Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2025 - ENGL 115W D200

Literature and Culture (3)

Class Number: 3944

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 3 – Oct 11, 2025: Wed, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

    Oct 12 – Oct 22, 2025: Wed, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

    Oct 23 – Dec 2, 2025: Wed, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

    Sep 3 – Nov 16, 2025: Fri, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

    Nov 17 – Dec 2, 2025: Fri, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Dec 15, 2025
    Mon, 12:00–2:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Instructor:

    JD Fleming
    jfleming@sfu.ca
    1 778 782-4713
    Office: AQ 6149
    Office Hours: TBA

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

An Introduction to the study of literature within the wider cultural field, with a focus on contemporary issues across genres and media. Students with credit for ENGL 105W may not take this course for further credit. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.

COURSE DETAILS:


COMPLiANCE
In society, we always have very good reasons to do as we are told. Unfortunately, we sometimes also have very good reasons not to. Fortunately, a lot of literature is about this dilemma. In ENGL115W D200, we will read six classic texts, taking us from ancient Greece to 20th-century Canada, that allow us to think about the power of compliance, and the cost of defiance.

Grading

  • Mid-term writing, with revised response. 20%
  • Presentation or Creative Project 20%
  • Term Paper (6-7 pages) 30%
  • Final Exam (2 hours) 30%

NOTES:

All books should be available via SFU Bookstore.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Sophocles, Antigone, ed. and trans. Robert Bagg (Harper Collins).

George Orwell, 1984  (Penguin).

Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird (Grand Central).

Olaudah Equiano, The Interesting Narrative and Other Writings, ed. Vincent Carretta  (Broadview).

Margaret Laurence, The Stone Angel  (Mclelland and Stewart).

William Shakespeare, King Lear  (Oxford Shakespeare).

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Department Undergraduate Notes:

IMPORTANT NOTE Re 300 and 400 level courses: 75% of spaces in 300 level English courses, and 100% of spaces in 400 level English courses, are reserved for declared English Major, Minor, Extended Minor, Joint Major, and Honours students only, until open enrollment begins.

For all On-Campus Courses, please note the following:
- To receive credit for the course, students must complete all requirements.
- Tutorials/Seminars WILL be held the first week of classes.
- When choosing your schedule, remember to check "Show lab/tutorial sections" to see all Lecture/Seminar/Tutorial times required.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

At SFU, you are expected to act honestly and responsibly in all your academic work. Cheating, plagiarism, or any other form of academic dishonesty harms your own learning, undermines the efforts of your classmates who pursue their studies honestly, and goes against the core values of the university.

To learn more about the academic disciplinary process and relevant academic supports, visit: 


RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION

Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the term are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.