Course Description
Study of narrative fiction written in the twentieth century and after by a range of American writers who explore questions of gender, sexuality, race, class, religion, and national belonging in their work in myriad ways. This course will examine major developments in narrative form and technique, based on developments in important literary traditions such as realism, modernism, or postmodernism. The course will situate the fiction in key contexts, whether literary or cultural. Representative writers: Gertrude Stein, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Zora Neale Hurston, Ernest Hemingway, Nella Larsen, William Faulkner, Shirley Jackson, James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Ernest Gaines, Louise Erdrich, Percival Everett, Gish Jen.
GEP
Humanities GEP Course
Spring 2026
Instructors
Meeting Patterns
Classes Start:
January 12, 2026
Classes End:
April 28, 2026
Location:
0G109 Tompkins Hall
Class Days:
M W
Class Start Time:
3:00pm
Class End Time:
4:15pm
Class Type:
Lecture
Credits:
3.00
Restrictions:
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and above