Katie Little's research interests include late medieval literature, literature and religion, and the continuities between the Middle Ages and the early modern period in England. She has just completed a book on humanism in sixteenth-century England.
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late medieval English literature, medieval religion, the Reformation, sixteenth-century English literature
ENGL 1420 - Poetry
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Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022
Introduces students to how to read a poem by examining the great variety of poems written and composed in English from the very beginning of the English language until recently.
ENGL 2503 - Medieval and Renaissance
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Fall 2021 / Fall 2023
Surveys groundbreaking literature from the medieval period to the late seventeenth century. Topics of discussion may include gender and embodiment, technologies of communication and discovery, and premodern notions of race or cultural identity. Students will be encouraged to read aloud, explore unfamiliar literary forms, and share their ideas and questions.
ENGL 3026 - Syntax, Citation, Analysis: Writing About Literature
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Spring 2024 / Summer 2024
Students hone their writing skills by closely analyzing the language in literary texts. The course will focus on the nuances of sentence structure and grammar, in order to help students become better writers and readers. Students will learn how to perform research in literary criticism and will write and revise a research paper, as well as a number of other short papers for different audiences. Students will learn and use citation methods within the discipline and will discuss the reasoning behind citational practice. Recommended prerequisite: completion of lower-division writing requirement.
ENGL 3310 - The Bible as Literature
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Spring 2023 / Fall 2024
No single book has been as influential to the English-speaking world as the Bible. We�ll read the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament for stories, poetry, and wisdom traditions. We�ll approach the Bible as literature by analyzing its plots, characters, and meanings. Students study its textual history, how there came to be a �Bible,� and the many writers, conflicts, and cultures from which it emerged. We�ll consider the Bible�s powerful influence on ethics and philosophy. Formerly ENGL 3312. Same as HUMN 3310 and JWST 3310.
ENGL 3553 - Chaucer and the Invention of English Literature
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Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2024
This course explores the literary experiments and innovations of Geoffrey Chaucer�s writing and those of his contemporaries during the end of the fourteenth century, a period that saw enormous social changes. Students will reflect on what literature is and does, both in the past and in our own time.
ENGL 3856 - Topics in Genre Studies
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Spring 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2023
Studies special topics in genre studies; specially designed for English majors. Topics vary each semester. May be repeated for a total of 6 credit hours for different topics.
ENGL 4039 - Capstone in Literary Studies
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Spring 2019 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2022
Topic varies by section, but all sections include small seminar discussions and focus on an individualized research project related to the topic. This course will draw on skills from previous courses in critical reading, thinking, and writing and will culminate in high-level discussions and in the final project. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours.
ENGL 4113 - Medieval Worlds
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Summer 2019 / Spring 2023
This course introduces students to the time period when England and English emerged out of the intersections of Germanic (Viking and English), Celtic, French, and other influences, c. 500-1500 CE. The course offers a dialogue with texts and artifacts from this distant past to explore what is shared with and what distinguishes us from medieval people and their culture.
ENGL 4830 - Honors Thesis
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Spring 2021
Students accepted to English Departmental Honors are enrolled in this course.
ENGL 5029 - British Literature and Culture Before 1800
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Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2022
Introduces graduate level study of medieval and early modern writing through the long eighteenth century. Emphasizes a wide range of genres, forms, historical background, and secondary criticism. Cultivates research skills necessary for advanced graduate study. Topics will vary. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
HUMN 3310 - The Bible as Literature
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Spring 2023 / Fall 2024
No single book has been as influential to the English-speaking world as the Bible. We�ll read the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament for stories, poetry, and wisdom traditions. We�ll approach the Bible as literature by analyzing its plots, characters, and meanings. Students study its textual history, how there came to be a �Bible,� and the many writers, conflicts, and cultures from which it emerged. We�ll consider the Bible�s powerful influence on ethics and philosophy. Formerly ENGL 3312. Same as ENGL 3310 and JWST 3310.
JWST 3310 - The Bible as Literature
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Spring 2023 / Fall 2024
No single book has been as influential to the English-speaking world as the Bible. We�ll read the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament for stories, poetry, and wisdom traditions. We�ll approach the Bible as literature by analyzing its plots, characters, and meanings. Students study its textual history, how there came to be a �Bible,� and the many writers, conflicts, and cultures from which it emerged. We�ll consider the Bible�s powerful influence on ethics and philosophy. Formerly ENGL 3312. Same as HUMN 3310 and ENGL 3310.
