ENGL254

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ENGL254

Borderlines/Color Lines: American Literature ENGL254 SP

Section	Class Size	*Available	Times	POI	Prereq
1	30	6	Times: .T.T... 10:00AM-11:20AM;	No	No

*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for the Blue Add 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 Tue Aug 10 05:00:21 EDT 1999 )

Novels that contest and rewrite what counts as American literature challenge nationally enshrined institutions like democracy, individualism, racism. This course examines various ways that writers have performed this cultural work from Charles Chesnutt to Ann Petry, some more self-consciously than others.

MAJOR READINGS

Selected authors such as Nella Larsen,
Richard Wright, Carlos Bulosan, Agnes Smedley, Lorraine
Hansberry as well as criticism by Hazel Carby, King-kok
Cheung and Gloria Anzaldua.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

This course meets the English department's historical knowledge 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: Discussion Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ENGL

Prerequisites: None

Section 01: Armstrong, E; Times: .T.T... 10:00AM-11:20AM;; Grading Mode: A/F; Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 1, Fr: 0; Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999

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