The Short Story

Fall 2020 > Humanities & Social Sciences > ENGL.2120 > 031

Course No: ENGL.2120-031; SIS Class Nbr: 5618; SIS Term: 3010
Course Status: Registration Closed

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: Jeffrey VanderVeen
  • UMass Lowell Bookstore

When Offered & Tuition

  • Online Course
  • 2020 Fall: Sep 01 to Dec 18
  • Course Level: Undergraduate
  • Tuition: $1140
  • Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.

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

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