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American Literature & Culture

Offered By: Indian Institute of Technology Madras via Swayam

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Literature Courses Critical Thinking Courses Literary Analysis Courses Character Development Courses American Literature Courses Writing Style Courses Plot Development Courses

Course Description

Overview

The purpose of this course is to sensitise a registrant to various aspects of an electronics product. Specifically onnon electrical aspects like mechanical design and detailing. Starting from a need translated into specifications, leading to design and prototyping and ending up in a manufacturable physical prototype.INTENDED AUDIENCE: Any Interested Learners.PREREQUISITES: Familiarity with English/American literature.INDUSTRY SUPPORT: Colleges/universities.

Syllabus

Week 1 : Introduction to the course. Henry James. The Portrait of a Lady. Introduction to Henry James and his works Plot/character/literary techniques/styleWeek 2 : -do-Week 3 : Theodore Dreiser. An American Tragedy.Plot/character/literary techniques/styleWeek 4 : Eugene O’Neill. Desire under the Elms.Introduction to Eugene O’Neill and his worksPlot/character/literary techniques/styleWeek 5 : American RomanticismEdgar Allan Poe. “Annabel Lee.”Flannery O’Connor. “Good Country People.”Week 6 : Ernest Hemingway. The Sun Also RisesPlot/character/literary techniques/styleWeek 7 : Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence. Plot/character/literary techniques/styleWeek 8 : Lillian Hellman. The Children’s HourPlot/character/literary techniques/styleWeek 9 : Arthur Miller. A View from the Bridge.Plot/character/literary techniques/styleWeek 10 : Hart Crane. “To Brooklyn Bridge.”Pulp fictionScience fiction Counter CultureWeek 11 : Christopher Hitchens “Jewish Power, Jewish Peril.”Conclusion.

Taught by

Aysha Iqbal

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