Contemporary American Fiction (ENG 215)

Term: 2020-2021 Fall

Faculty

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Schedule

Tue-Thu, 2:00 PM - 3:20 PM (9/10/2020 - 12/17/2020) Location: ZOOM ZOOM

Description

In this course, students will read and study a selection of recent American fiction, from 1945-present. They will consider and discuss contemporary short stories and novels as individual texts, as well as in relation to one another. They will also analyze the texts within the context of contemporary American culture, politics, history, and identity, including issues related to race, class, gender, ethnicity, religion, and sexuality. Students will focus on reading the texts critically and actively, leaning the language and framework of literary analysis. Students will study the history and evolution of the novel, along with the formal and stylistic considerations that novelists take into account while writing their texts. Pre-requisite: ENG101