Department: English
Tynes Cowan
Assistant Professor of English
Office:
Humanities 314
Contact Information:
Dept. of English
Birmingham-Southern College
900 Arkadelphia Rd
Birmingham, AL 35254
Office Phone: (205) 226-4871
Office Fax: n/a
E-mail: tcowan@bsc.edu
Brief Career Background:
College Teaching Experience:
Talladega College (2001-2002)
University of Alabama (1999-2001)
College of William and Mary (1995-1998)
Northeastern University (1991-1995)
Educational Background:
PhD. American Studies, College of William and Mary (2001) MA. English, Northeastern University (1992) MAEd. Secondary English Education, UAB (1990) BA. English, Birmingham-Southern College (1985)
Areas of Academic Interest:
- American Literature
- Southern Literature
- African-American Literature
- Folklore and Popular Culture
Courses Taught:
EH 102 Introduction to Writing (1)
Techniques of expository prose. Prerequisite: placement by English faculty.EH 200 Introduction to Literature (1 )
Critical approaches to poetry, short stories, and drama. Prerequisite: EH 102 or 208.EH 220 Literature and the Social Experience (1)
An introduction to the social interpretation of literature through study of a faculty-selected topic (such as African-American literature, war in literature, literature and the environment, or androgyny in literature), focusing on a cultural movement, a social issue, or the perspective of a social group. The course can be taken only once for credit. Prerequisite: EH 102 or 208.EH 260 Survey of American Literature (1)
An introduction to major American prose and verse written from the Colonial period to the present. Prerequisite: EH 102 or 208.EH 265 Survey of Southern Authors (1)
Studies of important long works by major Southern writers from antebellum to present times. Prerequisite: EH 102 or 208.