Title: SEMINAR: TOPICS IN LITERATURE

PRQ:

Over the course of the semester, each member of the class will submit the following:

--  A review of a recent scholarly book about literature.

--  A scholarly edition of a short literary text.

--  A conference paper on a literary topic to be presented in class

--  An article-length paper on a literary topic.

Each of these assignments will go through several drafts and at least one in-class workshop. Every member of the seminar will provide incisive feedback in response to other people’s work and will receive valuable feedback on their own writing.

Anyone enrolling in this course should be prepared to submit complete and well-developed drafts of assignments on a regular basis and in accordance with strict deadlines.

For further details, please contact the instructor at tryan@niu.edu.