ENGL 326 - Victorian “Others”

Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 4 hours
Attribute: 4 HU, WR, CD
New course added 07.08.12.

This course will explore some of the many ways 19th-century British culture defined the “self” and “Other.” Topics covered include Orientalism; savagism/civilization; the British Empire; phrenology and other forms of scientific racism; opium-eaters; “freaks” like the “Hottentot Venus” and “Ape Woman”; the “Jewish Question” and proto-Zionism; and anthropological investigations into London’s squalid East End. Texts will be generically diverse, including adventure novel, detective fiction, high realism, abolitionist poetry, travel writing, biography, and photo-journalism. British, 1700-1900, Diversity.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: J. Kuskey
Prerequisites & Notes
For complete prerequisites, please refer to the English Program section titled ‘Advanced Courses.’