Advanced Topics in Language, Literature, or Film

This course provides an opportunity at the capstone level to study theoretical frameworks, advanced research methods, and important subject matter not found or only touched upon in existing courses. This format allows for an intensive examination of these topics. Representative subjects include but are not limited to: performance studies; single author investigations; advanced studies in rhetoric; literacy and pedagogy studies; cultural historical investigations ofliterary movements; multimodal and digital composing; the serial genre on television; and gender, myth, and literature. [Students may enroll more than once in ENG 4950 if the topic is different; F replacement is allowed only for the same topic or via an independent study, to be confirmed on a case-by-case basis.]