LBS 332 - Varied Visions: The Outsider in American Literature

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Antioch University-Santa Barbara

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Description:

The dichotomy at the heart of American culture - the desire to acknowledge the primacy of the individual and the desire to forge a classless, democratic community - provides much of the tension and complexity we find in American literature. Examining the role of the outsider in literary works provides a clearer understanding of the sources and consequences of this tension and the complexity of the variations of the "American "voice.This class examines, in prose, poetry, and narrative fiction the different roles of the outsider: those who choose to remove themselves from the community, those whose experience thrusts them outside the community and those who, because of class, race, gender, or sexual orientation, are forced to the periphery.

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.antiochsb.edu

Phone Number:

(805) 962-8179

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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