ENG 395G - Literature and Cultural Critique

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Bates College

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Description:

This seminar uses theoretical ideas about cultural difference and power to inform the practical criticism of chosen texts, including Bessie Head's A Question of Power, Gloria Anzaldúa's Borderlands/La Frontera, William Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom!, Toni Morrison's Beloved, Klamath's Oral Narratives, and a performance of popular culture chosen by students. This course interrogates both the authority of "good" readers and the capacity of literature to surprise us with kinds of knowledge not included in our starting conceptions of the literary. Enrollment limited to 15. (Critical thinking.) [W2] C. Taylor.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bates.edu/

Phone Number:

(207) 786-6000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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