USSY 285C - Conviction and Fiction

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Case Western Reserve University

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How do our beliefs shape who we are? How do they shape how we tell others who we are? What can fiction tell us about our beliefs and about ourselves? This seminar will explore how authors reflect their beliefs through their writing--how fiction becomes a form of self expression, particularly of worldview, even when that is not the intent. Students will analyze 20th century fiction and the religious, cultural or psychological texts which influenced that fiction. Students will also be encouraged to think about how their own writing is influenced by belief systems, and to explore how our convictions cannot help but affect our writing and the way we understand our minds, our live, our inner selves. Prereq: Passing letter grade in a 100 level first year seminar in USFS, FSSY, FSCC, FSNA, FSSO or FSCS. Prereq or Coreq: FSTS 100

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.case.edu

Phone Number:

(216) 368-2000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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