ENG 199 - The Prof. John Howard Birss Memorial Lecture Text

Institution:

Roger Williams University

Subject:

ENGLISH LITERATURE

Description:

Does not fulfill a course requirement for the English Major, Minor orCore ConcentrationThis course affords students of all majors the opportunity to receiveacademic credit for reading, discussing, and writing about literarytexts selected for the annual John Howard Birss Memorial Lecture.Previously selected texts include Jack Kerouac's On the Road, ElieWiesel's Night, Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,and Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. This course will includea discussion of the text in its historical context and will requirecompletion of an end of semester project that may be entered inthe annual FCAS Birss Memorial Lecture. Essay/Creative Projectcompetition. This is a variable topics course. The course, but not thetopic, may be repeated for credit.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rwu.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 253-1040

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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