Courses

Summer 2024 Course Descriptions

This summer's graduate seminar is ENSH 503: Special Studies: Approaches to Reading Indigenous Literature (online) and will be taught by Carla Osborne. 

Carla Osborne is a Northwest Métis scholar with ties to the North Saskatchewan River Valley, born in Okanagan territory and lived for many years on the lands of the Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples. She recenty completed her PhD in Indigenous history at the University of Victoria, titled “We Know Where We Are”: The Role of Place in Indigenous Historiography by Haudenosaunee and Métis Historians.

See the course syllabus here.

Fall 2024 at a Glance

101

A01

THEMES IN LITERATURE (AWR)

Gagan, Rebecca

0930

1020

TWF

101

A02

THEMES IN LITERATURE (AWR)

Henry Sean

0930

1020

TWF

101

A03

THEMES IN LITERATURE (AWR) (ONLINE)

Chalykoff, Lisa

1000

1120

MR

101

A04

THEMES IN LITERATURE (AWR)

Miller, Eric

1000

1120

MR

101

A06

THEMES IN LITERATURE (AWR)

Wong, Samuel

1030

1120

TWF

101

A07

THEMES IN LITERATURE (AWR)

Gagan, Rebecca 1130 1220 TWF

101

A09

THEMES IN LITERATURE (AWR)

Henry, Sean 1230 1320 TWF

101

A10

THEMES IN LITERATURE (AWR)

Rabillard, Sheila 1300 1420 MR

101

A11

THEMES IN LITERATURE (AWR)

Dopp, Jamie 1330 1420 TWF

102

A01

LITERATURE IN ACTION (AWR) Douglas, Christopher 0930 1020 TWF

102

A02

LITERATURE IN ACTION (AWR) Kelly, Erin 1030 1120 TWF

102

A03

LITERATURE IN ACTION (AWR)

Boyarin, Shamma 1230 1320 TWF

102

A04

LITERATURE IN ACTION (AWR)

Hawkes, Joel 1330 1420 TWF

200

A01

FNDNS OF WRIT LITERARY CRIT

Leighton, Mary Elizabeth 1000 1120 MR

200

A02

FNDNS OF WRIT LITERARY CRIT

Gagan, Rebecca 1130 1250 MR

200

A03

FNDNS OF WRIT LITERARY CRIT

Ellerbeck, Erin 1300 1420 MR

201

A01

WRITING WITH STYLE

Halliday, Rebecca

1330

1420

TWF

202

A01

TECH COMM:WRITTEN+VERBAL

Hawkes, Joel

0930 1020 TWF

202

A02

TECH COMM:WRITTEN+VERBAL

Hawkes, Joel

1130 1220 TWF

210

A01

HOW POETRY WORKS Bradley, Nicholas 0930 1020 TWF

221

A01

WOMEN'S WRITING Chapman, Alison 1130 1250 MR

223B

A01

UTOPIAN FICTION

Wong, Samuel

1230

1320

TWF

224

A01

literary modernism Rabillard, Sheila 1000 1120 MR
230

A01

TOPICS LITERATURE SELF SOCIETY Nowlin, Michael 1330 1420 TWF
233

A01

THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE Douglas, Christopher 1130 1220 TWF
240

A01

INTRODUCTION TO A MAJOR AUTHOR van Oort, Richard 0930 1020 TWF
255

A01

INDIGENOUS LITERATURES van Oort, Richard 1600 1750 W
301

A01

PRACTICAL CRITICISM (HONOURS) Bradley, Nicholas 1230 1520 T
302

A01

COPY EDITING Mclean-Fiander, Kim 1300 1420 MR

304

A01

WRIT FOR GOVT+PUBLIC SECTOR

Pickard, Richard

1030

1120

TWF

306

A01

COMMUNICATING FOR ENVIRONMENT

Pickard, Richard

1230

1320

TWF

308

A01

SPEECH COMMUNICATION

Halliday, Rebecca

1130 1220 TWF

320

A01

NARRATIVE AND FILM

Shlensky, Lincoln

1000 1120 MR

322

A01

SHAKESPEARE ON SCREEN

Ellerbeck, Erin

1130

1250

MR

323A

A01

HEAVY METAL AND RELIGION

Boyarin, Shamma

1030

1120

TWF

326

A01

AMERICAN FILM NARRATIVE Shlensky, Lincoln 1300 1420 MR
340

A01

TOPICS IN A MAJOR AUTHOR Miller, Eric 1130 1250 MR
340K A01 FRANZ KAFKA Pollard, Matt

1430

1550

MR

341 A01 TOPICS IN THEORIES + METHODS van Oort, Richard

1230

1320

TWF

342G A01 GERMAN ROMANTICISM Pnevmonidou, Elena

0930

1020

TWF

342V

A01

CULTURAL HISTORY OF VAMPIRES Murray, Andrew 1630 1920 M
347

A01

MEDIEVAL FIGURES OR MOVEMENT Mitchell, Allan 1030 1120 TWF
347B

A01

BOCCACCIO'S DECAMERON Grossi, Joseph 1000 1120 MR
355

A01

MILTON Kuchar, Gary 1330 1420 TWF
373

A01

MODERN IRISH LITERATURE Kay, Magdalena 0930 1020 TWF
377

A01

20TH-C LITERATURE IN CANADA Dopp, Jamie 1030 1120 TWF
385

A01

FICTION IN THE US 1900-1970 Nowlin, Michael 1130 1220 TWF
404

A01

RESEARCH FOR PROF WRITERS Halliday, Rebecca 0930 1020 TWF
482

A01

COMMUNITY-ENGAGED LEARNING Leighton, Mary Elizabeth 1300 1420 MR
483

A01

IN THE ARCHIVES McLean-Fiander, Kim 1000 1120 MR
499

T01

HONOURS GRADUATING ESSAY TBD

500

A01

RESEARCH METHODS AND PRO D Jenstad, Janelle 1300 1550 R
532

A01

LITERARY HISTORY Kay, Magdalena 1130 1420 W
533

A01

GENRE IN LITERATURE AND MEDIA Carson, Luke 0900 1150 T
546

A01

RELIGION IN LIT AND MEDIA Mitchell, Allan 1530 1820 W

 

Spring 2025 at a Glance

101

A02

THEMES IN LITERATURE (AWR)

Gagan, Rebecca

0830

0950

MR

101

A03

THEMES IN LITERATURE (AWR)

van Oort, Richard

0930

1020

TWF

101

A04

THEMES IN LITERATURE (AWR)

Ellerbeck, Erin

1000

1120

MR

101

A05

THEMES IN LITERATURE (AWR)

Shlensky, Lincoln

1030

1120

TWF

101

A06

THEMES IN LITERATURE (AWR)

Blank, Kim

1030

1120

TWF

101

A07

THEMES IN LITERATURE (AWR)

TBD

1130

1250

MR

101

A08

THEMES IN LITERATURE (AWR)

Nowlin, Michael

1230

1320

TWF

101

A09

THEMES IN LITERATURE (AWR)

Dean, Misao

1330

1420

TWF

102

A01

LITERATURE IN ACTION

Henry, Sean

0930

1020

TWF

102

A02

LITERATURE IN ACTION

Mitchell, Allan

1000

1120

MR

102

A03

LITERATURE IN ACTION

Dopp, Jamie

1030

1120

TWF

102

A04

LITERATURE IN ACTION

Henry, Sean

1130

1220

TWF

102

A05

LITERATURE IN ACTION

Wong, Samuel

1300

1420

MR

103

A01

WRITING, CULTURE, POWER

McLean-Fiander, Kim

0930

1020

TWF

200

A01

FNDNS OF WRIT LITERARY CRIT

Leighton, Mary Elizabeth

1000

1120

MR

200

A02

FNDNS OF WRIT LITERARY CRIT

Ellerbeck, Erin

1130

1250

MR

200

A03

FNDNS OF WRIT LITERARY CRIT

Leighton, Mary Elizabeth

1300

1420

MR

200

A04

FNDNS OF WRIT LITERARY CRIT

McLean-Fiander, Kim

1330

1420

TWF

202

A01

TECH COMM: WRITTEN+ VERBAL

Hawkes, Joel 

0930

1020

TWF

202

A02

TECH COMM: WRITTEN+ VERBAL

Hawkes, Joel

1230

1320

TWF

211

A01

HOW POETRY WORKS

Chalykoff, Lisa

1230

1320

TWF

222

A01

EROTIC LITERATURE

Ross, Stephen

1300

1420

MR

231

A01

LITERATURE AND PSYCHOLOGY

Gagan, Rebecca

1130

1250

MR

232

A01

LITERATURE AND MYTH

Douglas, Christopher

0930

1020

TWF

240

A01

INTRODUCTION TO A MAJOR AUTHOR

Ross, Stephen

1700

1950

T

253

A01

CANADIAN LITERATURE

Dopp, Jamie

1330

1420

TWF

254

A01

AMERICAN LITERATURE

Bancroft, Corinne

1000

1120

MR

301

A01

PRACTICAL CRITICISM (HONOURS)

Bradley, Nicholas

1230

1520

T

302

A01

COPY EDITING

McLean-Fiander, Kim

online, asynchronous

303

A01

WRIT FOR BSNESS & PRIV SECT

Pickard, Richard

online, asynchronous

307

A01

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS

TBA

10:30

11:20

TWF

309

A01

FASHION COMMUNICATON

Halliday, Rebecca

0930

1020

TWF

311

A01

CRIME AND DETECTIVE FICTION

Rabillard, Sheila

1230

1320

TWF

312

A01

HORROR

Wong, Samuel

1000

1120

MR

313

A)1

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

Surridge, Lisa

1430

1550

MR

314

A01

YOUNG ADULT FICTION

Kelly, Erin

1330

1420

TWF

315

A01

COMING OF AGE NOVELS

Murray, Andrew

1030

1120

TWF

323

A01

MEDIA AND POPULAR CULTURE

Shlensky, Licoln

1330

1420

TWF

324

A01

COMICS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS

Rabillard, Sheila

0930

1020

TWF

331

A01

EPIC IMAGINATION

Miller, Eric

1300

1420

MR

334A

A01

ADULTERY IN THE NOVEL

Nowlin, Michael

0930

1020

TWF

340T

A01

TOLSTOY

Pressitch, Olga

1000

1120

MR

353

A01

SHAKESPEARE'S HIST + TRAGEDY

van Oort, Richard

1130

1220

TWF

365

A01

ROMANTIC PERIOD POETRY

Blank, Kim

1230

1320

TWF

366

A01

VICTORIAN PERIOD POETRY

Chapman, Alison

1000

1120

MR

378

A01

CONTEMPORARY LIT IN CANADA

Chalykoff, Lisa

1030

1120

TWF

380

A01

MARGARET ATWOOD

Dean, Misao

1130

1220

TWF

395

A01

TOPICS IN INDIGENOUS LIT

TBD

1600

1750

W

403

A01

DIG COMM & SOCIAL MEDIA

Halliday, Rebecca

1130

1220

TWF

405

A01

PRINT MEDIA FOR COMMUNICATION

Picard, Richard

1230

1320

TWF

406

A01

STRAT COM ARTS, CULT & TOUR SCTR

Halliday, Rebecca

1330

1420

TWF

481

A01

ADV SPECIAL TOPICS SEMINAR

Douglas, Christopher

1130

1220

TWF

481

A02

ADV SPECIAL TOPICS SEMINAR

Williams Boyarin, Adrienne

1130

1250

MR

499

T01

HONOURS GRADUATING ESSAY

TBD

 

 

 

522

A01

CULTURAL STUDIES

Miller, Eric

1000

1250

R

544

A01

ETHICS IN LITERATURE AND MEDIA

Bancroft, Corinne

1300

1550

M

545

A01

PLACE IN LITERATURE AND MEDIA

Bradley, Nicholas

1800

2050

T

552

A01

RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES

Williams Boyarin, Adrienne

1500

1750

R

Fall 2024 Course Descriptions

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Spring 2025 Course Descriptions

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Graduate/Capstone Courses

A note to 4th year students:

Fourth-year undergrads with a minimum 6.0 gpa may request permission from the grad advisor (englgradad@uvic.ca) to register in graduate seminars.

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