LALL 621 Contemporary Short Fiction

Division of Liberal Arts

3 credits 45.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course

This course provides students with history and context for their field of study. In Contemporary Short Fiction, students will be introduced to several significant short fiction writers of the mid-to late twentieth century. Through their reading, students will identify relationships among writers of different generations and observe the changing nature of the short story during this time. These changing literary concerns - in subject, theme, style and craft - will in turn provide a window into understanding the changes taking place in the contemporary world.

Prerequisites LACR*102 or LACR*103

This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill an art history elective.