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Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)
CRN: 22437
Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 308
Old Core Requirements Met:
UG Core Literature/Writing
Other Requirements Met:
Writing Intensive
This course surveys the evolution of the American short story from 1846 to the late twentieth century. As we develop our practice of reading, we will assume that literature is intimately tied to everyday life, interpreting the ways both writers and readers use the short story to address individual and social conflicts created by war, removal, nationalism, immigration, migration, racism, sexism, psychosis, the growth of industrialism and the modern city, mass media, and modern capitalism. Veering from Poe’s Gothic horror to Jewett’s “local color” to Butler’s science fiction, we will read with breadth and depth, traveling through multiple literary movements, spending a considerable amount of time in each place with a few authors. We will even try our hands at writing our own short stories, drawing insight from the experts and our own analysis to make and execute creative choices. While the course is conscious of chronology, it is theme-driven. As such, we will privilege theme over time, placing disparate voices, texts, and social/historical contexts in dialogue over common issues.
4 Credits