American Studies 342F - Seminar: Written on the Wall: 20th-Century American Prison Writing

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Hamilton College

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The writing of the men and women inside the American prison system constitutes a kind of shadow canon to that of better-known literary artists. We will read broadly in 20th-century American prison writing, asking questions about the generic coherence, social and moral import, and historicity of prisoners' non-fiction, fiction and poetry. Authors will include Eldridge Cleaver, George Jackson, Assata Shakur, and Japanese and Chinese internees. Students will visit a writing class taught inside Attica Correctional Facility (post-1900). Prerequisite, one 200-level course in literature. Open to juniors and seniors only. Does not fulfill the senior seminar requirement for the English concentration. (Same as English and Creative Writing 342.) Maximum enrollment, 12. Larson.

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.hamilton.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 859-4011

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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