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Spring 2025 | ENGL 3161 Section 001: Victorian Literatures and Cultures (64614)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025Mon, Wed 01:00PM - 02:15PMUMTC, East Bank
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (0 of 30 seats filled)
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- Course Catalog Description:
- Why is the twenty-first century so obsessed with the nineteenth? From steampunk to political rhetoric, from movies to sex, writers and artists look back to the Victorian era for inspiration and challenge. One reason might be that Britain was the first country to experience the full effects of industrialized capitalism, with the opportunities and misery that it created. It also developed one of the largest empires in history, an empire whose legacy continues to shape global politics in good and bad ways. For all these reasons, understanding the Victorians is key to understanding ourselves. Women writers like Charlotte Bronte and George Eliot have always been at the center of Victorian studies, so the history and politics of gender are vital to Victorian literature. Class likewise remains inescapable in Victorian fiction with its sharp sense of a world divided into haves and have nots; depictions of the catastrophic effects of the factory system on the urban poor pervade Victorian literature and challenge readers to ponder how, and if, reading might lead to political action. Race has increasingly reshaped understandings of the literature of the period; although Britain abolished slavery in 1833-34, the period saw both a heightening of racist rhetoric and representation and the growth of a market for works by writers of color from the colonies, including Mary Seacole, J. J. Thomas, and Toru Dutt. Digital tools have made the present moment an exciting one in which to study this literature because so much information is now available: Victorian writing has become hyperaccessible for those with access to computers. For this class, this accessibility means that students have the opportunity not just to learn exiting knowledge about the period but to discover new truths about it for themselves. This course aims to empower students to find their own paths to understanding and representing the Victorians as a way of revising how they see their present.
- Class Description:
- The literature of the British Victorian period (1832-1901) in relation to its cultural and historical contexts. We will read Middlemarch, Jude the Obscure, a selection of poetry and non-fiction prose, and Mrs. Warren's Profession.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/64614/1253
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 19 June 2017
Fall 2023 | ENGL 3161 Section 001: Victorian Literatures and Cultures (32084)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/05/2023 - 12/13/2023Mon, Wed 01:00PM - 02:15PMUMTC, East BankPillsbury Hall 211
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (29 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Why is the twenty-first century so obsessed with the nineteenth? From steampunk to political rhetoric, from movies to sex, writers and artists look back to the Victorian era for inspiration and challenge. One reason might be that Britain was the first country to experience the full effects of industrialized capitalism, with the opportunities and misery that it created. It also developed one of the largest empires in history, an empire whose legacy continues to shape global politics in good and bad ways. For all these reasons, understanding the Victorians is key to understanding ourselves. Women writers like Charlotte Bronte and George Eliot have always been at the center of Victorian studies, so the history and politics of gender are vital to Victorian literature. Class likewise remains inescapable in Victorian fiction with its sharp sense of a world divided into haves and have nots; depictions of the catastrophic effects of the factory system on the urban poor pervade Victorian literature and challenge readers to ponder how, and if, reading might lead to political action. Race has increasingly reshaped understandings of the literature of the period; although Britain abolished slavery in 1833-34, the period saw both a heightening of racist rhetoric and representation and the growth of a market for works by writers of color from the colonies, including Mary Seacole, J. J. Thomas, and Toru Dutt. Digital tools have made the present moment an exciting one in which to study this literature because so much information is now available: Victorian writing has become hyperaccessible for those with access to computers. For this class, this accessibility means that students have the opportunity not just to learn exiting knowledge about the period but to discover new truths about it for themselves. This course aims to empower students to find their own paths to understanding and representing the Victorians as a way of revising how they see their present.
- Class Description:
- The literature of the British Victorian period (1832-1901) in relation to its cultural and historical contexts. We will read Middlemarch, Jude the Obscure, a selection of poetry and non-fiction prose, and Mrs. Warren's Profession.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/32084/1239
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 19 June 2017
Spring 2021 | ENGL 3161 Section 001: Victorian Literatures and Cultures (51825)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Partially Online
- Class Attributes:
- Delivery Mode
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/19/2021 - 05/03/2021Mon, Wed 01:00PM - 02:15PMUMTC, East BankTate Laboratory of Physics B2001/19/2021 - 05/03/2021Mon, Wed 01:00PM - 02:15PMUMTC, East BankUMN ONLINE-HYB
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (13 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- The literature of the British Victorian period (1832-1901) in relation to its cultural and historical contexts. Typical authors include Tennyson, the Brownings, Dickens, Arnold, Hopkins, and the Brontes.
- Class Notes:
- Class will be synchronous hybrid. In-person classes will be held as scheduled (MW 1-2:15). All graded material will be submitted online, and students who choose to may attend class meetings via Zoom.
- Class Description:
- The literature of the British Victorian period (1832-1901) in relation to its cultural and historical contexts. We will read Middlemarch, Jude the Obscure, a selection of poetry and non-fiction prose, and Mrs. Warren's Profession.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/51825/1213
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 19 June 2017
Spring 2020 | ENGL 3161 Section 001: Victorian Literatures and Cultures (65019)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020Wed 05:30PM - 08:00PMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 303
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (15 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- The literature of the British Victorian period (1832-1901) in relation to its cultural and historical contexts. Typical authors include Tennyson, the Brownings, Dickens, Arnold, Hopkins, and the Brontes.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65019/1203
Fall 2017 | ENGL 3161 Section 001: Victorian Literatures and Cultures (17755)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017Mon, Wed 01:00PM - 02:15PMUMTC, East BankAkerman Hall 227
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- The literature of the British Victorian period (1832-1901) in relation to its cultural and historical contexts. Typical authors include Tennyson, the Brownings, Dickens, Arnold, Hopkins, and the Brontes.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?goldb016+ENGL3161+Fall2017
- Class Description:
- The literature of the British Victorian period (1832-1901) in relation to its cultural and historical contexts. We will read Middlemarch, Jude the Obscure, a selection of poetry and non-fiction prose, and Mrs. Warren's Profession.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/17755/1179
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 19 June 2017
Fall 2016 | ENGL 3161 Section 001: Victorian Literatures and Cultures (31398)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Topics Course
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/06/2016 - 12/14/2016Mon, Wed 01:00PM - 02:15PMUMTC, West BankBlegen Hall 135
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- Course Catalog Description:
- The literature of the British Victorian period (1832-1901) in relation to its cultural and historical contexts. Typical authors include Tennyson, the Brownings, Dickens, Arnold, Hopkins, and the Brontes.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?goldb016+ENGL3161+Fall2016
- Class Description:
- The literature of the British Victorian period (1832-1901) in relation to its cultural and historical contexts.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/31398/1169
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 11 March 2016
Spring 2016 | ENGL 3161 Section 001: Victorian Literatures and Cultures (60348)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/19/2016 - 05/06/2016Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 315
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- The literature of the British Victorian period (1832-1901) in relation to its cultural and historical contexts. Typical authors include Tennyson, the Brownings, Dickens, Arnold, Hopkins, and the Brontes.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?mh+ENGL3161+Spring2016
- Class Description:
- Selected aspects of British literature and culture across most of the nineteenth century. Topics include the rise of journalism and the pictorial press; urban, industrial, social, and imperial contexts; literary aspects of the visual arts; visual aspects of literature.
- Class Format:
- Discussion and informal lecture; student contributions to Moodle forums. Student papers, not exams.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/60348/1163
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 9 October 2015
Spring 2015 | ENGL 3161 Section 001: Victorian Literatures and Cultures (68145)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/20/2015 - 05/08/2015Mon, Wed 09:45AM - 11:00AMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 215
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- The literature of the British Victorian period (1832-1901) in relation to its cultural and historical contexts. Typical authors include Tennyson, the Brownings, Dickens, Arnold, Hopkins, and the Brontes.
- Class Notes:
- The London Metropolis from Boz to Sherlock Holmes
- Class Description:
- "The London Metropolis from Boz to Sherlock Holmes," From Dickens's crack reporter Boz of the 1830s to Conan Doyle's sleuth extraordinaire Sherlock Holmes of the 1890s, this course examines 19th century London as a site of modernity and as a subject of cultural production in order to understand how this center of commerce and empire came to function in the British imaginary. Among the printed texts and material culture that will occupy us are the mapping of the city whether by Boz, the ethnographer Henry Mayhew, or Bram Stoker's less savory Dracula. We additionally will be alert to the many technological innovations of the century (railroads, photography, electrification as well as the typewriter, the phonograph, and the Brownie camera). Our investigations will include as well the construction of modern time (evident in Conrad's The Secret Agent and Wells? Time Machine) the display industry and popular entertainment, and the classification of the indigenous and "pliant underbelly" of the metropolis (criminals, prostitutes, primitives, and the poor) alongside similar classifying practices in Empire at large.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/68145/1153
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 21 October 2014
Fall 2014 | ENGL 3161 Section 001: Victorian Literatures and Cultures (33787)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/02/2014 - 12/10/2014Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 229
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- The literature of the British Victorian period (1832-1901) in relation to its cultural and historical contexts. Typical authors include Tennyson, the Brownings, Dickens, Arnold, Hopkins, and the Brontes.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33787/1149
Spring 2013 | ENGL 3161 Section 001: Victorian Literatures and Cultures (66418)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Delivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013Mon, Wed 04:00PM - 05:15PMUMTC, East BankAkerman Hall 211
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- The literature of the British Victorian period (1832-1901) in relation to its cultural and historical contexts. Typical authors include Tennyson, the Brownings, Dickens, Arnold, Hopkins, and the Brontes.
- Class Description:
- "The London Metropolis from Boz to Sherlock Holmes," Mondays and Wednesdays, 4:00 - 5:15 P. M. From Dickens's crack reporter Boz of the 1830s to Conan Doyle's sleuth extraordinaire Sherlock Holmes of the 1890s, this course examines 19th century London as a site of modernity and as a subject of cultural production in order to understand how this center of commerce and empire came to function in the British imaginary. Among the printed texts and material culture that will occupy us are the mapping of the city whether by Boz, the ethnographer Henry Mayhew, or Bram Stoker's less savory Dracula; the many technological innovations of the century (railroads, photography, electrification, typewriter, phonograph, telegraph); the construction of modern time evident in Conrad's The Secret Agent and Wells' Time Machine; the display industry and popular entertainment; and the classifications of the indigenous and "pliant underbelly" of the metropolis (criminals, prostitutes, primitives, and the poor) alongside similar classifying practices in Empire at large.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/66418/1133
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 8 October 2012
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