Political Fiction
HIST 294
Fall 2021
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Attitudes toward politics, economics, society, and history will be examined from works of fiction that directly criticize an existing society or that present an alternative, sometimes fantastic, reality. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (HIST-MN)(HIST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 90% or above |
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Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Cervantes, THE ADVENTURES OF DON QUIXOTE (Penguin).
Grimmelshausen, SIMPLICISSIMUS, Mike Mitchell, tr., ed. (Dedalus European Classics). Only get this translation.
Swift, GULLIVER'S TRAVELS (Penguin or Oxford).
Voltaire, CANDIDE (Penguin).
Manzoni, THE BETROTHED (Penguin).
Cecilia Miller, ENLIGHTENMENT AND POLITICAL FICTION: THE EVERYDAY INTELLECTUAL (Routledge)
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Examinations and Assignments:
Grades will be based on weekly 2-page papers, three 5-page papers, and class participation. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
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| Instructor(s): Miller,Cecilia Times: .....F. 01:20PM-04:10PM; Location: FISK208; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 23 | | SR major: 4 | JR major: 4 | | |
| Seats Available: 15 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 4 | SO: 4 | FR: 4 |
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