ENG 251W - Survey of American Literature II: Post-Civil War to Contemporary

3 CR

This course surveys U.S. literature from the immediate post-Civil War era to the present day. Students will explore a range of authors and literary movements, including realism, naturalism, modernism, and postmodernism, and consider how writers reflect the changing shape of racial, ethnic, and gender relations; two world wars; and the rise of technology, among other contexts.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 102W.