ENGL1718 · Complex Problems and Enduring Questions
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
This is an Enduring Question course and is open to FRESHMEN only. You must take ENGL1719 with this course. This course examines how literature addresses questions of racial, gender, and economic injustice. Topics include slavery, abolition, and civil rights; feminism and gender equality; labor reform; and global human rights.Readings range from poetry, drama, and fiction to journalism, memoir, and new media. Questions will include: Why are some works created for activist purposes considered art while others are not? How do literary works transcend the writers intentions to take on new meaning in the public sphere? How has the recovery of forgotten works by women and minority writers become an act of socio-political activism?"
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
4.8 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.9 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.9 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.6 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~5
hours per week
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Across time
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Spring 2024
1 section