ENGL 217
Spring 2018 not offered
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This course explores American fiction of the 21st century. We will discuss the particular demands that contemporary texts place on their readers while developing a map of the styles and preoccupations that mark our own moment of literary production. |
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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: (ENGL)(ENGL-Literature) |
Major Readings:
Junot Diaz, THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO
Dana Spioota, EAT THE DOCUMENT
Viet Thanh Nguyen, THE SYMPATHIZER
Colson Whitehead, THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
Teju Cole, OPEN CITY
Lauren Groff, FATES AND FURIES
Paul Beatty, THE SELLOUT
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Examinations and Assignments:
MidTerm and Final Exams, regular inquiry papers. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course contributes to the American Literature and Theory & Literary Forms concentrations of the English major. |
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