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ENGL184
PostWar America: Cultures and Countercultures, 1945-Present
ENGL184 SP
Crosslistings: AMST284
Not Currently Offered
This course 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
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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