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EL 349W | 20th-C. American Fiction<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fall 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Useful Links<\/strong>: OneDrive Wiki<\/a>, Blackboard<\/a>, Eli Review<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pre-Semester<\/a> – Week 1<\/a> – Week 2<\/a> – Week 3<\/a> – Week 4<\/a> – Week 5<\/a> – Week 6<\/a> – Week 7<\/a> – Week 8<\/a> – Week 9<\/a> – Week 10<\/a> – Week 11<\/a> – Week 12<\/a> – Week 13<\/a> – Week 14<\/a> – Week 15 & Final<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Am Lit eTexts and Helpful Sites<\/strong>: Here<\/a>
Overview of Authors<\/strong>: Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This writing intensive<\/strong> (W) course is a gallop through (and a bit beyond) 20th-century American fiction, emphasizing longer prose works and organized so that we’ll be able to explore some of the radical (and sometimes subtle) changes in expression and aesthetic philosophy that took place during the 20th century (and are taking place today, right now, as you read). We will consider how historical and social contexts affect both the writing of literature and its reception. We will think about how Modernism gives way to Postmodernism, about how Realism in some ways sets the stage for both, and about the fraught relationship between fiction and nonfiction in contemporary prose. We will consider the limits of big labels like \u201cRealism,\u201d \u201cModernism,\u201d and \u201cPostmodernism,\u201d along with the necessity of receiving each work on its own complex terms. We’ll consider how visual storytelling fits into what\u2019s happening to fiction these days. We\u2019ll read constantly. We\u2019ll write constantly.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Major Writing\/Composing Assignments to Anticipate<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n