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(650) 949-7250If you plan to enroll for the first time in an English course above ENGL 100 (ENGL 1A or 110), you must first complete an English placement test. Students whose primary language is not English should first take an ESL placement test and complete required ESL classes before enrolling in English Department classes. Refer to the front of the schedule for placement testing information or call (650) 949-7230. 1 Course Description found. | ENGL 48C | MODERN AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1914-PRESENT | 4 Units | | Introduction to multicultural American Literature in the Modern Age (1914-present) with emphasis on the courageous contributions and literary innovations of diverse authors of Asian American, African American, Anglo American, Latino American, and Native American heritage, including Harlem Renaissance authors such as Hughes and Hurston; the radically experimental fiction of Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and Faulkner; the rise of modernist poets such as Eliot, Stevens, and Williams; Beat Generation authors such as Kerouac and Ginsberg; Native American authors such as Momaday and Erdrich; feminist poets such as Plath and Rich; and Asian American writers such as Bulosan and Hong Kingston. Special emphasis on the role of these diverse writers in continuously redefining the nature of American literature in the 20th Century, and thereby reshaping American national identity as the United States becomes a global superpower. Offered Spring Quarters. | | Prerequisite: ENGL 1A or ESL 26. | | Four hours lecture. | | GE Areas: American Cultures & Communities, Humanities | | Not currently Scheduled. | | |
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