Writing & the Visual Arts ENG 101-360

Prof. Melanie Klein Need to write an artist’s statement? Get funding for your next big piece? Give useful feedback?

Make others appreciate an artist they’ve

overlooked? Artists face special kinds of writing

tasks, and so do art critics and art historians. Whether you want to make

art or make sense of it, come get a jump on the hands-on writing skills you’ll need in the visual

arts while you learn the ropes of college writing and research. Enrollment in the Visual Arts Transfer (VAT) program, or permission

from Ms. Klein or Margaret Craig, is required to register for ENG 101-360.

How to find us: Log into Blackboard to find English course listings; the first part of the themed course title will be listed. Click on the blue CRN (Course Reference Number) to see the title and description.

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Work-Toil & Trouble ~ ENG 101-080/W Prof. Melanie Klein

Aside from the earnings, how is work important in human life? Do you need a college degree to earn a good living? What is the right work for

you? What is right livelihood, and how can you find it? What are labor unions all about, and

what will be their fate? If unions are crushed, can workers take an effective stand without

them? Will robots and AI mean the end of most jobs? Should Universal Basic Income (UBI) be instituted in America? Dig into some of the

interesting questions surrounding work in the 21st century while you learn skills you’ll need for

college writing and research.

Works Cited for Brochure Images Balbusso, Anna and Ellen. 2012, The Handmaid’s

Tale, by Margaret Atwood, The Folio Society, 2012, Frontispiece.

Feingold, Deborah. Toni Morrison. Photograph. Getty Images.

Klein, Melanie. “Coil.” Linocut, 1993. Panda, Roberto, illus. “You Will Lose Your Job to

a Robot –and Sooner Than You Think,” by Kevin Drum. Mother Jones, Nov/Dec 2017.

STEM illustration,www.istockphoto.com/ vector/stem-gm114 6540178 - 308973953

Still Frame of Agnes Varda and JR in Faces Places, 2017. Directed by Agnes Varda and JR. IMDB. Cohen Media Group.

Washington, Marci. Frankenstein. 2017. Frankenstein: The 1818 Text, by Mary Shelley, Penguin, 2018, Cover.

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Fall 2020 Themed Courses Utopia/Dystopia ENG 102-62A, ENG 102-63A Online Prof. Shinelle Espaillat This course will focus on the themes of utopia and dystopia: What would an ideal world be like? How are we captives of our past, and how might we influence the future? Through this lens, we will analyze poetry, fiction and drama exploring a range of pasts, presents and possible futures, from the fantastic, to the practical, to the apocalyptic.

“Who Run the World?”: Women, Representation, Culture, and Power ENG102-100, ENG 102-010 Dr. Navina Hooker This course will

examine the ways women’s identities and experiences are represented and/or misrepresented in literature, film, television, and other cultural productions.

Grit and Motivation ENG 101-200, ENG 101-220/W, ENG 101-240/W Dr. Lucia Cherciu Students will write essays about the importance of effort, hope, personal goals, motivation, and college persistence in response to Angela Duckworth’s Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance.

Movies & Memoir, Reel to Real ENG 101 270/W, ENG 101-290/W, ENG 101-450/W Dr. Tina Iraca Grab your laptop and some popcorn as we consider the power of writing ‘reel to real.’ We will write in response to stirring texts and films that examine personal lives and larger social and cultural contexts.

Stem Focus ENG 101-340 Dr. Kevin Cavanaugh This course is designed especially for students interested in studying in STEM fields. While the course will meet all the requirements of ENG 101, the assignments and readings will further prepare students for the particular kinds of writing they will use in the sciences. Earth, Half-Earth: Redefining Home in a Time of Climate Change ENG 102-610, ENG 102-090 Dr. Doris Umbers We need a new earth, a new way to live on this earth. Through poetry, fiction, drama, and film, this course examines our concept of home as climate change redefines nature, identity, and loss. Fascinating Tricksters ENG 102-050, 102-070 - Prof. Gail McGlinchey People delight in courageous risk-takers and humorous game-changers whose strategies inevitably yield surprise. This class will study literary shenanigans in works by JRR Tolkien, Neil Gaiman, James Baldwin, Angela Carter, Elizabeth Bishop, and August Wilson. We shall examine those who manipulate others: are they slyly self-serving or wisely self-sacrificing? We shall ask, are we too members of the trickster clan?

Discovering the Unique You ENG 102-150 Prof. Patricia Phillips Do you tend to go along with the crowd when you’d really rather be true to yourself? Using character development from various literary texts while focusing on such things as identity, values, relationships, and decision-making, this course will examine the steps to unleashing our unique selves.

News Vs. Fake News ENG 101-410/W

Prof. Kevin Lang Learn to read and write

critically about current events and issues as well as to tell fact from

falsehood.

Social Justice Composition: Introduction to the “Isms” and Economic Oppression ENG 101-330/W, ENG101-40A Prof. Jordan Bell America’s history is fraught with racism, sexism, heterosexism, and ableism. Oftentimes, these “Isms” culminate in classism and/or economic oppression. This course will examine how and why these “Isms” still manifest in 21st Century America, even though the country holds Egalitarian ideals. The course will provide concrete methods for students not only to improve their writing but also to become agents of change in whatever social justice cause(s) they want to advocate. There are salient questions that will be addressed in this course: Why does this “Ism” manifest; to whose benefit and detriment does this “Ism” serve; and what can be done to eradicate or lessen the impact of the “Ism”?

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Fall 2020 Themed Courses

Contemporary Takes on Timeless Themes ENG 102-080 and ENG 102-140 Prof. Richard Appleman This section will offer an up-to-date perspective on classic literary themes. Topics may include coming of age, grace, diversity, sexuality, lies/deception/secrets, soldiers’ stories, women’s voices, and definitions of gender identity. Readings and assignments will be tailored as the section demands.

The Pursuit Of Happiness ENG 101-510/W Prof. Anna Potter The words “love” and “happiness” are everywhere these days, in commercials and on social media for everything from chicken nuggets to baby Yoda memes to memorials for

our closest friends and relatives. Emojis and hearts can be useful shorthand symbols for our emotions, but they don’t tell the whole story. In this class, we’ll look at how a variety of authors

including Mark Twain, Kate Chopin, Martin Luther King, Jr., Eduardo Porter, Natalie Diaz, and Misty Copeland grapple with the ideas of love and happiness. Students will also consider their own ideas about love, happiness, meaning, joy, and purpose.

What’s Eating America? ENG 101-720/W Prof. Nicole Beveridge The theme of the course is Food and Land Justice Movements. The central aim of the course is to examine the foundations of the discourse on food, society, and the environment. The course will highlight concerns about the future of food, seeds, and access to land. It will offer a comprehensive look at both domestic and international movements for land and food justice, from the emergence of organic and local food activism in the North to the diverse "new peasant movements in the south. Class discussions will trace the roots and contributions of rainforest dwellers, landless workers in Latin America, urban gardeners, "locavores," farmer activist in Africa and Asia and food chain workers across the United States. Virtual guest speakers and films will address both the local and international dimensions of these movements, and students will develop and critically reflect upon hands-on group projects that support efforts toward just and sustainable food systems in our region.

Race, Gender, and Mass Incarceration ENG 102-530 Prof. Nicole Beveridge The United States incarcerates more people than any other country in the world. A disproportionate number of these are people of color, and a rapidly-gender-nonconforming people. We will write and explore literature that addresses questions such as: Why do we punish? Goal of punishment (retribution, rehabilitation, etc.), relationship between discipline and punishment, and forms of punishment that are compatible with a respect for human dignity.

Introduction to Creative Writing ENG 110-010 (Main Campus) ENG 110-710 (DCC Fishkill) Contact: Dr. Brenda Squires This course introduces students to three genres of creative writing: poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Students will read and write in representative selections in all genres and participate in discussions and workshops

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