ENGL 217
Fall 2022
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01
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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: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (ENGL)(ENGL-Literature) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Less than 50% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Carmen Maria Machado, HER BODY AND OTHER PARTIES
Ocean Vuong, ON EARTH WE'RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS
Patricia Lockwood, NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT THIS
Colson Whitehead, THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
Ben Lerner, THE TOPEKA SCHOOL
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Examinations and Assignments:
2 short essays |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Contributes to fulfillment of ENGL major requirements: Lit Hist 3, American Lit, elective |
| Instructor(s): Bachner,Sally Times: ..T.R.. 08:50AM-10:10AM; Location: ONLINE; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 4 | JR major: 4 | | |
| Seats Available: 3 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 4 | JR non-major: 4 | SO: 3 | FR: X |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 13 | 1st Ranked: 1 | 2nd Ranked: 5 | 3rd Ranked: 2 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 5 |
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