Special Topics: The Beats and Their Discontents
ENGL 306
Fall 2011
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| Certificates: Writing |
| Course Cluster: Urban Studies |
Without a doubt, three important, foundational works of the Beat movement threaten to stand in for all others. In this class we will do time with the better known HOWL and ON THE ROAD and NAKED LUNCH, but we will also invest in more contemporary memories and the continuing practices of those days of post-World War II America, when "a group of friends worked together on poetry, prose, and cultural consciousness" (Ginsberg). We will work likewise, in a variety of forms, assessing their moment and writing out our own. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Interpretation, Writing |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Seminar | 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
ed. Anne Waldman, THE BEAT BOOK: WRITINGS FROM THE BEAT GENERATION
Allen Ginsberg, HOWL
Jack Kerouac, ON THE ROAD
William S. Burroughs, NAKED LUNCH
Hettie Jones, HOW I BECAME HETTIE JONES
Bhanu Kapil, INCUBATION: A SPACE FOR MONSTERS
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Examinations and Assignments:
Short critical and creative responses to each week's reading assignment; three presentations of work developed within the context of the class. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
To apply for this course, please submit either 3-8 pages of creative writing or a statement of no more than 2 pages describing your interest in this course and any past history with creative writing. The application deadline is April 7, 2011 at 4 p.m. Please submit your materials electronically in a single attachment to damartin@wesleyan.edu. Please use either Microsoft word or rich-text- format for your attachment. You will be notified electronically of the status of your application by the end of preregistration. (Students who have missed this deadline may submit materials to the instructor by Friday September 2, at 5 p.m., in case there are any last-minute openings.) |
| Instructor(s): Martin,Douglas Arthur Times: ....R.. 01:10PM-04:00PM; Location: DWNY100; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 15 | Permission of instructor approval will be granted by the instructor during pre-registration through the Electronic Portfolio. Click "Add to My Courses" and "To request a POI electronically, click here" to submit your request. |
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