EN 250 - American Novel 1900 to the Present

Fulfills the following SUNY General Education categories: The Arts and Humanities

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• demonstrate familiarity with a rudimentary chronology of the American novel after 1900, including important dates, works, and authors;
• demonstrate, through written work and class discussion, an ability to critically assess the post-1900 American novel in relation to its historical, philosophical, and cultural context;
• identify genres, subjects, archetypes, patterns, and themes characteristic of post-1900 American novels;
• identify styles, devices, and techniques characteristic of post-1900 American novels; and
• demonstrate, through written work and class discussion, an ability to analyze the post-1900 American novel through the conventions and methods of the humanities.