Contesting American History: Fiction After 1967
ENGL 343
Spring 2012 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
AMST 343 |
The American novel of the late 1960s onward is preoccupied with history and the American past. Indeed, this obsession with history is central to what critics mean when they talk about postmodernism. This course will explore the theories of history fostered by novelists over the past four decades. What visions of American history do these novels construct and contest? How, if at all, do they change our notion of what counts as history? This course will try to understand what is at stake in the turn to history, how it shapes our understanding of the past, and what claims for and against fiction it makes. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AMST) |
Major Readings:
Norman Mailer, ARMIES OF THE NIGHT
Simon Schama, DEAD CERTAINTIES
Don DeLillo, LIBRA
Phillip Roth, AMERICAN PASTORAL
Michael Ondaatje, COMING THROUGH SLAUGHTER
Edward P. Jones, THE KNOWN WORLD
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Examinations and Assignments:
Two short and one long essay, multiple response papers |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course is open to majors and non-majors. |
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