Contemporary American Fiction

CAS EN 349

  • Aesthetic Exploration
  • The Individual in Community

Undergraduate Prerequisites: one previous literature course or junior or senior standing. - US prose fiction from the last few decades, exploring questions of individualism, community, identity, technology, media, religious belief, violence, post-WWII political changes, and our relation to history. Authors may include Roth, Robinson, DeLillo, Pynchon, Morrison, and Lahiri, among others. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, The Individual in Community.

FALL 2024 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A1 Barringer MCS B37 MWF 11:15 am-12:05 pm 1 Lit or Jr/Sr

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