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On Tuesday and Thursday, we will be talking about the relationship between texts, especially Beowulf and the Bible, and the idea of the human (and of the animal). Here’s a look at the manuscript of Beowulf, which is fully digitized … Continue reading →

The participation log and reading response assignments are now on Connect under Course Content > Assignments and Resources! Go forth and start logging/responding (or at least read about what you’re supposed to do). Also on Connect, this week’s and next … Continue reading →

Here’s the video of Simpson’s lecture on indigenous nationhood at SFU in Vancouver. This is not mandatory viewing, but will be interesting to those of you who enjoyed her essay.

Dear students, Welcome to English 343: Eco-Beowulf. I strongly suggest that you read Seamus Heaney’s very enjoyable translation of Beowulf before term begins. We will spend much of the course going back to select passages, but you will be glad to have read it already. … Continue reading →