AMST-342 Seminar: Written on the Wall: 20th- and 21st-Century American Prison Writing
The writing of the men and women inside the American prison system constitutes a kind of shadow canon to that of better-known literary artists. We will read broadly in 20th- and 21st-century American prison writing, asking questions about the generic coherence, social and moral import of incarcerated people’s non-fiction, fiction and poetry. Authors will include Jack London, George Jackson, Assata Shakur, and citizens serving time today.
Seminar (12)
Credits
1
Cross Listed Courses
LIT-342
Prerequisite
One 200-level course in Literature
Offered
Fall
Notes
(History) Not open to first-years. Does not fulfill the senior seminar requirement for ENGL or LIT concentration.