ENGL 3400 — Opening the Archive
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath EXNUpath ICNUpath WIusually offered: springtypical days: M/ThBostonOakland, CATraditional
Introduces students to the rich archival holdings in the greater Boston area, as well as to online archives. Offers students an opportunity to obtain training in the materials and methods of primary source research. Primary materials include a wide range of resources, including books, manuscripts, letters, pamphlets, broadsides, journals, maps, illustrations, and photographs. May focus on Shakespeare’s archive, archives for social justice, literary uses of archives, queer archives, people of color in the archive, or other themes.
Prerequisites
- one of:
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 89% | 2.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 2 | 20 | 38 | 53% | 9.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 95% | 1.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 95% · T 5% · W 26% · Th 100% · F 0%
Common patterns: MR (69% of sections), MWR (26% of sections), TR (5% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Kj Rawson (80% of students) · reviews
- Kirsten Saxton (20% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Alison Glassie (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (ENGL course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All ENGL courses · Plan it at numap.app