The Short Story

Summer 2024 > Humanities & Social Sciences > ENGL.2120 > 046

Course No: ENGL.2120-046; SIS Class Nbr: 1061; SIS Term: 3340
Course Status: Open

Course Description

This course teaches students how to sharpen their critical reading skills by learning to think about the short story in terms of its evolution over the last 200 years and by studying its literary techniques and themes. Student practice close, active reading as they examine and express their reactions to authors' works Readings may include authors such as Alexie, Alvarez, Baldwin, Bambara, Bechdel, Chekhov, Diaz, Faulkner, Gilman, Hawthorne, Hemingway, Irving, LeGuin, Lispector, Marquez, O'Connor, Poe, and Tolstoy.

Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor

  • Prerequisites: ENGL.1020 pre-req
  • Special Notes: AH
  • Core Codes: AH
  • Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
  • Instructor: Anthony Szczesiul
  • UMass Lowell Bookstore

When Offered & Tuition

  • Online Course
  • 2024 Summer: Jul 08 to Aug 15
  • Course Level: Undergraduate
  • Tuition: $1155 | Pay as little as $ 587.50/mo for this course.
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  • Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.

Related Programs: B.L.A. in Liberal Arts

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