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Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)
CRN: 46678
Online: Some Synchronous | Lecture
Online
Old Core Requirements Met:
UG Core Literature/Writing
2020 Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing Intensive
What does it mean to be a man in America today? According to Ron Swanson’s “Pyramid of Greatness,” live simply, fend for yourself and eat meat. Lots of meat. For generations, men were promised an equally straightforward road map to navigate adolescence through adulthood: college + job + home + family = happily ever after. But that social contract was a fraud. When these basic expectations failed to materialize, many young men responded in predictable ways. Faced with what they perceived as an attempt to usurp their inherent power and authority, they lashed out in anger, sexual violence and self-medication. And now even these destructive behaviors have been exposed for what they are - desperate attempts to control a world that offers no clear path to manhood. So, as we enter a new decade, what defines American Manhood? For an overview of American manhood we’ll read from Jack Donovan’s THE WAY OF MAN. Primary reading sources include Chuck Palahniuk’s look at the apathetic and violent existence of the American male in FIGHT CLUB. We’ll read nonfiction selections BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME by Ta-Nehisi Coates and the recently released memoir KNOW MY NAME by Chanel Miller. And we’ll examine the role of husband, father and survivor in Cormac McCarthy’s post-apocalyptic world of THE ROAD. Supporting material will include plays, short stories and films - such as BOYHOOD, MOONLIGHT and I LOVE YOU, MAN. The writing load for this course is a minimum of 15 pages of formal, revised writing. This course satisfies the WAC Writing Intensive requirement and an Integration in the Humanities requirement.
4 Credits