EXPOS 20.014 - The Art of Representing the Other

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Harvard University

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How truthfully may words portray a hallucinating housewife, a vanquished race of American Indians, or a poor immigrant in a Chicago meatpacking factory? To what extent can literature give accurate portrayals of individuals with markedly diverse experiences? Examining the works of Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Francis Parkman, Edmund Wilson, and Upton Sinclair, we will investigate questions of individualism and collectivism, art and propaganda.

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4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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