American Autobiography
ENGL 374
Spring 2014
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01
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| Crosslisting:
AMST 371 |
This class will explore various forms of life writing--autobiographies, memoirs, graphic narratives, fictional autobiographies--to understand how authors make and unmake the American "I." We will focus on how autobiographical selves relate to various categories of region, nation, and transnation, as well as how they are shaped by histories and legacies of revolution, slavery, coolie labor, and migrant labor. Toward the end of the course, we will consider how new technologies of writing the self, from Twitter to Facebook, are transforming the landscape of life writing. |
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| 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: (AMST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Texts include writings by Gertrude Stein, Louis Armstrong, Joan Didion, Jamaica Kincaid, and Philip Roth.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Attendance and active class participation; presentation; shorter papers; longer paper/project. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course fulfills the Literatures of Difference and Theory requirements of the English Major and contributes to the American Literature, Race & Ethnicity, and Theory and Literary Forms concentrations. It also fulfills the Research Option requirement for Honors thesis writers. |
| Instructor(s): Nguyen,Marguerite Bich Times: .M.W... 11:00AM-12:20PM; Location: CRT285; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 7 | JR major: 6 | | |
| Seats Available: -2 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 2 | FR: X |
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