ENGH 513: Topics in Literary and Cultural Studies
ENGH 513-002: American Resistance Literature
(Fall 2018)
07:20 PM to 10:00 PM M
Krug Hall 209
Section Information for Fall 2018
This course examines American resistance literature, including the Abolitionist and Civil Rights Movements, gender equity, LGBT rights, and our current political moment. Selected authors take different approaches to resistance – survival and witness, tactical nonviolence, direct confrontation – and we will discuss the tensions that exist within movements as a result. Other areas of discussion will include the difference between propaganda and art, and the social responsibilities of authors. Texts will include both fiction and non-fiction.
Authors are likely to include: Harriet Ann Jacobs, John Steinbeck, Claudia Rankine, Rebecca Solnit and Mohsin Hamid.
Course Information from the University Catalog
Credits: 3
Intensive study of topics involving literary or other texts such as film, television, opera, and folklore. Notes: May be repeated with permission of department. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 9 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Recommended Prerequisite: 15 credits of advanced undergraduate English courses and permission of department; or baccalaureate degree.
Registration Restrictions:
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
Schedule Type: Lec/Sem #1, Lec/Sem #2, Lec/Sem #3, Lec/Sem #4, Lec/Sem #5, Lec/Sem #6, Lec/Sem #7, Lec/Sem #8, Lec/Sem #9, Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
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