Welcome to the School of Writing, Literature, and Film!

We look forward to seeing you for the Fall Term of 2024!

Please see below for a link to course descriptions, a list of bacc core courses, and contact information for our Advisor, Liddy Detar.

We encourage you to read these descriptions carefully and reach out to course instructors or your advisor with any specific questions.

Fall 2024 Undergraduate Course Description

 

Baccalaureate Core Courses Offered in Fall 2024

 Cultural Diversity

ENG 211 LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: AFRICA

                                                         ENG 213 LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: MIDDLE EAST                                                              

                    ENG 360 NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE                            

 

Difference, Power, and Discrimination

ENG 260 LITERATURE OF AMERICAN MINORITIES

FILM 220 SEXUALITY IN FILM  

 

Literature and the Arts

ENG 101 INTRO TO LITERATURE: THE YOUNG ADULT NOVEL

ENG 104Z INTRO TO LITERATURE: FICTION

ENG 106Z INTRO TO LITERATURE: POETRY

ENG 108 INTRO TO SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY

ENG 109 INTRO TO TRUE CRIME ENG 201 SHAKESPEARE

ENG 221 AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE

ENG 240 INTRO TO ENVIRONMENTAL LITERATURE

ENG 254 SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1900 TO PRESENT

ENG 318 THE AMERICAN NOVEL: MODERNIST PERIOD

ENG 320 STAGE, PAGE, AND SCREEN: TRUE CRIME

ENG 330 THE HOLOCAUST IN LITERATURE AND FILM

ENG 362 AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS

FILM 110 INTRO TO FILM STUDIES 1895-1945

FILM 145 INTRO TO FILM STUDIES: 1968 TO 1999

                                      FILM 245 THE NEW AMERICAN CINEMA                                          

 

Western Culture

ENG 205 SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: RESTORATION TO ROMANTIC ERA

ENG 215 CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY        

   

                                       WIC (Writing Intensive)                                          

ENG 445 STUDIES IN NONFICTION

WR 411 THE TEACHING OF WRITING  

 

Writing II

WR 201 WRITING FOR MEDIA

                      WR 214 WRITING FOR BUSINESS                        

WR 224 INTRO TO FICTION WRITING

WR 227Z TECHNICAL WRITING

WR 230 ESSENTIALS OF ENG.GRAMMAR

WR 240 INTRO TO NONFICTION WRITING

WR 241 INTRO TO POETRY WRITING

WR 250 PODCAST STORYTELLING

WR 303 WRITING FOR THE WEB

WR 323 ADV. WRITING & ARGUMENTATION

WR 362 SCIENCE WRITING    

 

Many of these courses will also fill Liberal Arts Core classes.

 

Liddy Detar, SWLF Advisor


Liddy's teaching and areas of interest include memoir writing, Caribbean literary studies, feminist and queer theories, and story-based strategies for social change. Dr. Detar has also taught and advised for years in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. She coordinates the MFA Graduate Internship Program and directs “Social Action Works,” a professional development initiative that supports undergraduate students to explore careers that enact social commitments. Dr. Detar trains horses and riders in natural horsemanship, rock climbs, enjoys digital media, quilting, and spending time with her teenage kids.

“This is an exciting moment in our communities and in our culture for storytelling and the power of narrative. I welcome the opportunity to meet with you (virtually or in-person) to hear of your interests and share information about our programs in Creative Writing, English, Film Studies, Writing, Scientific, Technical, and Professional Communication, and Applied Journalism.”

MEET WITH LIDDY

Office: Moreland Hall 224
Or Join Liddy in her Virtual Office

Call her at: 541-737-1636
Email her at: liddy.detar@oregonstate.edu
Or Schedule a Meeting