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New England Literature & Culture

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
TuTh 11a.m. – 12:15p.m.		 Wh-Peters W06-0047 English Con 3 $2065 (guest students)
Date
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
Time
TuTh 11a.m. – 12:15p.m.
Location
Wh-Peters W06-0047 English Con
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2065 (guest students)

Description

A study of the New England literary tradition from about 1850 to the near present. How have writers and critics contested their differing versions of native grounds and reinvented the New England idea in their works? Consideration of such topics as Native American culture, Puritanism and Transcendentalism, slavery and Abolitionism, immigration and ethnicity, nationalism and regionalism, industrialization, and popular culture.

Prerequisites

ENGL 200, 201, or 202 and two 300/400-level courses

Guest registration opens August 18

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

9/2/2025 - 12/12/2025

Location

Wh-Peters W06-0047 English Con

Enrolled / Capacity

13 / 20

Status

Closed

Instructor

Holly Jackson

Tuition*

$2065 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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