ENGL 123
Theories of History and Historicism
Description: Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Requisites: courses 10A, 10B, and 10C, or 11 and 87. Recommended: courses 120, 121. Exploration of theories of history and historicism that offer productive approaches to literary texts. Investigation of how theorists negotiate between abstract concepts of history and situated historical narratives, how histories are constructed, troped, and given authority, how histories constitute past and present in relationship to each other to stabilize tradition or induce change, and complex ways that literary texts operate within and on their historical contexts. May be repeated for credit with topic or instructor change. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Spring 2018 - I only showed up for the first 3 weeks of class, didn't post in the online discussion forum at all (participation is 10% of the final grade), turned in my "Final Paper" 3 days late, straight up didn't turn in a course reflection (another 10% of the final grade distribution), and somehow still managed an A-. I don't think I'm a particularly good writer, either. I'm still confused, but I'll take it?
Spring 2018 - I only showed up for the first 3 weeks of class, didn't post in the online discussion forum at all (participation is 10% of the final grade), turned in my "Final Paper" 3 days late, straight up didn't turn in a course reflection (another 10% of the final grade distribution), and somehow still managed an A-. I don't think I'm a particularly good writer, either. I'm still confused, but I'll take it?
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