ENG 342 - Contemporary American Fiction

Institution:

William Paterson University of New Jersey

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Description:

A survey of American fiction since 1968, this course explores selected works of important short story writers and novelists in their aesthetic, historical, and cultural contexts. Authors may include Donald Barthelme, Raymond Carver, T.C. Boyle, George Saunders, Sandra Cisneros, Bharati Mukherjee, E.L. Doctorow, Don DeLillo, Toni Morrison, and Barbara Kingsolver. The course familiarizes students with the conventions of the short story and novel genres, as well as investigates how postmodern sensibilities, consumer/mass culture, and multiethnic and global issues impinge on current American literary practices. Prerequisite: ENG 150 English 181

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wpunj.edu

Phone Number:

(973) 720-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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