ENGL.2820: American Literary Traditions
Welcome to Dr. Mitchell's course: American Literary Traditions.
This course is a survey of American Literary history from early contact between Native American populations and European colonists through contemporary American writing.
By definition, a literature "survey course" such as this one is meant to be inclusive—a daunting task considering the number of books published in the United States since the seventeenth century. This class is designed to be as inclusive as possible, and it will demand that students read a large number of texts. As such, it will seek to encourage students to see and form connections, as well as question connections others have claimed as "obvious."