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Class number:
3491
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Title: Literature of CT |
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Department: English |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Lecture |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 25 |
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Current enrollment: 8 |
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Available seats: 17 |
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Start date: Tuesday, September 2, 2025 |
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End date: Wednesday, December 17, 2025 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: MW: 2:55PM-4:10PM, SH - T408 |
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Instructor(s): Pokross, Benjamin |
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Prerequisite(s): None |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities Requirement |
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Note: This course fulfills the requirements of a post-1800 course/elective/additional literature or film course. |
Course Description:
What does it mean to write about a place? Our course will investigate this question by considering the literature of the state where we all live: Connecticut. Perhaps now known primarily as the epitome of New England small town life—think Stars Hollow in Gilmore Girls—Connecticut has appeared in literature in many ways: as the homeland of many Indigenous peoples, as a center of manufacturing and innovation, as an example of suburban ennui. Ranging from the 18th century to the present, the course readings will place particular emphasis on the relationships that people of color have developed with this place. Authors may include Samson Occom, William Grimes, Mark Twain, Ann Petry, Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel, and Ocean Vuong. |