ENG 366CTWI - CULTURES OF AMERICAN MODERNISM

Institution:

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Subject:

English

Description:

Defining American Modernism as the cultural response to rapid social changes brought on by innovations in technology and shifts in the global economy, this course examines the interplay between key literary texts, popular texts, social issues, and events that shaped early twentieth-century Americans' sense that they were living in a changed world. Some of the social issues open to exploration may be gender, race, psychology, social Darwinism, the breakdown of traditions, mass culture vs. literary form, and the mechanization of modern life.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

08/27/2012 - 08/14/2014 

Institution Website:

www.kutztown.edu/

Phone Number:

(610) 683-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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