Incarceration and American Literature
ENGL 368
Fall 2016
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01
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| Crosslisting:
CSPL 368 |
This course offers a consideration of the image of imprisonment in American literary and cultural expression and its relation to the history of corrections and criminal justice in the United States and to prominent ideas about democracy, freedom, and citizenship. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Jimmy Santiago Baca, A Place To Stand,
Malcolm Braly, On the Yard
Don Carpenter, Hard Rain Falling
Charles Dickens, American Notes for General Circulation
Emily Dickinson, poems
Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life
Ralph Waldo Emerson, poems and essays
George Jackson, Soledad Brother
Hudie Ledbetter (Leadbelly), songs
Alan Lomax, essays and memoir
Albert Race Sample, Racehoss
Alexis de Tocqueville, essays
additional readings, films, and recordings
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Examinations and Assignments:
multiple short essays
optional research essay and research assignments |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
For purposes of the English major, this is a research-option course. This course contributes to the fulfillment of the American Literature concentration of the English major. |
| Instructor(s): McCann,Sean Times: .M.W... 02:50PM-04:10PM; Location: DWNY200; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 25 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 10 | | |
| Seats Available: 7 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 5 | JR non-major: 5 | SO: 0 | FR: 0 |
| Web Resources: Syllabus |
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