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Memoir & Autobiography

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
1/26/26 - 5/13/26
MoWeFr 10a.m. – 10:50a.m.		 McCormack M03-0430 3 $2065 (guest students)
Date
1/26/26 - 5/13/26
Time
MoWeFr 10a.m. – 10:50a.m.
Location
McCormack M03-0430
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2065 (guest students)

Description

A study of various kinds of American autobiography-such as spiritual autobiography and freedom narratives-from colonial to modern times, with attention to European forerunners from Augustine to Rousseau. Texts vary by semester, selected from such authors as Edwards, Franklin, Thoreau, Douglass, Jacobs, Moody, Washington, and Henry Adams, and more recent works by Hellman, Wright, Malcolm X, and Kingston.

Prerequisites

ENGL 200 or 201 or 202

Guest registration opens January 12

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

1/26/2026 - 5/13/2026

Location

McCormack M03-0430

Enrolled / Capacity

19 / 25

Status

Closed

Instructor

Christopher Craig

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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