The Modern American Novel

CAS EN 546

  • Research and Information Literacy
  • Writing-Intensive Course

Topics vary each semester but this course may be taken only once for credit. Topic for Fall 2021: Representative Works 1900 - 1950. Novelistic responses to American modernity, centered on idea that "the color line" is its central feature. How does racism structure modern economic, social, cultural change? Authors: James Weldon Johnson, Nella Larsen, Willa Cather, Faulkner, Hurston, Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing-Intensive Course, Research and Information Literacy.

FALL 2023 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A1 Matthews KCB 107 MWF 12:20 pm-1:10 pm 2 Lit or Jr/Sr

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