The United States Experience
Prerequisite: Completion of HONR 101, HONR D101, HONR 102, and HONR D102. Restricted to students in the Honors Program.
This course examines the question, "Who are we in the United States of America?" Students explore the multiple ways in which key American experiences such as the western expansion, industrialization, immigration, religious pluralism, and the struggle for equality are reflected in its fiction and drama.
Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the various ways in which the distinctive U.S. experience has been presented in its literature; they will be able to analyze and defend interpretations of a variety of literary texts.
This course examines the question, "Who are we in the United States of America?" Students explore the multiple ways in which key American experiences such as the western expansion, industrialization, immigration, religious pluralism, and the struggle for equality are reflected in its fiction and drama.
Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the various ways in which the distinctive U.S. experience has been presented in its literature; they will be able to analyze and defend interpretations of a variety of literary texts.