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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

LIT 281 American Literature and Identity I



American Literature and Identity I examines the development of the United States by reading and analyzing a variety of literary texts from colonial times through the mid-nineteenth century, with a focus on the historical and social contexts in which they appear. The course will explorer the development and expression of some of the fundamental assumptions, myths, and beliefs that influence the ways Americans have thought about themselves and their society.

3 credit hours
Satisfies Foundations - American Citizenship for “Generation Next”