Human Values in Literature
Session
Regular Academic Session
Class Number
4757
Career
Undergraduate
Units
3 units
Grading
Graded Alpha
Description
Prerequisites: UCLR 100, UCLR 100C, UCLR 100E, UCLR 100M, or equivalent; please check requirements for declared majors/minors for exceptions.

This variable topics course focuses on a perennial psychological or philosophical problem facing the individual as exemplified in literary works, e.g., the passage from innocence to experience, the problem of death, and the idea of liberty.

Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the ability of literature to express the deepest and most abiding concerns of human beings, and how literary works come to be.
Class Attributes
Tier 2 Literary Knowledge
Class Notes
How do we find our place in the world? How do we make meaning in our lives? How do we know if we are following the right path? This course will explore these questions in a variety of literary works in different genres and from different time periods, from the poetry of William Wordsworth to the fantasy of Susanna Clark and the contemporary realism of Barbara Kingsolver. Our goal is to gain pleasure and insight from poems, short stories, novels and films. We will take deep dives into a limited number of texts, maintaining a book club atmosphere and marking our progress through discussion and some written reflection
Class Actions
Class Details
Instructor(s)
Amy Kessel
Meets
TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM
Dates
01/13/2025 - 04/26/2025
Room
Mundelein Center - Room 520
Instruction Mode
In person
Campus
Lake Shore Campus
Location
Lake Shore Campus
Components
Lecture Required
Class Availability
Status
Open
Seats Taken
39
Seats Open
1
Class Capacity
40
Wait List Total
0
Wait List Capacity
0