​theme.​ ​Basically,​ ​if​ ​you​ ​love​ ​to​ ​write,​ ​this​ ​is​ ​the​ ​class​ ​for​ ​you!

PALS​​ ​|​ ​Pride​ ​And​ ​Life​ ​Skills​ ​Mentoring​ ​Program

The​ ​Pride​ ​And​ ​Life​ ​Skills​ ​mentoring​ ​program​ ​(PALS)​ ​is​ ​a​ ​cooperative​ ​venture​ ​between​ ​The​ ​Ohio​ ​State​ ​University​ ​at​ ​Marion,​ ​the Boys​ ​&​ ​Girls​ ​Club​ ​of​ ​Marion​ ​County,​ ​and​ ​Marion​ ​Public​ ​Schools​ ​to​ ​develop​ ​a​ ​mentoring​ ​program​ ​that​ ​is​ ​a​ ​win-win​ ​situation​ ​for both​ ​elementary,​ ​middle​ ​school​ ​students,​ ​and​ ​college​ ​students.​ ​PALS,​ ​connects​ ​college​ ​students​ ​from​ ​the​ ​Marion​ ​campus​ ​with grade​ ​school​ ​children​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Marion​ ​area​ ​to​ ​provide​ ​one-on-one​ ​mentoring​ ​opportunities​ ​for​ ​kids.​ ​The​ ​Boys​ ​&​ ​Girls​ ​Club​ ​matches program​ ​volunteers​ ​with​ ​school​ ​age​ ​children​ ​and​ ​provides​ ​each​ ​a​ ​useful​ ​handbook​ ​to​ ​direct​ ​them​ ​through​ ​the​ ​mentoring​ ​process.

Students​ ​earn​ ​1-credit​ ​per​ ​term​ ​of​ ​independent​ ​study​ ​by​ ​attending​ ​mentoring​ ​sessions​ ​regularly,​ ​coming​ ​to​ ​a​ ​few​ ​meetings,​ ​and writing​ ​a​ ​two-page​ ​report​ ​about​ ​their​ ​mentoring​ ​activities​ ​at​ ​the​ ​end​ ​of​ ​each​ ​term.

OSUMARION.OSU.EDU/ACADEMICS/PALS.HTML ​ ​For​ ​further​ ​information​ ​contact: Ben​ ​McCorkle​ ​•​ ​mccorkle.12@osu.edu Nikole​ ​Patson​ ​•​ ​patson.3@osu.edu

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