Clarkie Catalog

ENG181

MAJOR AMERICAN WRITERS II

Department
English
Terms offered
27
Data refreshed
Sep 1, 2026

Description

Section information text: The sequence ENG 180 - ENG 181 takes an historical approach to American literature from Puritanism to the present. This course traces the evolution of American literature and its major aesthetic movements from circa 1860 to the present. Writers and poets include Melville, Twain, Crane, Wharton, James, Williams, Eliot, Hughes, Cather, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Faulkner, Pynchon, and Morrison. For English majors and minors, this course satisfies the B-2 requirement.

Syllabi

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Offering history & forecast 2013–2023

1996
2023
Sections offered by academic year and season, with estimated offering chances for future years above the divider
YearFallSpringSummerIntersession
2030 2030 Fall: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 fall terms since 2018. 2030 Spring: 22% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 6 of 9 spring terms since 2018. Department course count falling about 10% per year. Department faculty is about 35% below its recent average. 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020.
2029 2029 Fall: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 fall terms since 2017. 2029 Spring: 25% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 7 of 10 spring terms since 2017. Department course count falling about 9% per year. Department faculty is about 38% below its recent average. 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2028 2028 Fall: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 fall terms since 2016. 2028 Spring: 27% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 8 of 11 spring terms since 2016. Department course count falling about 9% per year. Department faculty is about 39% below its recent average. 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2027 2027 Fall: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 fall terms since 2015. 2027 Spring: 30% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 9 of 12 spring terms since 2015. Department course count falling about 7% per year. Department faculty is about 39% below its recent average. 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2023 Not offered 1 section Not offered Not offered
2022 Not offered 1 section Not offered Not offered
2021 Not offered 1 section Not offered Not offered
2020 Not offered 1 section Not offered Not offered
2019 Not offered 1 section Not offered No data for this term
2018 Not offered 1 section Not offered No data for this term
2017 Not offered 1 section Not offered Not offered
2016 Not offered 1 section Not offered No data for this term
2015 Not offered 1 section Not offered No data for this term
2014 Not offered 1 section Not offered No data for this term
2013 Not offered 1 section Not offered No data for this term
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sections Not offered No data for 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 Sackler Science Center S311 20122011201020082005
  • Tue, Fri, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM JC217 20092006
  • Mon, Wed, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM JC001 2007
  • Mon, Thu, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM ATW3 2004
  • Tue, Thu, 11:50 AM–1:05 PM JC215 2003200220012000
  • Tue, Thu, 1:15 PM–2:30 PM JC001 19981996
  • Mon, Wed, 1:00 PM–2:15 PM JC215 1997
Credit-bearing sections of ENG181
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2023Jeff NohLecture1 7 of 35 enrolled30032
Spring 2022Kourtney SenquizLecture1 6 of 35 enrolled30032
Spring 2021Kourtney SenquizOnline1 19 of 35 enrolled30223
Spring 2020Louis A. Bastien Jr.Lecture1 16 of 35 enrolled30223
Spring 2019Betsy HuangLecture1 33 of 35 enrolled30223
Spring 2018Shayla M. BaxterLecture1 20 of 35 enrolled30223
Spring 2017Megan McNamara DawleyLecture1 10 of 35 enrolled30223
Spring 2016Megan McNamara DawleyLecture1 16 of 35 enrolled30223
Spring 2015Patrick J. PritchettLecture1 18 of 35 enrolled30223
Spring 2014Esther JonesLecture1 20 of 35 enrolled30223
Spring 2013Betsy HuangLecture1 28 of 35 enrolled30223
Spring 2012Esther JonesLecture1 21 of 35 enrolled30223
Spring 2011Esther JonesLecture1 29 of 35 enrolled38538
Spring 2010Esther JonesLecture1 32 of 35 enrolled33473
Spring 2009Betsy HuangLecture1 35 of 35 enrolled33473
Spring 2008Betsy HuangLecture1 35 of 35 enrolled33473
Spring 2007James P. ElliottLecture1 37 of 35 enrolled33473
Spring 2006Betsy HuangLecture1 37 of 32 enrolled33473
Spring 2005Betsy HuangLecture1 40 of 35 enrolled30408
Spring 2004Betsy HuangLecture1 37 of 35 enrolled30408
Spring 2003John J. ConronLecture1 40 of 50 enrolled34479
Spring 2002John J. ConronLecture1 37 of 60 enrolled34479
Spring 2001John J. ConronLecture1 53 of 60 enrolled34479
Spring 2000John J. ConronLecture1 46 of 60 enrolled34479
Spring 1998John J. ConronLecture1 34 of 60 enrolled30175
Spring 1997John J. ConronLecture1 21 of 60 enrolled30175
Spring 1996John J. ConronLecture1 27 of 60 enrolled30175