ENG253
ADVANCED SHAKESPEARE
Also listed under 2 other titles
- ADV SHAKESPEARE
- ADV STUDIES IN SHAKESPEARE
- Department
- English
- Terms offered
- 27
- Data refreshed
- Sep 1, 2026
Description
For English majors, this course satisfies the D-1 requirement. For English minors, this course counts as a 200-level English seminar. In this seminar we will explore a variety of Shakespeare's plays within the contexts of family relationships and the popular analogical framing of the home as "a little commonwealth," representing the state in miniature. Through our readings and classroom discussions, we will examine early modern ideas (and attendant anxieties) about gender roles, domestic violence, obedience, treason, and a putatively natural order in which the husband and father functioned as the sovereign of his household realm, with wife, children, and servants as subjects. In doing so, we will employ various critical perspectives (historical, feminist, post-colonial) to put these centuries-old texts in conversation with the concerns and issues of our own historical moment. Fulfills the D-1 requirement for English majors.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2016–2026
1995 2026
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 15% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 9 fall terms since 2018. Department course count falling about 6% per year. | 2030 Spring: 23% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 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: 18% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 5 of 10 fall terms since 2017. Department course count falling about 6% per year. | 2029 Spring: 24% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 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: 14% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 6 of 11 fall terms since 2016. Department course count falling about 6% per year. Department faculty is about 14% below its recent average. | 2028 Spring: 24% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 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: 14% chance, high confidence. Offered in 6 of 12 fall terms since 2015. Department course count falling about 6% per year. Department faculty is about 16% below its recent average. | 2027 Spring: 25% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 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. |
| 2026 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2025 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2017 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | 1 section | Not offered | 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, 2:50 PM–5:50 PM TC107 202620122005
- Mon, 9:00 AM–11:50 AM TC305 2025
- Tue, Fri, 1:25 PM–2:40 PM Anderson House, English Dept LEIR I 2016
- Thu, 6:00 PM–9:00 PM Anderson House, English Dept LEIR I 2011
- Tue, 2:50 PM–5:50 PM Anderson House, English Dept LEIR I 2008
- Thu, 2:50 PM–5:50 PM Anderson House, English Dept LEIR I 2007
- Fri, 1:25 PM–4:25 PM Anderson House, English Dept LEIR I 2004
- Mon, 2:50 PM–5:50 PM Anderson House, English Dept LEIR I 2003
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Dianne E. Berg (She/Her) | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 12 of 16 enrolled | 33175 |
| Spring 2025 | Justin Shaw (He/Him) | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 10 of 16 enrolled | 33175 |
| Spring 2024 | Justin Shaw (He/Him) | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 15 of 16 enrolled | 33175 |
| Fall 2021 | Justin Shaw (He/Him) | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 7 of 20 enrolled | 26059 |
| Fall 2020 | Justin Shaw (He/Him) | Online | 1 | 5 of 20 enrolled | 26059 |
| Fall 2019 | Dianne E. Berg (She/Her) | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 11 of 17 enrolled | 26059 |
| Fall 2018 | Dianne E. Berg (She/Her) | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 3 of 17 enrolled | 26059 |
| Fall 2017 | Dianne E. Berg (She/Her) | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 9 of 17 enrolled | 26059 |
| Fall 2016 | Eric L. De Barros | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 14 of 14 enrolled | 25313 |
| Fall 2014 | Eric L. De Barros | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 11 of 20 enrolled | 23709 |
| Spring 2014 | Virginia M. Vaughan | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 15 of 20 enrolled | 30311 |
| Spring 2013 | Virginia M. Vaughan | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 12 of 20 enrolled | 30311 |
| Spring 2012 | Virginia M. Vaughan | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 18 of 18 enrolled | 30311 |
| Spring 2011 | Virginia M. Vaughan | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 18 of 18 enrolled | 38628 |
| Fall 2008 | Virginia M. Vaughan | Lecture | 1 | 13 of 18 enrolled | 24790 |
| Fall 2007 | Virginia M. Vaughan | Lecture | 1 | 18 of 20 enrolled | 24790 |
| Fall 2005 | Virginia M. Vaughan | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 10 of 20 enrolled | 20054 |
| Fall 2004 | Peter Erickson | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 8 of 20 enrolled | 20054 |
| Fall 2003 | Virginia M. Vaughan | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 8 of 18 enrolled | 20054 |
| Fall 2002 | Virginia M. Vaughan | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 11 of 16 enrolled | 20155 |
| Fall 2001 | Virginia M. Vaughan | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 14 of 16 enrolled | 20155 |
| Fall 2000 | Virginia M. Vaughan | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 16 of 16 enrolled | 20155 |
| Fall 1999 | Virginia M. Vaughan | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 19 of 16 enrolled | 20155 |
| Fall 1998 | Virginia M. Vaughan | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 24 of 20 enrolled | 20155 |
| Fall 1997 | Virginia M. Vaughan | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 16 of 15 enrolled | 20155 |
| Fall 1996 | Kerri L. Thomsen | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 15 of 18 enrolled | 20155 |
| Fall 1995 | Virginia M. Vaughan | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 19 of 18 enrolled | 20155 |