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ENG 654A

Contemporary United States Literature

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
Standard

Overview

Description

Cross-generic studies in United States literature since World War II.

Units

Lecture3

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Offering

Offered: Every Spring

Terms

spring

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Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • write lucid, well-constructed arguments analyzing and interpreting texts.
  • analyze a literary work in its cultural and historical contexts.
  • articulate the premises and assumptions of different critical approaches and apply them to contemporary American literature using literary-critical vocabulary.
  • analyze the key issues and ideas that shaped contemporary American literature.
  • synthesize course-based readings with relevant academic and literary works in written work and class presentations.