| Course Title: Topics in American Literature: 'Post-War American Literary Geographies' |
| Start Date: 09/07/2022 End Date: 12/20/2022 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2022 |
| Description: This course examines connections between geography and identity as they emerge in post-1945 American literary and cultural texts. We will look at how space and place contribute to constructions of gendered, raced, and classed identities in works by writers such as Gish Jen, Jennifer Egan, Philip Roth, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Tommy Orange. Through examining turns towards space and place in post-1945 fiction, we will touch on topics such as the post-war suburb, immigration and migration after 1965, and the city post-9/11, among others. Writing assignments will ask students to carefully analyze the nature of geography and identity in our assigned course readings. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Shannon Mooney | smooney@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/07/2022 - 12/20/2022 | Discussion | Monday and Wednesday | 11:30AM - 12:45PM | SHTK - Shattuck Hall | 318 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 8 | Available: 10 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: A Visit from the Goon Squad Author: Egan, Jennifer Copyright: 2010 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0307477479 Publisher: Random House |
Required | 15.95 |
| Title: There There Author: Orange, Tommy Copyright: 2018 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780525520382 Publisher: Vintage |
Required | 16.00 |
| Title: Mona in the Promised Land Author: Jen, Gish Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780679776505 Publisher: |
Required | 15.95 |
| Title: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Author: Diaz, Junot Copyright: 2008 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781594483295 Publisher: Riverhead |
Required | 16.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |