| Course Title: Topics in American Literature: 'The American Essay' |
| Start Date: 01/19/2021 End Date: 03/12/2021 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2021 |
| Description: Throughout the history of the United States, the essay has been a vital literary genre. From religious and confessional essays to personal, political, and satirical ones, American authors have explored their passions and hatreds in this flexible form. We will read essays from the nineteenth century to the present, with the opportunity to write essays of our own. Authors may include Thoreau, Baldwin, Didion, and Maggie Nelson, along with international writers, such as Woolf and Zadie Smith, who have influenced American essayists. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Christopher Benfey | 413-538-2532 | cbenfey@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/19/2021 - 03/12/2021 | Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc. | Monday | 12:45PM - 02:00PM | TBA | TBA | Weekly |
| 01/19/2021 - 03/12/2021 | Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc. | Tuesday and Thursday | 12:45PM - 01:45PM | Weekly | ||
| 01/19/2021 - 03/12/2021 | Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc. | Wednesday and Friday | 12:45PM - 02:30PM | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| MOD0001 | MOD-1: Courses meeting in Module 1 | This course meets in Module 1. |
| MEET0003 | +MEET-3: Expects to meet 3 days per week, on average | This class is expected to meet 3 days per week, on average |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 18 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: The Best American Essays of the Century Author: Oates, Joyce Carol Copyright: 2000 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Houghton Mifflin |
Required | 19.95 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: While digital versions of required readings will be provided on the Moodle site, this book is highly recommended for the course. It includes many of the required readings, in addition to other examples of excellent essays. |