English 248-011
Literature and Contemporary Life : "The City in Fiction and Film"
Instr: Dr. Sandra M. Grayson, Associate Professor
Office: Curtin Hall 476, 229-4524
e-mail: sgrayson@uwm.edu
Office hours: by appointment
Course Information: TR 9:30-12:50pm, CRT 368
From May 31 to July 9, 2005
Course Description
Starting with the Matrix trilogy, this section of English 248 will explore concerns of the city as reflected in contemporary literature and film. Topics to be analyzed include: the text as cautionary tale; the representation of technology; reforming the "the system;" utopia and dystopia. Selected short stories, novels, and films will be critically studied. This course incorporates technology and traditional methodologies to explore the subject.
