English 166
Special Topics: Narrating the Nation
| Section | Semester | Instructor | Time | Location | Course Areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Spring 2012 | Mukherjee, Bharati
Mukherjee, Bharati |
TTh 12:30-2 | 210 Wheeler |
Book List
Coetzee, J: Disgrace; Danticat, E: The Dew Breaker; Diaz, J: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao; Fitzgerald, F. S.: The Great Gatsby; Flaubert, G: Madame Bovary; Forster, E. M.: Howards End; Mukherjee, B: Jasmine; Rushdie, S: Shame; Smith, Z: White Teeth
Description
This course will focus on each novelist’s invention of, or critique of, national identity myths in a time of national crisis. Students will explore the intimate connection between choice of narrative strategy and construction of meaning.
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