ENGL8887 · English
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
This course will acquaint you with the resources to carry out the central tasks of literary scholarship. Bibliography (studying the production, dissemination, collection, location, and identification of literary artifacts and versions) forms the dynamic basis for scholarship and criticism of all kinds, just as critical sensibility guides our choice of what to look for. You will be guided through the reference works and databases in the Boston College library and elsewhere, discuss the goals, purposes, and future of the field of literary studies, explore the phenomenon of digital humanities, and produce an original project based on archival sources.
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
4.4 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.3 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.5 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.4 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~4.5
hours per week
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Across time
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Fall 2024
1 sectionFall 2023
1 sectionSpring 2023
1 sectionFall 2021
1 sectionFall 2020
1 sectionSpring 2020
1 section