English 423 - American Autobiography

Institution:

Colgate University

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L. Johnson An examination of autobiographical writing in America, with special attention to the following issues: autobiography as a literary genre; the relation between "truth" and fiction in autobiography; the role of gender, race, and social status in the writing and reception of autobiographies; and the ways in which specific cultural situations have shaped both the conception and the representation of the "self" in writings from the colonial period through the 20th century. (Post-1800 course

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.colgate.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 228-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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