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Six American Authors

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
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TuTh 10a.m. – 1p.m.		 University Hall Y03-3370 3 $1398 (guest students)
$1584 (current students)
Date
-
Time
TuTh 10a.m. – 1p.m.
Location
University Hall Y03-3370
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$1398 (guest students)
$1584 (current 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.

Registration will begin July 31st

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Course Details

Session

Summer Session 2, 6 weeks

Class Dates

-

Location

University Hall Y03-3370

Enrolled / Capacity

5 / 25

Status

Closed

Instructor

Avak Hasratian

Prerequisites

ENGL 101 or ENGL 102

Tuition*

$1398 (guest students)
$1584 (current 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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