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May 02, 2024
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ENG 213 - Literature and Film of the American FrontierCredit Hour(s): 3
A study of the literature and film of the American West in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries with a particular emphasis on the Western and the Anti-western novel, as well as Western and revisionist film. The course examines the shifting concept of frontier consciousness that pervades the American cultural imagination. Texts represent the varying perspectives of Native Americans, slaves, immigrants, and early frontier settlers. Topics include regeneration through violence, masculinity, national identity, memory, landscape and land use, among others. 3 Credit(s).
Prerequisite(s): ENG 112 with a grade of “C” or higher.
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