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Chelsea Silva

Assistant Professor

English

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  • Assistant Professor
    English
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TEACHING

  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Honors Creative Component
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    A guided creative component for students completing the requirements for college or departmental honors awards leading to an honors thesis, project or report under the direction of a faculty member from one of the undergraduate colleges, with a second faculty reader and oral examination.Prerequisite(s): Honors Program participation, senior standing.
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    Honors Thesis Preparation
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    A guided preparation course for students completing the requirements for college or departmental honors awards leading to an honors thesis, project or report under the direction of a faculty member from one of the undergraduate colleges, with a second faculty reader. This preparation course is typically taken the semester before HONR 4993.Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Honors College participation, Senior Standing.
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    Middle Earth, Middle Ages: JRR Tolkien and the Medieval Past
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Special topics encompassing the many different ethnic traditions and genres found in medieval British literature.Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Survey of British Literature I (H)
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    The beginnings through the Neo-Classic Period.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Introduction to Graduate Studies
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Principles and procedures in scholarly research.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Survey of British Literature I (H)
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    The beginnings through the Neo-Classic Period.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Con Artists, Counterfeits, and the Credulous Reader in Premodern British Literature
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Selected writers and their works, themes and literary developments of the 16th century.Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Survey of British Literature I (H)
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    The beginnings through the Neo-Classic Period.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Master's Thesis
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    MA thesis.Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 12 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Master's Thesis
    21 Aug 2023 - 8 Dec 2023
    MA thesis.Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 12 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Studies in Shakespeare (H)
    17 Jan 2023 - 5 May 2023
    Focus on advanced topics in major plays and selected criticism.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Survey of British Literature I (H)
    17 Jan 2023 - 5 May 2023
    The beginnings through the Neo-Classic Period.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Middle Earth, Middle Ages: JRR Tolkien and the Medieval Past
    22 Aug 2022 - 9 Dec 2022
    Special topics encompassing the many different ethnic traditions and genres found in medieval British literature.Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Survey of British Literature I (H)
    22 Aug 2022 - 9 Dec 2022
    The beginnings through the Neo-Classic Period.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Middle English Literature
    10 Jan 2022 - 29 Apr 2022
    Major works in Middle English.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Survey of British Literature I (H)
    10 Jan 2022 - 29 Apr 2022
    The beginnings through the Neo-Classic Period.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Literatures of the Ancient World (H)
    16 Aug 2021 - 3 Dec 2021
    Readings and topics in the cultures and literatures of the ancient world.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Survey of British Literature I (H)
    16 Aug 2021 - 3 Dec 2021
    The beginnings through the Neo-Classic Period.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Health, Care and Medicine in Middle English Literature
    19 Jan 2021 - 30 Apr 2021
    Special topics encompassing the many different ethnic traditions and genres found in medieval British literature.Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Conversations in Literature: Honors (DH)
    17 Aug 2020 - 4 Dec 2020
    Readings from a wide range of literature depicting diverse experiences and identities. Class discussions cover literary forms and meanings, along with the imaginative depictions of different communities.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Survey of British Literature I (H)
    17 Aug 2020 - 4 Dec 2020
    The beginnings through the Neo-Classic Period.