The Modern American Novel

CAS EN 546

  • Research and Information Literacy
  • Writing-Intensive Course

Undergraduate Prerequisites: two previous literature courses or junior or senior standing; and First-Year Writing Seminar (CASWR 120 or equivalent). - Topics vary each semester but this course may be taken only once for credit. Topic for Fall 2025: 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 2025 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A1 Matthews CAS 310 TR 2:00 pm-3:15 pm 2 literature courses or Jr/Sr status.

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