Recent American Fiction
COL 186
Spring 2007
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01
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| Crosslisting:
ENGL 186 |
This lecture course deals with eleven novels. It explores changes in American fiction, the concerns and attitudes after World War II. The first half of the course addresses the hegemony of certain forms and issues in novels written primarily by white male authors between 1945 and 1960. The second half is devoted to diverse novels that represent and reflect on some of the literary and social forces that have led to the heterogeneity of contemporary fiction. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Lecture | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Jack Kerouac, ON THE ROAD
John Barth, END OF THE ROAD
John Updike, RABBIT RUN and RABBIT REDUX
Ken Kesey, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
Thomas Pynchon, THE CRYING OF LOT 49
Kurt Vonnegut, SLAUGHTER HOUSE FIVE
Robert Stone, DOG SOLDIERS
Alice Walker, MERIDIAN
Tony Morrison, SONG OF SOLOMON
Don DeLillo, WHITE NOISE
Bharati Mukherjee, JASMINE
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Examinations and Assignments:
Two short papers and a longer final paper--15 pp total. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
The ability to read 250 pages a week carefully. |
| Instructor(s): Tölölyan,Khachig Times: .M.W... 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: FISK210; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 45 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: -2 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: 45 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 13 | 1st Ranked: 6 | 2nd Ranked: 3 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 3 |
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