CEEL 0939 - Sport, Life, and Literature

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Brown University

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Sports, organized and individual, impact life and promote social, emotional and intellectual growth. For these reasons, Sport is an important topic in literature and the subject of this introduction to academic coursework in English. We will use sport as the focal point in our investigation of various genre: short story, essay, novel, poetry and media. Students will discuss the literature, develop critical reading skills and evaluate effectiveness of sport as a metaphor in the works selected. We will examine ongoing debates about what literature is and what social role it plays as we examine those same debates about sport, athletes and teams in contemporary society.

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0.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brown.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 863-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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