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Academic Year 2005/2006
Making History in the Contemporary American Novel
ENGL 343 SP
Despite the threat to history that some critics see lurking in postmodernism, much recent American fiction is preoccupied with the past. This course will explore the different kinds of historicism fostered by
contemporary
novelists. What visions of American history do these novels construct and contest? How, if at all, do they change our notion of what counts as history? This course will try to understand what is at stake in the turn
to
history and how it shapes our understanding of the postmodern.
MAJOR READINGS
Selected criticism and theory.
Norman Mailer, ARMIES OF THE NIGHT
Toni Morrison, BELOVED
Don DeLillo, LIBRA
Phillip Roth, AMERICAN PASTORAL
Michael Ondaatje, COMING THROUGH SLAUGHTER
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
One short and one long essay, mutiple resposne papers
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
This course is open to majors and non-majors.
COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture/Discussion
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
NONE
SECTION 01
- Instructor(s): Bachner,Sally
- Times: .M.W... 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: DWNY113;
- Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 35)
- SR. major: 8 Jr. major: 8
- SR. non-major: 7 Jr. non-major: 7 SO: 5 FR: X
Special Attributes:
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Last Updated on MAR-30-2006
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