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SUMMARY:Novels of the Southern US
DESCRIPTION:In this course we will examine novels by Southern writers from 
 1942 to 2011\, exploring how each novel represents evolving understandings
  of identity\, culture\, race\, and gender at crucial times in American hi
 story and letters. Each class will begin with a bit of lecture offering hi
 storical context and scholarly reception for each work but the main part o
 f class will be discussion as we consider passages from each novel as well
  as the larger themes each author is addressing. We’ll look at literary 
 techniques as well as thematics\, thinking about point of view\, character
  development\, representations of time and memory\, use of place and lands
 cape\, just to name a few. SCHEDULE Week One: The Bear (1942) by William F
 aulkner Week Two: The Member of the Wedding (1946) by Carson McCullers Wee
 k Three: The Violent Bear It Away (1960) by Flannery O’Connor Week Four:
  Salvage the Bones (2011) by Jesmyn Ward ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR Mary Wood is
  a semi-retired professor of English at the UO\, where she…\n\nhttps://l
 ocalz.events/e/novels-of-the-southern-us-4-129164
LOCATION:Baker Downtown Center\, 975 High Street\, Eugene\, OR 97401\, Euge
 ne
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