Department of English and Creative Writing
Associate Professor of English
Average rating
4.2
18 temporary mock ratings
Difficulty
2.2
course-linked average
Courses
3
in seeded sections
Middle English poetry and prose, medieval Latin poetry and prose, medieval literary theory and criticism, the study of the Bible and classical Latin poetry in the Middle Ages, medieval mysticism, manuscripts studies, intellectual history, textual history and theory.
ENGL 109
This course offers an introduction to the life, thought, and writings of J.R.R. Tolkien. With topics ranging from dragons, hobbits, and elves to actual medieval manuscripts, we will consider some of Tolkien’s most familiar novels, as well as his less well-known fiction and his scholarship. Particular attention will be paid to the intersections of Tolkien’s fantasy writing and his work as a philologist and scholar of medieval English literature – that is, the work of imagination involved both in the creation of fantasy worlds and in the recovery of cultures from the distant past. Cross-list: MDEM 109.
ENGL 410
The Senior Seminar is an immersive research and writing methods course required of students pursuing one of the areas of specialization in the English Major. Similar to other senior design and research courses throughout the university, the Senior Seminar engages students in the deeper and more rewarding processes of sustained critical writing and research, and offers all students the opportunity to prepare and build an independent research project with sustained faculty support.
MDEM 109
This course offers an introduction to the life, thought, and writings of J.R.R. Tolkien. With topics ranging from dragons, hobbits, and elves to actual medieval manuscripts, we will consider some of Tolkien’s most familiar novels, as well as his less well-known fiction and his scholarship. Particular attention will be paid to the intersections of Tolkien’s fantasy writing and his work as a philologist and scholar of medieval English literature – that is, the work of imagination involved both in the creation of fantasy worlds and in the recovery of cultures from the distant past. Cross-list: ENGL 109.
