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Professor Jolanta W. Wawrzycka
English 498: Independent Study. Readings in James Joyce.
You can earn 3-6 credit hours by doing an Independent Study on topics ranging from James Joyce, W. B. Yeats, Irish Literature, Nobel Prize Lit, as well as by participating in a Study Abroad Program, "European Literary Trails," that travels to Ireland and Italy.
General description of Joyce courses:
In the past, students who signed up for 3 credit hours of "Independent Study: Readings in Joyce," committed themselves to do just that: to read Joyce's works and criticism independently from a regular class work. As they went along, they prepared a log on their readings--thoughts, observations, discoveries, questions,
conclusions they reached, new things they learned--in other words, they logged on the results of all of the thinking that Joyce's texts prompted. Once a week, they would meet with me in my office and to discuss their work and to hand in their weekly portion of the log. The final papers or projects in such courses vary, depending on student's interests and scope of
reading.
Joyce's primary works include Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, and Ulysses (the prerequisite for studying Ulysses is familiarity with Homer, especially The Odyssey). I also recommend selections from Joyce's Critical Writings. In addition, I make recommendations about the criticism by Joycean scholars (books and periodicals), depending on student's individual interests.
About your professor:
Donald N. Dedmon Distinguished Professor Teaching Award,
2009
Video on Youniversity TV,
2008
Video, 2008 International James Joyce Symposium, Tours, France,
June
2008.
Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Technology Award:
May 1, 2007
NPR Podcast on James Joyce & "Bloomsday":
June
&
December
2006