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Six American Authors

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
1/27/25 - 5/14/25
TuTh 9:30a.m. – 10:45a.m.		 Wheatley W04-0122 3 $1984 (guest students)
Date
1/27/25 - 5/14/25
Time
TuTh 9:30a.m. – 10:45a.m.
Location
Wheatley W04-0122
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$1984 (guest students)

Description

This course introduces students to major concerns and genres in American literature through reading, discussing, and writing about a variety of significant texts. The course considers questions such as: How do American debates, including those about race, empire, gender, sexuality, individualism, and freedom shape major narratives? How have literary texts mirrored and intervened in the histories and cultures that shape the present and possible futures? And what unique insights does literature provide into those same histories and cultures? This course satisfies the US Diversity requirement, and as such, all sections will foreground marginalized perspectives and interrogate how literature both challenges and upholds oppressive social structures.

Prerequisites

ENGL 101 or ENGL 102

This course is closed for registration.

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

1/27/2025 - 5/14/2025

Location

Wheatley W04-0122

Enrolled / Capacity

0 / 18

Status

Closed

Instructor

To be Announced

Tuition*

$1984 (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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