ENGL 397 | Humanities in the World

An experiential seminar in which each student develops a passion project that translates ideas and critical skills learned in humanities classrooms into a public-facing demonstration of the humanities’ potential beyond the university. This seminar supports students in translating their knowledge, experience, and skills to the professional or the public sphere, and in communicating the significance of their work. The seminar has two components: fieldwork and classwork. Students work collaboratively with peers and the professor in the classroom to conceive of and hone their projects, and with the campus, local community, or wider world to realize components of it.