American First Persons in the Twentieth Century
ENGL 245
Spring 2008
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01
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| Crosslisting:
AMST 245 |
Individualism has always been an important theme for American literature. Through readings in fiction, poetry, and non-fiction, this course will examine how the project of self-definition changed in the contexts of modernity and postmodernity. We will consider how authors negotiate the demands of literary form as well as the demands of a cultural, ethnic, gendered, or sexual identity. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| 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 |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Poetry by T.S. Eliot, Langston Hughes, Robert Lowell, Elizabeth Bishop, Sylvia Plath, John Ashbery, and others; fiction by Saul Bellow, Ralph Ellison, Philip Roth, David Foster Wallace, and others; nonfiction by Henry Adams, Gertrude Stein, and others.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Readings and participation, response papers, series of writing assignments leading to a final critical essay, approximately 15 pp. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This is a reading-intensive course. Students will be expected to keep up with assignments and contribute to discussions. |
| Instructor(s): Phillips,Siobhan Katharine Times: ..T.R.. 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: FISK101; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 18 | | SR major: 4 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 8 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 4 | JR non-major: 5 | SO: 0 | FR: X |
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