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ENG 241 American Autobiography As Literature

Credits: (3)
A survey of American autobiographies during the nation’s history. The class will examine the cultural issues raised by each autobiographer’s quest for identity, and investigate the ways autobiographers shape their lives in words.

Designation(s): Liberal Arts

Learning Outcomes
  1. Make and defend judgments about American autobiographical literature
  2. Critically analyze text(s) in writing
  3. Use literary terminology and/or theory correctly
  4. Identify, describe, and analyze connections between an autobiographical text and the aesthetic, social, political, and/or cultural history of the period in which it was produced