Summer Term Schedule for Undergraduate Courses
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Summer 2026
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ENGL 117-01
Jason Middleton
MWF 9:30AM - 3:00PM
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As an introduction to the art of film, this course will present the concepts of film form, film aesthetics, and film style, while remaining attentive to the various ways in which cinema also involves an interaction with audiences and larger social structures.
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ENGL 232A-01
Dmitrii Bykov
MW 11:00AM - 3:15PM
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The popularity of thrillers have always hinged upon the subconscious readers’ and viewers’ choice of most talented authors. Talent is not essential for one’s making a reader laugh or cry, but in order to scare the audience, authors need to understand the foundations of psyche and literature, and of life in general. What does the notion of the Gothic entail? What are the main thriller devices? Why does the violation of logical connections and psychological laws frighten the reader? Where do the roots of our interest to pathology lie? What role does rhythm play in inciting horror? And how do the concepts of thriller, horror, and suspense relate to one another? How does the composition of thrillers draw the actual horror into the writer’s own life and how does it protect you from the uncanny? What role does the poetic and the mysterious play in the Gothic art, and why does Romantic art in particular poeticizes fear most often? What plots and schemes are most usable in modern suspense? What is the general difference between thriller, horror and suspense? Can panic become a kind of sinful pleasure? There are no definitive answers to all these questions, and yet, the theme of thriller aesthetics remains one of the most appealing in literary studies and creative writing. This course will help you overcome your personal fears by transforming them into literary texts. It will also help you foresee those cinematic moments when the entire audience shakes with fear and begins to scream. Taught in English.
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ENGL 391-01
David Hansen
7:00PM - 7:00PM
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This course provides undergraduate students the opportunity to pursue in-depth, independent exploration of a topic not regularly offered in the curriculum, under the supervision of a faculty member in the form of independent study, practicum, internship or research. The objectives and content are determined in consultation between students and full-time members of the teaching faculty. Responsibilities and expectations vary by course and department. Registration for Independent Study courses needs to be completed through the Independent Study Registration form (https://secure1.rochester.edu/registrar/forms/independent-study-form.php)
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Summer 2026
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ENGL 232A-01
Dmitrii Bykov
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The popularity of thrillers have always hinged upon the subconscious readers’ and viewers’ choice of most talented authors. Talent is not essential for one’s making a reader laugh or cry, but in order to scare the audience, authors need to understand the foundations of psyche and literature, and of life in general. What does the notion of the Gothic entail? What are the main thriller devices? Why does the violation of logical connections and psychological laws frighten the reader? Where do the roots of our interest to pathology lie? What role does rhythm play in inciting horror? And how do the concepts of thriller, horror, and suspense relate to one another? How does the composition of thrillers draw the actual horror into the writer’s own life and how does it protect you from the uncanny? What role does the poetic and the mysterious play in the Gothic art, and why does Romantic art in particular poeticizes fear most often? What plots and schemes are most usable in modern suspense? What is the general difference between thriller, horror and suspense? Can panic become a kind of sinful pleasure? There are no definitive answers to all these questions, and yet, the theme of thriller aesthetics remains one of the most appealing in literary studies and creative writing. This course will help you overcome your personal fears by transforming them into literary texts. It will also help you foresee those cinematic moments when the entire audience shakes with fear and begins to scream. Taught in English. |
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ENGL 117-01
Jason Middleton
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As an introduction to the art of film, this course will present the concepts of film form, film aesthetics, and film style, while remaining attentive to the various ways in which cinema also involves an interaction with audiences and larger social structures. |
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