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COL 107
Making It New
COL 107 FA
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times |
|---|
| 1 | 75 | 5 | Times: .T.T... 10:00AM-11:20AM; |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the current phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Wed Mar 4 05:01:03 EST 1998
)
A study of American literature, philosophy and history
between the Civil War and World War II. This is the period
in which American literature defined itself in opposition to
English and European values. The course will investigate
that self definition in the context of American idealism and
dissent, the pressures of capitalism, and changes in social
ideology.
MAJOR READINGS
Readings include fiction and poetry by
Whitman, Melville, Harris, Twain, Bierce, James, Norris,
Anderson, McKay, Hurston, Faulkner, Henry Roth, Rukeyser and
Berryman, and prose by Peirce, Gibbs, Du Bois, Adams,
Veblen, Santayana, Dewey, Whitehead, Lynd, Summer, Commons,
Meltzer, Trachtenberg and others.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Two short papers, one midterm,
one final.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
RMATION: 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: Discussion Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA COL
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Reeve, F
- Times: .T.T... 10:00AM-11:20AM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 0, Jr: 0, So: 0, Fr: 1
- No Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
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