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This survey course of American literature covers its oral, American Indian
beginnings, to the American Civil War. It uses the Norton Anthology of
American Literature (Volumes A and B) in conjunction with "American
Passages: A Literary Survey" at www.learner.org.
This site describes the course in detail and has a searchable archive of
hundreds of items related to authors, literary movements, culture, and history.
The goal of the course is to encourage readers' critical appreciation of
American literature by enhancing the understanding of its diversity, continuity,
and position within American history and culture. The course meets this goal by
* teaching close
reading skills and narrative strategies
* introducing significant American
writers, styles, themes and concerns
* stimulating users to compare,
contrast and make con connections between texts
* illustrating how American Literature
has changed and evolved over time
* promoting diversity and continuity
by respectfully presenting the canonical works while thoughtfully integrating
works and voices that have traditionally been unheard, ignored, or discounted
* advocating for an understanding of
American Literature in a broader contextual framework by using biographical,
historical, and cultural contextual materials to support and enrich the readings
English 343 will cover the following units:
1. Native Voices: Resistance and Renewal in Native
American Literature
2. Exploring Borderlands: Contact and Conflict in North America
3. Utopian Promises: Puritan and Quaker Utopian Visions
4. The Spirit of Nationalism: Declaring Independence
5. Masculine Heroes: American Expansion
6. Gothic Undercurrents: Ambiguity and Anxiety in the 19th Century
7. Slavery and Freedom: Race and Identity in Antebellum America
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