No Futures: Extinction and the Nation in American Literature

ENGL 0201M S01 [CRN: 24897]

American literature often narrates the achievement of national identity as an organic process that will be realized in the future. Yet many authors obsess over broken blood lineages, atavism, lost property, and various forms of extinction. This course examines this tension, and asks why the disruption of "futurity" provokes such persistent aesthetic reflections. Readings include Whitman, Hawthorne, Cather, Faulkner, McCarthy. Enrollment limited to 17. WRIT
Term
Spring 2013
Credit Hours
1.0
Maximum Enrollment
17
Course Attributes
Writing - Designated Courses
Primary Instructor
Meetings
2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Mon, Wed, Fri - from Jan 23, 2013 to May 17, 2013
Exam Group Code
07 (May 15, 2013 2:00pm)