Concentration in Writing and Editing
The English Department of the College of Arts and Sciences offers a concetration in "Writing and Editing" consisting of four 400 level courses of 3 hours each. The cycle of courses, which do not have to be taken in sequence, consists of: "Introduction to Publishing and Editing"; "Practicum in Editing: Copyediting, Proofreading, and Indexing"; "Professional Writing and Editing"; and "Scholarly Editing." These courses are under the course numbering of "English 417: Special Topics in Language." These 400 level classes are open to any interested student.
It is possible that other courses in the area of writing and editing, when at the 400 level or higher, may be substituted for one of the four courses, as might courses meeting the stated criteria from other departments such as Art (magazine and book design), Teaching and Learning (instruction through electronic media), and the School of Communication. There are opportunities to have an internship in editing, allowing a field experience. Being at the senior level, all courses would be open to juniors, seniors and graduate students.
Ongoing Digital Projects
A number of core courses in the concentration are currently involved with digital humanities. Once the projects are completed, links are made available on the navigation menu. However, until then, they are updated regularly, tested, and generally in process. Current ongoing projects include Nazi Occupation of Norway as found in "The Hostage Case", UND's JFK Digital Archive, and the Elizabeth Barrett Browning Project.
Faculty
Professor Michael Beard (Ph.D., Indiana University, 1974)
E-mail: michael_beard@und.nodak.edu
Phone: 701/777-2775
Office: Merrifield 100-B
Interests: Comparative literature (especially relations between Europe and the Islamic world); modern period; literary criticism: especially genre theory and theory of translation; the novel; the seventeenth century; James Joyce; popular culture; Italian language and literature.
Professor Sandra Donaldson (Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 1977)
E-mail: sandra_donaldson@und.nodak.edu
Phone: 701/777-4461
Office: Merrifield 122-F
Interests: Scholarly editing, Victorian literature, women writers and feminist literary criticism, poetry, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Virginia Woolf.
Professor Kim Donehower (Ph. D., University of Minnesota, 1997)
E-mail: kim.donehower@und.nodak.edu
Phone: 701/777-4162
Office: Merrifield 110-A
Interests: Literacy studies; composition studies; English education; literature generalist.
Professor David Marshall (Ph.D., New York University, 1975)
E-mail: david_marshall@und.nodak.edu
Phone: 701/777-2783
Office: Merrifield 1-B
Interests: Sociolinguistics; language and politics; language planning; language and literature; grammatical theory; comparative linguistics, linguistic foundations of poetry and style.
Crystal Alberts (M.A., Washington University in St. Louis, 2002)
E-mail: crystal.alberts@und.nodak.edu
Phone: 701/777-4461
Office: Merrifield 122-F
Interests: 20th and 21st century American literature; Film and media Studies; women and gender studies; archival studies; digital humanities