by Chloë Moore ’24
We at The Words are so excited to introduce our readers to this year’s crop of student workers! We have some old-timers as well as five wonderful new hires, and we wanted to give them the opportunity to introduce themselves on their own terms. So, please peruse the following syllabi, created by our students about themselves, in case anyone is searching for readings lists or new class ideas. Don’t worry, there won’t be a test!
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Senior Newsletter Editors
ENGL-420: Hot “Girl” Media: A Survey on Chloë Moore
The complete lyrics of Taylor Swift’s discography
My Neighbor Totoro (1988), dir. Hayoa Miyazaki
Beautiful World, Where Are You, by Sally Rooney
New and Selected Poems, by Mary Oliver
Little Women (2020), dir. Greta Gerwig
Fleabag: The Scriptures, by Phoebe Waller-Bridge
The complete lyrics of Phoebe Bridgers’ discography
Women, Race, and Class, by Angela Y. Davis
Ecology and Socialism, by Chris Williams
“vines that butter my croissant,” from Classic Vines on YouTube
All The Young Dudes, by AO3 author MsKingBean89
Bel Canto, by Ann Patchett
The Female Persuasion, by Meg Wolitzer
Lady Bird (2017), dir. Greta Gerwig
ENGL-624: Girlboss, the Masterclass: Advanced Zoe Scheuerman
The complete works of Louise Glück
“Julia” by SZA
A field trip to an undisclosed forest, date and time TBD. You have never been there before, and you will never be there again. Try not to get lost.
The Deportees and Other Stories by Roddy Doyle
POLARLICHT by Reinmar Cunis
“Kids” by Marteria
American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin by Terrance Hayes
Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie
The complete works of May Ayim
Coffee beverages to be provided in-class
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Associate Newsletter Editors
ENGL-69 (Cross-listed for THDA-80085): Bopping, Crying, and Watching Reality TV: The Patrick Coy-Bjork Experience
Required Texts
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
The Laramie Project & The Laramie Projects Five Years Later by Moisés Kaufman
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Required Soundtracks
Hadestown
Next to Normal
The Last Five Years
Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812
Amelie (2017)
Man of La Mancha
Fun Home (as a musical this time)
Required Viewings
Every season of Survivor (U.S.) + supplemental Survivor podcasts
Every season of The Great British Bake-Off
The first two seasons of The Mole
The bisexual season of Are You The One
ENGL-888: The Midwest Emo to Lesbian Pipeline: A Study of Anna Šverclová
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
The Dead and the Living by Sharon Olds
“How to Grow Out a Mullet” by r/haircutadvice
The complete lyrics of My Chemical Romance’s discography
“The Haymakers Jig”
Duck Butter (2018)
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
“Midwest” by Girlgoyle
“Aerials” by System of a Down
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Office Workers
ENGL80085: A Thematic Breakdown of Brain Rot Media, after Charley Eatchel
Disney’s Descendants Trilogy
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
West Side Story (2021)
Another Birth and Other Poems by Forugh Farrokhzad
Modern art piece, Once Upon a Time
The Drowsy Chaperone by Bob Martin and Don McKellar
A thirty-second long stop-motion film about two gay lighthouse keepers falling in love but breaking up that my friend made when she was bored
The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss
The Twilight Saga by Stephanie Meyer
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Evanescence’s “Breathe No More”
ENGL-307: Books and Ballads: How to Laugh Through Tears with Marley Craine
Conversations with Friends, by Sally Rooney
These Precious Days, by Ann Patchett
Commonwealth, by Ann Patchett
Faithful and Virtuous Night, by Louise Glück
The complete Nancy Drew book series, by Carolyn Keene
La La Land (2016)
The Center Will Not Hold (2017), documentary about Joan Didion
Every episode of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017—)
The complete work of Kate McKinnon on Saturday Night Live
Music and lyrics of “Georgia” by Phoebe Bridgers
Taylor Swift’s work: all music, lyrics, and films
WINN-101: Multimedia Memories
Looking for Alaska, by John Green
Where the Sidewalk Ends, by Shel Silverstein
I’ve Just Seen a Face by the Beatles
Self Control by Frank Ocean
Wildflowers by Tom Petty
Silver Linings Playbook, directed by David O. Russell
Stuck in Love, directed by Josh Boone
ENGL-101: Someone Who’s Just Trying Their Best: Willow
Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya
The Entirety of Warrior Cats
The Kane Chronicles
“Not Too Late” by Lily Pichu
“Soldier, Poet, King” by The Oh Hellos
ENGL-211: Global and Local Narratives: A Survey of Tim Delventhal
The complete lyrics of The Decemberists’ discography
V. by Thomas Pynchon
Selected works by Ken Kesey
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
Silent Spring by Rachel Carlson
Complete lyrics of Steely Dan’s discography
The Condition of Postmodernity by David Harvey
Selected Readings by Joyce and Beckett
The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Vineland by Thomas Pynchon
DAN-101: Introduction to the Illustrious Life of Daniel Graham
Watch every Bucks’ basketball game during the semester
Watch The Grand Budapest Hotel
Thinking Basketball, Ben Taylor
Remains of the Day, Kazuo Ishiguro
Broken April, Ismail Kadare
Song of Solomon, Toni Morrison
Good Omens, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Usagi Yojimbo, Stan Sakai
Watchmen, Alan Moore
Lyrics to Chief Keef’s Love Sosa
Selected works by J. Cole, JID, and Childish Gambino
Final project: Watch game replays of every game from the Milwaukee Bucks’ 2021 NBA Championship run, and prepare a full report on that season, complete with pictures and graphs. Then, make a case for why they will win the championship this season, and why Giannis Antetokounmpo deserves to win the MVP and DPOY.
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ORNITHOLOGY 1313: Fiction, Fandom, and Feelings: A Breakdown of Birdie Keller
Eva Noblezada’s rendition of “Take Me to Church”
The Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin
“Arrival” (2016), dir. Denis Villeneuve, starring Amy Adams
V.E. Schwab’s complete works
“Supernatural” seasons 1-5 (in an actually unironic way)
Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt
This is How you Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar
“Les Miserables” Tenth Anniversary Album
“Arcane” (TV Series)