American Crazy: Four Myths of Violence and National Identity
ENGL 150
Fall 2017
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Among the industrialized nations of the world, the United States has long had unusually high levels of crime, violence, and imprisonment. This course will explore five especially prominent cultural explanations for American violence. We will consider the origins of these explanations in American myth and history, and we will investigate their appearance in literary expression, journalistic reporting, popular culture, and social science. |
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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: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 | | Special Attributes: FYS |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
James M. Cain, The Postman Always Rings Twice
Truman Capote, In Cold Blood
James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans
Kathryn Derounian-Stodola, ed., Women's Indian Captivity Narratives
James Dickey, Deliverance
Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave Penguin 014039012X
Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God HarperPerennial 0061120065
Marge Piercy, Woman on the Edge of Time Fawcett 0449210820
Simon Ortiz, From Sand Creek
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin Norton 0393963039
Richard Wright, Uncle Tom's Children
and additional selected songs, readings, and films
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Examinations and Assignments:
This will be a writing intensive course. Students will complete five short essays (3-4pp), with revision, and a longer, research project (8-10 pp). |
| Instructor(s): McCann,Sean Times: ..T.R.. 08:50AM-10:10AM; Location: 116MTV102; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: 15 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 1 | 1st Ranked: 1 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
| SECTION 02 | | Special Attributes: FYS |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Same as Section 01 Above |
| Examinations and Assignments: Same as Section 01 Above |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This First Year Seminar is part of Wesleyan's Learning and Living Program. Students who register for this class will live together in the same residence hall. Because students are living in close proximity to one another, intellectual discussions and collaborative learning more naturally extend beyond the classroom. This arrangement facilitates group assignments and projects, and allows for the growth of a strong community of students through daily interactions. Strengthening students' intellectual and residential community enhances the undergraduate experience for Learning and Living seminar participants. |
| Instructor(s): McCann,Sean Times: ...W.F. 01:20PM-02:40PM; Location: PAC104; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 4 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: 15 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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