ENG 2044 - AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1945 TO PRESNT

credits: 3.0
This survey of American literature focuses on the period stretching from 1945 to the present. We will consider how writers explored and explore notions of community and justice within an increasingly diverse population and collection of cultures. We will focus on readings from the contemporary period and consider how writers from a variety of perspectives and movements contribute to the chorus that shapes American literature. We will explore whether, in the end, there is a definable, singular, and national literary tradition. Objectives: Students will read from a broad selection of American literary texts and learn to interpret and analyze those texts both as individual literary works and as representative of a cultural/historical period. Students will gain experience in writing about literature and culture. Method of Instruction: Discussion and lecture. Method of Evaluation: Paper, Mid-Term, and Final. Meets *WEP Distribution Requirement.