ENGL 3156 Private Lives: American Autobiography

(Prior to Fall 2010, this course was known as ENG 61.
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4 hours; 4 credits

Autobiography and its special importance to the process of defining the self in America. Examination of the theme of the New World and the "new" man and the "new" woman. The relation between private identity and national character as revealed in the autobiographical writings of immigrants, workers, and plainfolk. This course is the same as American Studies 3302.

Prerequisite: English 1010 [1] or 1.7.

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