ENG114
BANNED BOOKS BEHAVING BADLY
Also listed under 1 other title
- AMERICAN TALK
- Department
- English
- Terms offered
- 6
- Data refreshed
- Jun 30, 2026
Description
Banned books often push societal boundaries by exploring complex, realistic, topical, or taboo topics. Although many of these literary works eventually become classics in the English canon, they are usually first labeled as forbidden, transgressive, provocative, or vulgar. As a result, this course explores sexuality, violence, substance abuse, genocide, and racism. Students will engage in a variety of banned texts to help them cultivate skills and methods of rhetorical analysis. For English majors, this course satisfies the C-2 requirement.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2015–2025
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 12% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 9 fall terms since 2018. | 2030 Spring: 13% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 9 spring terms since 2018. | 2030 Summer: not enough history to forecast. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 12% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 10 fall terms since 2017. | 2029 Spring: 13% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 10 spring terms since 2017. | 2029 Summer: not enough history to forecast. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 11% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 11 fall terms since 2016. | 2028 Spring: 12% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 11 spring terms since 2016. | 2028 Summer: not enough history to forecast. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 11% chance, high confidence. Offered in 1 of 12 fall terms since 2015. | 2027 Spring: 12% chance, high confidence. Offered in 1 of 12 spring terms since 2015. | 2027 Summer: not enough history to forecast. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2025 | Not offered | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered |
| 2024 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2017 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2015 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Tue, Thu, 10:25 AM–11:40 AM ASEC304 2023
- Mon, Wed, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM Jefferson Academic Center JF133 2022-1
- Wed, 3:00 PM–3:50 PM Jefferson Academic Center JF222 2022-2
- Tue, Fri, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM Anderson House, English Dept LEIR I 2006
- Tue, 2:50 PM–5:50 PM Carriage House HIGSM 2004
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2025 | Kourtney Senquiz | Online | 1 | 18 of 20 enrolled | 11980 |
| Spring 2023 | Kourtney Senquiz | Lecture | 1 | 23 of 20 enrolled | 32489 |
| Fall 2022 | Kourtney Senquiz | Lecture | 1 | 18 of 18 enrolled | 21992 |
| Fall 2013 | Fern L. Johnson | Lecture | 1 | 16 of 18 enrolled | 22986 |
| Spring 2006 | Fern L. Johnson | Lecture | 1 | 11 of 20 enrolled | 34332 |
| Fall 2004 | Fern L. Johnson | Lecture | 1 | 16 of 16 enrolled | 22437 |