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Seminar
Family Matters in American Fiction, 19th Century to the Present
Eva-Sabine Zehelein
Comments
Families have always mattered. They have always been a constitutive element of all socio-cultural and political architectures, and have been impacted by and impact the contexts in which they are lived. However, who was/is considered “family” has changed significantly over the centuries due to transforming socio-cultural, political, and economic conditions as well as medical possibilities. This course looks at shifting notions and realities of families in American literary texts with a broad historical trajectory and a specific focus on the “family novel.” Some (background) texts will be provided on Blackboard. Please buy and read: John Steinbeck, Grapes of Wrath (1939), Joan Didion, Play It As It Lays (1970), Toni Morrison, A Mercy, (2008) and Celeste Ng, Little Fires Everywhere (2017). close
13 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Wed, 2024-04-17 10:00 - 12:00
Wed, 2024-04-24 10:00 - 12:00
Wed, 2024-05-08 10:00 - 12:00
Wed, 2024-05-15 10:00 - 12:00
Wed, 2024-05-22 10:00 - 12:00
Wed, 2024-05-29 10:00 - 12:00
Wed, 2024-06-05 10:00 - 12:00
Wed, 2024-06-12 10:00 - 12:00
Wed, 2024-06-19 10:00 - 12:00
Wed, 2024-06-26 10:00 - 12:00
Wed, 2024-07-03 10:00 - 12:00
Wed, 2024-07-10 10:00 - 12:00
Wed, 2024-07-17 10:00 - 12:00