Published between 1846 and 1855, the wild and melancholy novels of Anne, Emily and Charlotte Bronte baffled Victorian critics but won lasting popularity. In The Brontes: The Psychic Life of Things, we will examine the novels and poetry of the Bronte sisters. We will pay special attention to the ways that material objects in their writings and their lives are invested with psychological power – with love, fantasy, trauma, recovery and memory. Sue Zemka ENGL 4039-005 MW 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. More info

The Bursar's Office will be open later Monday-Wednesday (Aug. 17-19), 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. MDT, to answer your billing questions. We are located on the first floor of Regent Administrative Center.

If you're expecting a refund from financial aid on your tuition and fee account, set up direct deposit now in MyCUInfo to get your refund fast. Easy. Secure. Required. Fall 2015 financial aid refunds are expected to be deposited on or around Friday, Aug. 21 (providing all financial aid to-do items are completed correctly). Instructions on how to set up direct deposit

Students who registered for classes by Aug. 9 can view and pay tuition and fees in MyCUInfo. Parents who have been authorized as payers by their students view and pay tuition and fees in CUBill&Pay. Payment is due Friday, Sept. 4, by 5 p.m. Mountain Time if paying by mail or in person. Payment is due Saturday, Sept. 5, by 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time if paying online.

Attention parents: CU-Boulder offers piano lessons for youth ages 6 to 17 years old. Through the CU-Boulder Youth Piano Program, students will learn from experienced College of Music instructors who are supervised by CU Piano Pedagogy Chair Alejandro Cremaschi. There will be 14 lessons throughout the fall 2015 semester plus a final recital. Children of CU-Boulder faculty and staff receive a 20 percent discount. Call Amy at 303-492-5950 to register today. More information

Earn two credit hours this fall with CU-Boulder's Applied Music Program. Group classes include beginning guitar and hand drum circle. Private lessons are available for everything from banjo and guitar to voice and piano. Lessons begin Sept. 14. Register now on MyCUInfo portal. $326 per credit. Tuition is separate from main campus tuition. Contact advisor at appmusic@colorado.edu or 303-492-5950. Detailed information

ENGL 4693-001 explores what women were writing in an era when many people thought women couldn’t write at all. We'll look at several topics/genres from religious experience to advice for children, from satire to what we now call fantasy fiction. To understand the contexts of these works, we'll read contemporary texts about women, like conduct books, popular pamphlets on witches, medical treatises and materials that capture glimpses of everyday concerns. Richelle Munkhoff M/W, 3 to 4:15 p.m. More info

Paris in the first part of the 20th century: European empires are in crisis, but the conditions for reinventing art, literature, music and politics have never been better. Into the maelstrom comes the wayward genius and Irishman, James Joyce. He, with the help of his promoters, reinvents the novel. Find out why Joyce’s Ulysses is considered to be the greatest novel of the twentieth century. ENGL 4039-008: James Joyce Prof Laura Winkiel T/TH 11a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Learn more about this course.

Toxic Waste, climate change, upcycling and environmental justice…ENGL 4685-001 explores the many (at times unexpected) ways contemporary American novels, films and other media deal with environmental issues. Students will interact with contemporary works of literature, film, art and digital media, and will learn how they represent environmental processes. Professor Jason Gladstone. Tues/Thurs, 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Restricted to jr/sr. More info on class.

Are you a student interested in developing leadership skills to serve the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and allied community? The GLBTQ Resource Center is offering a one-day leadership retreat on Friday, Aug. 21, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. We will cover such issues as creating an inclusive community, leadership styles and strengths, building coalitions with other student leaders, how to start a student group, and fundraising to attend professional conferences. Please rsvp to Scarlet.Bowen@colorado.edu by Wednesday, Aug. 12.