Fall 2018 - ENGL 207 D100
Twentieth Century Literatures in English (3)
Class Number: 7000
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Mon, Wed, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Dec 13, 2018
Thu, 8:30–10:30 a.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Susan Brook
sbrook@sfu.ca
Office: AQ 6114
Office Hours: Mo, 10am-12 pm
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Prerequisites:
Two 100 division English courses.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
The study of twentieth century North American, British, and/or Post-colonial literatures. Breadth-Humanities.
COURSE DETAILS:
READING THE SHORT STORY
“For sale, baby shoes, never worn.” This very short story, apocryphally ascribed to Ernest Hemingway, challenges certain preconceptions we may hold about fiction—that it requires plot, setting, and character, for instance. Many twentieth-century writers have turned to the short story in order to explore and experiment with fiction and literary form. In fact, the short story can be described as the quintessential twentieth-century genre. This course will explore a range of short stories from English-speaking writers from around the globe, including James Joyce, Katherine Mansfield, Samuel Beckett, Toni Morrison, Thomas King, and many more. We will examine a range of issues that surface in twentieth-century literature, including the emergence of new modes of perception and new understandings of subjectivity; postcolonial writing and global literature in English; the move from modernism to postmodernism; and the rise of concerns about identity, particularly in relation to race, class, nationality, gender, and sexuality. Throughout the course we will pay attention to the way in which fiction both makes and unmakes our world and ourselves, and develop our skills as readers, discussing literary form as well as thematic preoccupations.
Grading
- Class participation and presentation 20%
- Close reading (1500 words) 25%
- Long essay (2000-2500 words) 30%
- Final examination 25%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Short Fiction: An Anthology. Second Edition. Eds. Rosemary Sullivan and Mark Levene. Oxford University Press, 2015.
ISBN: 9780199009367
Department Undergraduate Notes:
IMPORTANT NOTE Re 300 and 400 level courses: 75% of spaces in 300 level English courses, and 100% of spaces in 400 level English courses, are reserved for declared English Major, Minor, Extended Minor, Joint Major, and Honours students only, until open enrollment begins.
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- To receive credit for the course, students must complete all requirements.
- Tutorials/Seminars WILL be held the first week of classes.
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Registrar Notes:
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