ENGL 5513 American Studies Senior Seminar
This seminar, based on instructor expertise, will focus on particular topics in American Studies.
Course overview
- Department
- English
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Periodically in the Spring
Requirements fulfilled
- English: Earlier literatures in English: eighteenth- or nineteenth-century literature, 1700-1900 (one course, 3 credits) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- English: Earlier literatures in English: medieval or early-modern literature, before 1700 (one course, 3 credits) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- English: Major electives (five courses, 15 credits) from department offerings (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- English: Race, Blackness, and Language requirement (one course) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- English: Seminar (one course): a departmental seminar, ordinarily a grad/undergrad seminar numbered ENGL5000-6999; creative writing workshops do not count (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.58 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.79 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 5
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Lori Harrison-Kahan | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 7 of 8 |
| Fall 2024 | Lori Harrison-Kahan | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 7 of 8 |
| Spring 2024 | Christy Pottroff | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 7 of 8 |
| Spring 2023 | Lori Harrison-Kahan | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 8 of 9 |
| Spring 2022 | Christina Klein | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 4 of 5 |
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Sections
- Section 01