ENGL 44515 - London Writers

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

English

Description:

This course will consider a range of texts relating to the ways in which London writers have explored and imagined the metropolis from the late 19th century. We will study the texts in detail and consider a variety of topics including the city and the countryside, war and its aftermath, social class, identity, 'multiculturalism', criminality, 'street haunting', gender, the sixties and urban consciousness at street level. There will be some creative writing options as part of the course requirements. Film, radio and TV recordings will be used to supplement studies as appropriate.Students will be encouraged to explore London independently as well as on planned trips and visits. We will visit the National Portrait Gallery and Tate Britain and there will be a theatre trip. In the final week Anne-Marie Fyfe, a London poet and host of the Troubadour Poetry Cafe (an acclaimed poetry venue which opened in the 1960s), will give a reading and discuss her work with the class. In awarding the final grade attendance, punctuality and engagement with the course will be taken into account. Set Texts Arthur Conan Doyle The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes G.B. Shaw Pygmalion E.M. Forster 'The Machine Stops' Virginia Woolf Mrs. Dalloway 'Kew Gardens' Sam Selvon The Lonely Londoners Benson et al New Poems On The Underground Students will be encouraged to explore London independently and to develop their own interests. The University of Notre Dame (London) library has a wide range of materials to read and research.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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