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ENGL246
Twentieth-Century Canadian Literature
ENGL246 SP
Spring 97 Availability (Last Updated on Sat Mar 8 05:00:06 EST 1997
)
Section Limit Enrollment Available
01 30 16 14
Unlike American literature, with its well-established
tradition of the "frontier" and the "hero as rebel,"
Canadian literature has been defined by a continual struggle
to forge a distinct set of themes and images that represent
a uniquely Canadian experience and identity. In this course,
we will examine a selection of twentieth-century Canadian
short stories, poems, and novels to explore and question
notions about what defines a distinctly Canadian literature
in particular, and any distinct national literature in
general. Along with touching on typically "Canadian" themes
(such as, for example, survival in a hostile land), we will
examine contemporary works that explore the experience of
recent immigrant groups living in Canada. Topics will
include: the relation between language, culture, and
identity; recent immigrant challenges to "official" Canadian
history, the symbolic relation of the land to identity; and
the role of community in forming identity.
MAJOR READINGS
Stevens, ed., BEST CANADIAN SHORT STORIES
Geddes, ed., 15 CANADIAN POETS X 2
Timothy Findley, THE WARS
Michael Ondaatje, IN THE SKIN OF A LION
Joy Kogawa, OBASAN
Margaret Atwood, SURVIVAL
Mordecai Richler, THE APPRENTICESHIP OF DUDDY KRAVITZ
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Three short papers during the
semester and one longer paper (25 pages) at the end of the
semester.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
This course meets
the department's "Historicity" requirement.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting
or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the
first class, they will be dropped from the class list.
NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form
to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Lecture Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ENGL
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Burwell, J
- Times: .T.T... 2:40PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 2, Fr: 2
- Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-10-1997
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