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ENGL184

Post-War America: Cultures and Countercultures, 1945-present
ENGL184 SP

Crosslistings: AMST284
SectionClass Size*AvailableTimes
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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