American Fiction and Mass Culture

ENGL 0610G S01 [CRN: 25077]

How have American fiction writers responded to the growing national influence of mass culture industries such as recorded music, film, and television? This course will consider this question by assessing both how writers have imagined the impact of mass culture on American life and how the style of literary writing has evolved in relation to popular media. Authors include F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nathanael West, Toni Morrison, Colson Whitehead, and Michael Chabon. Enrollment limited to 30 English concentrators. Others by permission of the instructor, if space allows.
Course Syllabus
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Term
Spring 2013
Credit Hours
1.0
Maximum Enrollment
30
Primary Instructor
Meetings
10:30 am - 11:50 am Tue, Thu - from Jan 23, 2013 to May 17, 2013
Exam Group Code
09 (May 8, 2013 9:00am)