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ENGL184
Post-War America: Cultures and Countercultures, 1945-present
ENGL184 SP
Crosslistings: AMST284
Section | Class Size | *Available | Times |
1 | 45 | 0 | Times: .T.T... 2:40PM-4:00PM; |
*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 05:00:40 EST 1998
)
Photo Caption and Credits
Considers representations of mainstream (suburbanization,
McCarthyism, pluralism) and marginal (Beats, Hippies,
Slackers, Hackers) social movements as represented in
literature and film.
MAJOR READINGS
HIROSHIMA, John Hersey
RAISIN IN THE SUN, Loraine Hansbery
ON THE ROAD, Jack Kerouac
ELECTRIC KOOL AID ACID TEST, Tom Wolfe
BELL JAR, Sylvia Plath
SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE, Kurt Vonnegut
DREAM OF A COMMON LANGUAGE, Adrienne Rich
WOMAN WARRIOR, Maxine Hong Kingston
SONG OF SOLOMON, Toni Morrison
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Two papers, a mid-term and a
final.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
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 ENGL
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Farland, M
- Times: .T.T... 2:40PM- 4:00PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 3, Jr: 1, So: 1, Fr: 2
- No Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
About the Photo:
Henry David Thoreau
Reference:
Sargent, John Singer and Winslow Homer, HENRY DAVID
THOREAU: THE POET'S DELAY, New York: Rizzoli,
1992
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