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Upcoming Courses | Catalog and Rotation| Course Archive

Fall Semester 2016

The following descriptions of individual courses and sections supplement the general catalog descriptions. For the complete registration listings with CRNs and prerequisites, see the official schedule.

Composition I and Honors Program

ENGLISH 100: Composition I
ENGLISH 100A: Honors Program. Contact the Honors Office at 956-8391 for information.
ENGLISH 190: Composition I for Transfer Students to UH Manoa

ENG 100(1): Composition I

Instructor: TBD

Time: MWF 7:30-8:20

Crn: 71039

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(2): Composition I

Instructor: Lauren Nishimura

Time: MWF 7:30-8:20

Crn: 75783

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(3): Composition I

Instructor: Donovan Colleps

Time: MWF 8:30-9:20

Crn: 75311

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(4): Composition I

Instructor: Michael Pak

Time: MWF 8:30-9:20

Crn: 73419

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(5): Composition I

Instructor: Caryn Lesuma

Time: MWF 8:30-9:20

Crn: 75312

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(6): Composition I

Instructor: Ida Yoshinaga

Time: MWF 11:30-12:20

Crn: 73944

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(7): Composition I

Instructor: TBD

Time: MWF 9:30-10:20

Crn: 75313

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(8): Composition I

Instructor: Lauren Nishimura

Time: MWF 9:30-10:20

Crn: 71041

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(9): Composition I

Instructor: TBD

Time: MWF 9:30-10:20

Crn: 71048

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(10): Composition I

Instructor: TBD

Time: MWF 10:30-11:20

Crn: 73824

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(11): Composition I

Instructor: TBD

Time: MWF 10:30-11:20

Crn: 74120

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(12): Composition I

Instructor: TBD

Time: MWF 10:30-11:20

Crn: 74121

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(13): Composition I

Instructor: Theo Garneau

Time: MWF 8:30-9:20

Crn: 78297

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(14): Composition I

Instructor: TBD

Time: MWF 12:30-1:20

Crn: 71045

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(15): Composition I

Instructor: Cynthia Ward

Time: MWF 7:30-8:20

Crn: 73879

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(16): Composition I

Instructor: Janet Graham

Time: MWF 11:30-12:20

Crn: 71042

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(17): Composition I

Instructor: Sarah Allen

Time: MWF 11:30-12:20

Crn: 71040

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(18): Composition I

Instructor: Lauren Nishimura

Time: MWF 11:30-12:20

Crn: 75314

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(19): Composition I

Instructor: TBD

Time: MWF 12:30-1:20

Crn: 71050

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(20): Composition I

Instructor: Britton Brooks

Time: MWF 12:30-1:20

Crn: 75315

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(21): Composition I

Instructor: Cornelius Rubsamen

Time: MWF 11:30-12:20

Crn: 71044

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(22): Composition I

Instructor: TBD

Time: MWF 1:30-2:20

Crn: 75318

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(23): Composition I

Instructor: Cynthia Ward

Time: MWF 9:30-10:20

Crn: 75319

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(24): Composition I

Instructor: Amanda Christie

Time: MWF 1:30-2:20

Crn: 75320

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(25): Composition I

Instructor: Cornelius Rubsamen

Time: MWF 1:30-2:20

Crn: 71052

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(26): Composition I

Instructor: TBD

Time: MWF 2:30-3:20

Crn: 72892

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(27): Composition I

Instructor: Amanda Christie

Time: MWF 2:30-3:20

Crn: 75784

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(28): Composition I

Instructor: Steven Holmes

Time: TR 9:00-10:15

Crn: 75321

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(29): Composition I

Instructor: Noʻu Revilla

Time: TR 7:30-8:45

Crn: 75322

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(30): Composition I

Instructor: LynleyShimat Lys

Time: TR 7:30-8:45

Crn: 73338

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(31): Composition I

Instructor: Rajiv Mohabir

Time: TR 9:00-10:15

Crn: 73825

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(32): Composition I

Instructor: TBD

Time: TR 10:30-11:45

Crn: 74122

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(33): Composition I

Instructor: Jade Higa

Time: TR 9:00-10:15

Crn: 76496

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(34): Composition I

Instructor: Jade Higa

Time: TR 1:30-2:45

Crn: 78855

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(35): Composition I

Instructor: Steven Holmes

Time: TR 10:30-11:45

Crn: 71051

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(36): Composition I

Instructor: Kapena Landgraf

Time: TR 10:30-11:45

Crn: 71049

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(37): Composition I

Instructor: TBD

Time: TR 1:30-2:45

Crn: 71046

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(38): Composition I

Instructor: TBD

Time: TR 12:00-1:15

Crn: 71047

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(39): Composition I

Instructor: Jade Higa

Time: TR 12:00-1:15

Crn: 71043

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(40): Composition I

Instructor: Amalia Bueno

Time: TR 1:30-2:45

Crn: 73339

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(41): Composition I

Instructor: Henry Wei Leung

Time: TR 1:30-2:45

Crn: 73954

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(42): Composition I

Instructor: Kapena Landgraf

Time: TR 1:30-2:45

Crn: 74159

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(43): Composition I

Instructor: Steven Gin

Time: ONLINE -TBA

Crn: 77201

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100(44): Composition I

Instructor: Steven Gin

Time: ONLINE -TBA

Crn: 77202

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100A(1): Composition I

Instructor: Britton Brooks

Time: MWF 1:30-2:20

Crn: 71053

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100A(2): Composition I

Instructor: TBA

Time: TR 9:00-10:15

Crn: 77189

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 100A(3): Composition I

Instructor: Georganne Nordstrom

Time: MWF 10:30-11:20

Crn: 79660

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 190(1): Composition I for Transfers

Instructor: Janet Graham

Time: MWF 12:30-1:20

Crn: 74571

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

ENG 190(2): Composition I for Transfers

Instructor: Tracy Cissell

Time: TR 9:00-10:15

Crn: 75323

Focus: FW

Description: Read the description

Composition II

ENG 200(1): Composition II

Instructor: P. Darin Payne

Time: MWF 11:30-12:20

Crn: 75077

Focus: NI,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 200(2): Composition II

Instructor: Aiko Yamashiro

Time: MWF 9:30-10:20

Crn: 78707

Focus: NI,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 200(3): Composition II

Instructor: TBD

Time: TR 12:00-1:15

Crn: 74901

Focus: NI,WI

Description: Read the description

Introduction to Literature Descriptions

ENG 270 Introduction to Literature: Literary History
ENG 271 Introduction to Literature: Genre
ENG 272 Introduction to Literature: Culture and Literature
ENG 273 Introduction to Literature: Creative Writing and Literature

All ENG 270-273 classes require a substantial amount of writing and are designated as Writing Intensive (W). In compliance with the Focus Hallmarks for Writing Intensive classes, you will produce a least 16 pages or 4,000 words in these classes

ENG 270(1): Lit History: U.S. Science Fiction

Instructor: Kelsey Amos

Time: MWF 8:30-9:20

Crn: 73551

Focus: DL,NI,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 270(2): Lit History: Poetry and War

Instructor: Julia Wieting

Time: TR 1:30-2:45

Crn: 76495

Focus: DL,NI,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 270(3): Lit History: American Literature

Instructor: TBD

Time: TR 7:30-8:45

Crn: 77090

Focus: DL,NI,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 270(4): Lit History: English Literature to 1800

Instructor: Linda Middleton

Time: TR 12:00-1:15

Crn: 74123

Focus: DL,NI,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 271(1): Genre: Science Fiction

Instructor: Ida Yoshinaga

Time: MWF 12:30-1:20

Crn: 73552

Focus: DL,NI,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 271(2): Genre: Fiction into Film

Instructor: Glenn Man

Time: MWF 9:30-10:20

Crn: 77184

Focus: DL,NI,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 271(3): Genre: Fiction into Film

Instructor: Glenn Man

Time: MWF 10:30-11:20

Crn: 74517

Focus: DL,NI,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 271(4): Genre:

Instructor: TBD

Time: TR 10:30-11:45

Crn: 74518

Focus: DL,NI,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 271(5): Genre: Short Story & Novel

Instructor: S. Shankar

Time: MWF 8:30-9:20

Crn: 75785

Focus: DL,NI,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 271(6): Genre: Asian American Lit

Instructor: Joseph Han

Time: MWF 11:30-12:20

Crn: 76512

Focus: DL,NI,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 271(7): Genre: Ethnic American Lit

Instructor: Rain Wright

Time: MWF 11:30-12:20

Crn: 74124

Focus: DL,NI,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 272(1): Lit & Culture: Exploring Black Culture & Film

Instructor: Jack Taylor

Time: MWF 10:30-11:20

Crn: 77180

Focus: DL,NI,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 272(2): Lit & Culture: Science in Literature & Culture

Instructor: Joshua Lazarus

Time: MWF 8:30-9:20

Crn: 75324

Focus: DL,NI,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 272(3): Lit & Culture: Animals in Literature

Instructor: Anna Feuerstein

Time: TR 1:30-2:45

Crn: 77091

Focus: DL,NI,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 272(4): Lit & Culture: Warrior Culture

Instructor: Norman "T-Man" Thompson

Time: MWF 12:30-1:20

Crn: 77963

Focus: DL,NI,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 272(5): Lit & Culture: Pacific Literature and Film

Instructor: Te Raukura Roa

Time: MWF 1:30-2:20

Crn: 79959

Focus: DL, NI, WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 273(2): Creative Writing: Spoken Word (Resistance & Healing)

Instructor: Aiko Yamashiro

Time: MWF 12:30-1:20

Crn: 77965

Focus: DL,NI,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 273(3): Creative Writing: Form and Craft of Short Fiction

Instructor: Joseph Han

Time: MWF 9:30-10:20

Crn: 78175

Focus: DL,NI,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 273(4): Creative Writing: Pacific Poetry

Instructor: Leora Kava

Time: TR 9:00-10:15

Crn: 78172

Focus: DL,NI,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 273(5): Creative Writing: Poetry & Translation Practice

Instructor: Jee Young (Vera) Lee

Time: TR 10:30-11:45

Crn: 73826

Focus: DL,NI,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 273(6): Creative Writing: Ethnicity, Language, Locations

Instructor: Amalia Bueno

Time: TR 12:00-1:15

Crn: 77092

Focus: DL,NI,WI

Description: Read the description

300-Level Descriptions

English majors should see their department advisor for information and assistance. If you are interested in declaring English as your major, sign up for an orientation session by stopping by Kuykendall 402 or calling 956-7619.

ENG 303(1): Modern English Grammar

Instructor: Daphne Desser

Time: TR 1:30-2:45

Crn: 77966

Focus: DH

Description: Read the description

ENG 306(1): Argumentative Writing I

Instructor: Michael Pak

Time: MWF 1030-1120

Crn: 74895

Focus: WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 306(2): Argumentative Writing I

Instructor: Todd Sammons

Time: TR 12:00-1:15

Crn: 78708

Focus: WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 306(3): Argumentative Writing I

Instructor: Sarah Allen

Time: MWF 1:30-2:20

Crn: 77093

Focus: WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 307(1): Rhetoric, Comp, & Computers

Instructor: P. Darin Payne

Time: W 2:30-5:00

Crn: 75786

Focus:

Description: Read the description

ENG 311(1): Autobiographical Writing

Instructor: Gary Pak

Time: MWF 12:30-1:20

Crn: 77969

Focus: DA,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 311(2): Autobiographical Writing

Instructor: Caroline Sinavaiana

Time: TR 9:00-10:15

Crn: 77967

Focus: DA,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 313(1): Types of Creative Writing (Poetry and Fiction)

Instructor: Gary Pak

Time: MWF 9:30-10:20

Crn: 78713

Focus: DA,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 313(2): Types of Creative Writing (Poetry and Fiction)

Instructor: Gary Pak

Time: MWF 8:30-9:20

Crn: 71055

Focus: DA,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 313(3): Types of Creative Writing (Fiction/Creative Non-Fiction)

Instructor: Rodney Morales

Time: MWF 1030-1120

Crn: 71056

Focus: DA,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 313(4): Types of Creative Writing (Sex, Drugs & Family: Poetry & Memoir)

Instructor: Noʻu Revilla

Time: TR 900-1015

Crn: 71057

Focus: DA,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 313(5): Types of Creative Writing (Truth and Lies in Storytelling: Fiction and Creative Nonfiction)

Instructor: Anjoli Roy

Time: MWF 11:30-12:20

Crn: 75782

Focus: DA,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 313(6): Types of Creative Writing

Instructor: TBD

Time: TR 1:30-2:45

Crn: 78792

Focus: DA,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 313(7): Types of Creative Writing (Bizarre Craft: Short Prose and Poetry)

Instructor: Rajiv Mohabir

Time: TR 12:00-1:15

Crn: 71054

Focus: DA,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 313(8): Types of Creative Writing (Love and Suffering)

Instructor: TBD

Time: MWF 1:30-2:20

Crn: 71058

Focus: DA,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 313(9): Types of Creative Writing (Poetry & Creative Nonfiction)

Instructor: Caroline Sinavaiana

Time: TR 1:30-2:45

Crn: 77094

Focus: DA,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 320(1): Intro to English Studies

Instructor: James Caron

Time: MWF 12:30-1:20

Crn: 71060

Focus: DL

Description: Read the description

ENG 320(2): Intro to English Studies

Instructor: Jack Taylor

Time: MWF 9:30-10:20

Crn: 71061

Focus: DL

Description: Read the description

ENG 320(3): Intro to English Studies

Instructor: Cynthia Franklin

Time: TR 9:00-10:15

Crn: 71059

Focus: DL

Description: Read the description

ENG 321(1): Backgrounds of Western Lit

Instructor: John David Zuern

Time: TR 9:00-10:15

Crn: 71062

Focus: DL,OC

Description: Read the description

ENG 330(1): Medieval Literature

Instructor: Britton Brooks

Time: MWF 10:30-11:20

Crn: 75787

Focus: DL

Description: Read the description

ENG 333(1): 19th-C Lit in English (not Am)

Instructor: Craig Howes

Time: MWF 12:30-1:20

Crn: 77095

Focus: DL

Description: Read the description

ENG 337(1): Am Lit Mid-19th to Mid-20th C

Instructor: Jonathan Morse

Time: TR 9:00-10:15

Crn: 75777

Focus: DL

Description: Read the description

ENG 338(1): American Lit Since Mid-20th C

Instructor: Shawna Yang Ryan

Time: TR 12:00-1:15

Crn: 77096

Focus: DL

Description: Read the description

ENG 360(1): Prose Fiction

Instructor: James Caron

Time: MWF 9:30-10:20

Crn: 79332

Focus: DL

Description: Read the description

ENG 363(1): Film

Instructor: Glenn Man

Time: MWF 12:30-1:20

Crn: 77971

Focus: DH

Description: Read the description

ENG 369(1): The Novel

Instructor: Ruth Y. Hsu

Time: MWF 10:30-11:20

Crn: 79035

Focus: DL

Description: Read the description

ENG 370(1): Literatures of Hawai’i

Instructor: Candace Fujikane

Time: MWF 11:30-12:20

Crn: 71063

Focus: DL,HAP

Description: Read the description

ENG 371(1): Literature of the Pacific

Instructor: Craig Santos Perez

Time: TR 10:30-11:45

Crn: 76497

Focus: DL

Description: Read the description

ENG 376(1): Philippine Literature and Folklore in Translation (Instructor: Precious Mae Arao)

Instructor: TBD

Time: M 3:00-5:30

Crn: 75495

Focus: DL,OC,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 382(1): Gender, Sexuality & Literature

Instructor: Cynthia Franklin

Time: TR 1:30-2:45

Crn: 79333

Focus: DL,ETH,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 383(1): Children’s Literature

Instructor: Katharine Beutner

Time: TR 1:30-2:45

Crn: 79356

Focus: DL

Description: Read the description

ENG 384(1): Literature & Technology

Instructor: John David Zuern

Time: TR 10:30-11:45

Crn: 79335

Focus: DL,ETH,WI

Description: Read the description

400-Level Descriptions

Please note the following:

Qualified non-Honors students may enroll in ENG 491/492 on a space-available basis with the permission of the instructor or of the English Department's Honors Director. Email Professor James Caron at caron@hawaii.edu for more information.

All 400-level “Studies” courses are designed to have a significant research component and are designated as Writing Intensive (WI). In compliance with the Focus Hallmarks for Writing Intensive classes, you will produce a least 16 pages or 4,000 words in these classes.

For a list of Studies and Single Author courses to be offered for the next two years, see the "Upcoming" courses page.

ENG 408(1): Professional Editing

Instructor: TBA

Time: F 2:30-5:00

Crn: 75056

Focus:

Description: Read the description

ENG 411(1): Poetry Workshop

Instructor: Craig Santos Perez

Time: TR 1:30-2:45

Crn: 79781

Focus: DA

Description: Read the description

ENG 413(1): Form and Theory of Fiction

Instructor: S. Shankar

Time: MWF 11:30-12:20

Crn: 71065

Focus: DL,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 416(1): Studies in Creative Writing: Magic Realism

Instructor: Frank Stewart

Time: TR 10:30-11:45

Crn: 76513

Focus: DA,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 431(1): Studies in 16th & 17th C Lit: Renaissance Imperial Epic

Instructor: Mark Heberle

Time: TR 10:30-11:45

Crn: 79330

Focus: DL,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 433(1): Studies in 19th C Literature: The Gothic

Instructor: John Rieder

Time: MWF 9:30-10:20

Crn: 79337

Focus: DL,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 440(1): Single Author: James Joyce

Instructor: Jonathan Morse

Time: TR 12:00-1:15

Crn: 76504

Focus: DL

Description: Read the description

ENG 445(1): William Shakespeare

Instructor: Mark Heberle

Time: TR 1:30-2:45

Crn: 71066

Focus: DL

Description: Read the description

ENG 461(1): Studies in Poetry: Documentary Writing

Instructor: Susan Schultz

Time: MWF 1:30-2:20

Crn: 78853

Focus: DL,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 462(1): Studies in Drama: Shakespeare and His Rivals

Instructor: Todd Sammons

Time: TR 9:00-10:15

Crn: 79349

Focus: DL,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 464(1): Studies in Life Writing: Literature of Psych Stigma

Instructor: Linda Middleton

Time: TR 1:30-2:45

Crn: 79350

Focus: DL,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 471(1): Studies in Postcolonial Lit: (Post)colonial Relationships

Instructor: Paul Lyons

Time: MWF 11:30-12:20

Crn: 79351

Focus: DL,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 479(1): Modern Pacific Women’s Poetry

Instructor: ku'ualoha ho'omanawanui

Time: TR 12:00-1:15

Crn: 79355

Focus: DL,HAP,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 481(1): Studies in Lit & Popular Culture: Procedurals

Instructor: Katharine Beutner

Time: TR 1030-1145

Crn: 79352

Focus: DL,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 491(1): Senior Honors Seminar: Theaters of Social Critique

Instructor: Craig Howes

Time: MWF 10:30-11:20

Crn: 73553

Focus: DL,WI

Description: Read the description

ENG 495(1): Internship

Instructor: Kristin McAndrews

Time: TBA -TBA

Crn: 75066

Focus:

Description: Read the description

Graduate-Level Descriptions

The concentration or requirement for which each course will count in the M.A. program is indicated to the right of its title:

HAP = Hawai‘i/Asia/Pacific content course requirement
CR = Composition and Rhetoric
CSAP = Cultural Studies in Asia/Pacific
CW = Creative Writing
LSE = Literary Studies in English

Classified graduate students in other departments of the University are welcome to enroll in graduate courses in English with the permission of the instructor.