Writing About Places: Africa
ENGL 131B
Spring 2020
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01
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| Crosslisting:
CGST 131B |
This course is one in a series called "writing about places" that explore the long tradition of writing about travel and places and changing attitudes toward crossing cultural borders. We will examine historical and cultural interactions/confrontations as portrayed by both insiders and outsiders, residents and visitors, colonizers and colonized--and from a variety of perspectives: fiction, literary journalism, travel accounts, and histories. Writing assignments will include critical and analytical essays as well as encouraging students to examine their own experiences with places and cultural encounters. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AFST-MN)(ENGL-Creative W)(ENGL-Literature) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Readings: May include works by Achebe, Adichie, Beah, Bolton, Conrad, Gordimer, Head, Hochschild, Kapuscinski, Ngugi, Powers, Wrong
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Examinations and Assignments:
Approximately a book a week, weekly writing assignments (reading responses and others), 3 more extensive papers. In this seminar course, students (in pairs) will be responsible for leading class discussion twice during the semester. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course focuses on Africa. |
| Instructor(s): Hadler,Alice Berliner Times: TBA; Location: TBA |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 16 | |
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