ENGL 131
Spring 2007 not offered
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This course will explore the long tradition of writing about travel and places and changing attitudes toward crossing cultural borders. Readings will focus largely on the writings of 20th-century travelers. Writing assignments will include critical and analytical essays and will encourage students to examine their own experiences with places and cultural encounters. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Writing |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
Major Readings:
Columbus, JOURNALS
Calvino, INVISIBLE CITIES
Conrad, HEART OF DARKNESS
Achebe, THINGS FALL APART
Fussell, ABROAD: BRITISH LITERARY TRAVELING BETWEEN THE WARS
Lippi, HOMESTEAD
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Examinations and Assignments:
Writing assignments weekly. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
To apply for admission, complete the application available at 279 Court St., Room 102, or at Butterfield B310. Deadline to apply: Monday, Jan. 17. Preference to students whose primary fluency is in languages other than English or who are fluent in more than one language. |
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