ENGL 167 - Sports And The American Imagination

Institution:

Widener University-Main Campus

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Description:

Through the analysis of novels, short stories, films, poetry, and essays, this course explores the ways in which sports comment on our needs, desires, and values as Americans. Particular attention will be given to the ways in which gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, and class influence the way writers (and their characters) think about and use sports. Authors may include Hemingway, Malamud, Irving, Wilson, Kumin, Oates, and DeLillo. 3 semester hours

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.widener.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 499-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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