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British Literature Survey, Late 18th Century to Present English 56B, Spring 2014 Contact Information Instructor: Dr. Katherine D. Harris Office Location: FO 220 Email: katherine.harris@ Office Hours: Tues Thurs 2-3pm and Friday 12-4pm on Twitter By appointment via Skype, Google Hangout Class Days/Time: T/R 10:30-11:45am Clark 111 Classroom Website: / Course Description The Romantic poets journeyed through Nature to find themselves. The Victorian novelists recognized social injustice. The Modernists heralded World War I and its destructiveness. The Postmodernists take all of this, revise, repackage, and re-sell it to the 20th-Century reader. In this course, we will read texts that reflect some of the variety of cultural and historical experiences in England from 1790 to now, including alternative forms of publication such as magazines, serial novels, e-literature, and weird novels. The st final project will ask students to draw parallels between 21 -Century texts and their predecessors. Course Goals and Learning Objectives Course Learning Outcomes (CLO) Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: CLO 1 Read closely in a variety of forms, styles, structures, and modes, and articulate the value of close reading in the study of literature, creative writing, or rhetoric. CLO 2 Show familiarity with major literary works, genres, periods, and critical approaches to British, American, and World Literature CLO 3 Write clearly, effectively, and creatively, and adjust writing style appropriately to the content, the context, and nature of the subject. CLO 4 Develop and carry out research pro