ENGL 356 - Postbellum U.S. Regionalism: New Orleans, New England

4 HU, CD, WR
First Semester. How did these very different places and their cultures take shape as “regions” in the heyday of U.S. regionalism? Focusing on their histories, demographies, literature, artistic and musical cultures, we’ll consider what has been distinctive about each and how each has been enmeshed in the national life. Readings will cover regional/national history and cultural landscapes, regional/national geographies of race and class, literature by Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Kate Chopin, George Washington Cable, Sarah Orne Jewett, Henry James, Pauline Hopkins, others. American, Diversity, 1700-1900.

Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: See headnote above. Enrollment Limit: 25.
Ms. Zagarell

Credits: 4 hours