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Class number:
3262
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Title: American Letters |
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Department: First Year Sem & Colloq |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: Yes |
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Grading Basis: Graded |
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Units: 1.00 |
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Current enrollment: 15 |
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Available seats: 0 |
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Start date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 |
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End date: Thursday, December 21, 2023 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: TR: 2:55PM-4:10PM, LIB - B02 |
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Instructor(s): Wyss, Hilary |
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Prerequisite(s): Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class. |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets FirstYr Seminar Requirement |
Course Description:
Thomas King, Cherokee writer and intellectual, writes, "the truth about stories is that's all we are." In this course we will look at the contested "stories" that shape America as we know it, from the earliest narratives of American exceptionalism to our personal or familial relationship to the idea of America. From the writings of Christopher Columbus to the Declaration of Independence to the various speeches, letters, and stories that challenge, embrace, or otherwise engage with the idea of America, we will think about how writers, intellectuals, and activists have imagined this place into being. Along the way we will examine our own connection to the idea of America and our familial and personal history with this place, concept, and identity. |