AMST 272
American Postmodern Fiction
Spring 2016
Division II
Writing Skills
Cross-listed
ENGL 272
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Class Details
American fiction took a turn at World War II: from modernism to postmodernism. The most obvious mark of postmodern narration is its self-consciousness. Already a paradox emerges: why would World War II make narratives self-reflexive? The best text for this paradox is Heller’s Catch-22. Subsequent books: Nabokov’s Pale Fire, Pynchon’s The Crying of Lot 49, Morrison’s Beloved, DeLillo’s White Noise, Johnson’s Jesus’s Son, Carver’s What We Talk About When We Talk About Love.
The Class:
Format: seminar
Limit: 19
Expected: 19
Class#: 3312
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Limit: 19
Expected: 19
Class#: 3312
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
four papers totaling about 20 pages; participation in class discussions
Extra Info:
may not be taken on a pass/fail basis; not available for the fifth course option
Prerequisites:
a 100-level ENGL course, or a score of 5 on the AP English Literature exam, or a score of 6 or 7 on the Higher Level IB English exam
Enrollment Preferences:
sophomores, first-years students, or English majors without a prior gateway
Distributions:
Division II
Writing Skills
Notes:
meets Division 1 requirement if registration is under ENGL; meets Division 2 requirement if registration is under AMST
This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
AMST 272 Division II ENGL 272 Division I
This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
AMST 272 Division II ENGL 272 Division I
Attributes:
AMST Arts in Context Electives
ENGL 200-level Gateway Courses
ENGL Literary Histories C
ENGL 200-level Gateway Courses
ENGL Literary Histories C
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AMST 272 - 01 (S) SEM American Postmodern Fiction
AMST 272 - 01 (S) SEM American Postmodern FictionDivision II Writing SkillsTF 2:35 pm - 3:50 pm
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