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New York City in the '40s ENGL 384 Fall 2017 not offered Course Cluster: Urban Studies This research seminar will consider the cultural and intellectual history of New York City in the 1940s. Special attention will be given to the way New York's artists and intellectuals led the United States's transition to the post-World War II era. Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA CHUM Course Format: Seminar Grading Mode: Graded Level: UGRD Prerequisites: None Fulfills a Requirement for: None Major Readings: Ellison, Ralph, Invisible Man Fearing, Kenneth, the Big Clock Hersey, John, Hiroshima Highsmith, Patricia, Strangers on a Train McCarthy, Mary, The Company She Keeps Miller, Henry, All My Sons Petry, Ann, The Street Salinger, J. D., Nine Stories Smith, Betty, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Williams, Tennessee, Streetcar Named Desire Additional poems, films, photographs, painting, music Examinations and Assignments: a research project, which may take the form of an essay (20 pp), a website, an exhibition design, a video or podcast several short assignments that will contribute to the research project; 3 short essays

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