Dates: 09/03 - 12/19
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10:55 am 12:00 pm JRC 301				10:55 am 12:00 pm JRC 301
+ asynchronous coursework

Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)

CRN: 41448

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 301

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Global Perspective AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     Context and Convergences
     Early British Literature
     Genre Study
     Writing to learn

  Catherine Craft-Fairchild

The Jane Austen Society writes, "In 2025 we'll mark the 250th birthday of Jane Austen—a literary icon who continues to entertain, delight, and inspire generations of readers." That last comment is, if anything, an understatement: Austen's novels have never gone out of print, been adapted into films and television miniseries, inspired spin-offs like Bridgerton, inspired reams of other fan fiction, motivated re-enactors, and even created memes. So it is altogether fitting and proper that we should mark her anniversary with a course devoted to her work. In ENGL 390, we will read a selection of Austen's six novels, including SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, and PERSUASION; explore the major film adaptations; and study some of the best fan fiction, namely the superb play trilogy, CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon (MISS BENNETT, THE WICKHAMS, and GEORGIA AND KITTY). Austen’s sharp social satire clearly still speaks to our own time, highlighting familial, relational, and community issues of gender, class, privilege, and social justice, all topics we will explore. This course satisfies both the Integrations in the Humanities and Global Perspectives core requirements, as well as a WAC Writing to Learn requirement. Prerequisite: ENGL 121 or 190.

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