ENGL 116

Fall 2021 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 23-Dec 8
Introduction to American Literature

Credit: 3 hours.

American literature speaks in distinctive dialects that pre-date the arrival of European explorers in the Renaissance, range across centuries and continents, and intermingle a rich variety of racial, ethnic, and gendered perspectives. Genres examined in this course might include lyric poems, dystopian novels, horror stories, seduction narratives, slave narratives, political speeches, or postmodern plays. Writers studied might include Walt Whitman, Columbus, Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, Herman Melville, Edgar Allan Poe, Junot Díaz, Harriet Beecher Stowe, David Foster Wallace, Martin Luther King, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.

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

Humanities – Lit & Arts
Cultural Studies - Western
ENGL 116 class schedule data for fall 2021
CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
32294
Lecture-Discussion
D
12:30PM -1:45PM
TR
Noyes Laboratory
Stewart, C
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/23/21-12/08/21
Degree Notes:
Humanities - Lit & Arts, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
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