ENGL 067.20th - Century Literature of the Americas

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University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Distribution Course in Arts & Letters. Class of 2009 & prior only. This course situates major U.S. literary movements of the twentieth century within the political and cultural histories of the Americas. With this more global context we will survey writing about revolution, imperialism, social protest, feminism and sexuality, and the influence of the "boom" writers and magical realism on U.S. culture. Writers might include Willa Cather, Michelle Cliff, Coco Fusco, Langston Hughes, Jack Kerouac, Leslie Marmon Silko, Gabriel Garc_a Marquez, Katherine Anne Porter, and William Carlos Williams. See the English Department's website at www.english.upenn.edu for a description of the current offerings.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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