FYS 100L USES OF HISTORY IN LITERATURE

A study of prose, poetry, and drama that investigates how we use the past to tell stories of race, gender, sexuality, class, nation, and life in general. The course examines how historical concerns shape literary form, and how literature shapes our historical consciousness. Authors include Achebe, Brontë, Coetzee, Lalami, Parks, Rushdie, Shakespeare, and Spiegelman.

Credits

4

Enrollment Limit

Enrollment limited to 16 students.

Attributes

MOIB, MOIE, W