ENGL 274

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Literature and Society

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Credit: 3 hours.

Major literary works presented within the context of social issues of their time.

May be repeated with the permission of English advising office to a maximum of 6 hours if topics vary. Prerequisite: Completion of the Composition I requirement.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Humanities – Lit & Arts

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ENGL 274 class schedule data for spring 2018
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	59517	Lecture-Discussion	G	2:00PM -3:30PM	MW	David Kinley Hall	Baron, I	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/18-05/02/18 Degree Notes: Humanities - Lit & Arts course. Section Title: Memory and Nationalism in Section Info: Memory and Nationalism in Contemporary Britain In The Goblet of Fire, Dumbledore introduces Harry Potter to the Pensieve, a magical font which serves as the repository of memories that can be easily stored, retrieved and re-examined at will. But as Harry quickly learns, memory is not a static and discrete entity that paves the way to a clear understanding of the past. Instead, memory can be elusive, it can be mutiplistic and it can be tweaked or completely altered. What attributes then constitute a unified national memory and how is it informed by social class, by race and by gender? In this course, we’ll examine the rise of contemporary fiction in Britain as a lens through which social progress can either be seen as a flourishing or flagging political standard. We’ll determine whether British citizens have prospered from modern socialist policies or if welfare reform forced Britain to lose its edge in the world market, which it is now trying to recapture by a renewal of political platforms based on educational elitism, neoconservatism, capitalist enterprise and racial purity. Our thematic anchor will be the importance of individual and collective memory to define social progress or to incite class war. Through the medium of memory, we’ll focus our attentions on the history of class politics in Britain over the last twenty years. We’ll explore whether the future lies with traditional parties such as the Tories, New Labour and the Liberal Democrats, or with right-winged groups such as the British National Party, English Defense League and UKIP. Finally, we’ll ponder whether the Brexit conflict and whether Britain has become an enlightened utopia where social mobility is universal or whether it is transforming into a dark distopian zone, in which only those powered by money, status and ancient family ties have any rights. Students are expected to attend class regularly and to actively participate in class discussions. In addition, students will be required to give oral reports and to write four papers. Novels and films may include: Never Let Go, Atonement, Trainspotting, Once Upon a Time in England, Small Island, The Half Blood Prince, The Golden Compass and Shaun of the Dead.