Every semester, Rice offers a plethora of English courses spanning a diverse range of topics that attract students from every school of thought. This semester, Spring 2022, the course offerings bring forth a wide array of areas of interest, including focuses on subject matters such as translation, Milton, sports and more.
The following courses have spots available and are open to all levels, majors and non-majors; this is an excellent opportunity to get English major requirements met, explore a topic you’re passionate about, or take a course you never even thought of signing up for before.
Taught by some of Rice’s most prestigious faculty, The Wild Grain in collaboration with Dr. Krista Comer, the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the English Department, presents to you “Intro to Literary Translation”, “John Milton: Radical”, and “The Joy of Sports”.
For more detailed information on these offerings, click here. If you have any questions, reach out to the professors directly, to Krista Comer (kcomer@rice.edu), or to Anne Smith (amjsmith@rice.edu).
ENGL 315 001 — Intro to Literary Translation with Prof. Tomás Morín
This is a new creative writing course taught by one of our newest faculty members who is a poet and translator. The course explores literary translation as an art form that engages close reading, creativity, inclusivity, and empathy in order to amplify voices from other languages and cultures. Students need to have proficiency in one other language which could include Middle English (for those who are wondering). Students will come out of the course with a portfolio of creative work with original translations, and critical as well as reflective essays. The course counts for the Creative Writing concentration.
1:00PM-3:50PM, Tuesday
ENGL 328 001 — John Milton: Radical with Prof. Ed Snow
This course fulfills the Early Modern requirement (pre-1800) for English majors, and is a rare opportunity to read the entirety of Paradise Lost with a revered faculty member who knows the work exceptionally well. The course is as much about how poetry works (including contemporary poetry) as about Milton’s particular strategies for addressing questions of doctrine and orthodoxy. Issues of gender are very important to discussions, indeed, the course could have been called “Feminist Milton.” You’ll be surprised at what you learn! Lots of writing opportunities and chances to improve writing.
1:00PM-2:15PM, Tuesday/Thursday
ENGL 340 002 — The Joy of Sports with Prof. Alexander Regier
This new course is about writing for the public, and its case in point is writing about sports. Why is sports such a powerful medium in writing and film, such big business, so incredibly important to so many people? Why is sports a lightening rod for political scandals and political resistance related to ethics problems, gender and sexuality, and race? Whether you are a sports fan, an athlete, an aspiring sports writer or journalist, or someone who wants to improve their public engagement abilities, this course develops writing and thinking for public audiences.
4:00PM-5:15PM, Tuesday/Thursday
