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...survey courses were slated to be cut, but the EPC has expressed hope that they will continue if only as electives, said Daniel G. Donoghue, the department’s director of undergraduate studies. Current requirements in literature before 1800 and Shakespeare will be offered in new forms...
...While current introductory courses survey British literature, the new curriculum will emphasize cross-cultural interaction. “Arrivals” focuses on cultures coming to England through the seventeenth century, while “Diffusions” covers the spread of the English language during the British Empire. The “Shakespeares” category will consider the playwright’s works in multiple contexts...
...common-ground courses are intended primarily for sophomore and junior English concentrators. Current sophomores and juniors may enroll in the new courses, which will have equivalents under the current curriculum. Donoghue said that non-concentrators and underclassmen may be allowed to take common-ground, but that it is not clear. He said that one possible course, “English Lyrics,” proposed by English Professor Helen H. Vendler, would cover Shakespeare, Herbert, Wordsworth and Keats...
...English’s departments changes will also bring students closer to faculty outside the classroom. In addition to the current undergraduate advising on requirements, each concentrator will be paired with a professor. “There are broader advising questions that we plan to make a part of this program—guidance in pursuing interests,” said Donoghue...
...would only reconsider renewing if Russell takes the proactive steps that are being requested of them by the FLA to remedy the current situation,” he wrote. He declined to comment further on the situation...