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Studies in Fiction: Rethinking the American Masterpiece
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What has been said of Moby-Dick—that it’s the greatest novel no one ever reads—could just as well be said of any number of American “classics” like The Scarlet Letter, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, or The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. This course reconsiders a small number of nineteenth-century American novels by presenting each in a surprising context.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Literature
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Kelley, Wyn
Date Added:
09/01/2007
Studies in Fiction: Stowe, Twain, and the Transformation of 19th-Century America
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This seminar looks at two bestselling nineteenth-century American authors whose works made the subject of slavery popular among mainstream readers. Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain have subsequently become canonized and reviled, embraced and banned by individuals and groups at both ends of the political and cultural spectrum and everywhere in between.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Literature
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Kelley, Wyn
Date Added:
09/01/2004
Theater and Cultural Diversity in the U.S.
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This course explores contemporary American theatrical expression as it may be organized around issues of gender and cultural identity. This exploration will include the analysis of performances, scripts, and video documentation, as well as the invention of original documents of theatrical expression. Class lectures and discussions will analyze samples of Native American, Chicano, African American, and Asian American theater, taking into consideration the historical and political context for the creation of these works. Performance exercises will help students identify theatrical forms and techniques used by these theaters, and how these techniques contribute to the overall goals of specific theatrical expressions.

Subject:
Anthropology
Arts and Humanities
Literature
Social Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
DeFrantz, Thomas
Date Added:
02/01/2008