We orient ourselves, we define ourselves, in,emotional, temporal, physical space. This course,explores important American texts which convey a,strong sense of place, or, in other words,,emotional, political and\/or cultural environments,,from the early urbanism and social realism of,Sister Carrie, to the rise of modernism, urban,anonymity, and apocalyptic fantasies in The Day of,the Locust, and ultimately, to post modern,experiments, including the graphic novel, which,test the boundaries of our accepted notions of,time and space and identity.<\/p>
Credits: 3<\/p>
Prerequisites: Any 300 level Liberal Arts (General Education),subject.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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