ENGL 227 — Modern and Contemporary Literature
This course is a study of literature and literary topics valuable to both English majors and students seeking humanities credits. The focus is on literature from the 20th and 21st centuries, with specific topics such as prize-winning literature, film adaptation, science fiction, studies of specific authors, California literature, or literature of the specific literary periods within this time frame (e.g., modernism, postmodernism, postcolonialism, realism) or cultures/nations (e.g., 20th c. Irish lit., contemporary Russian lit.). Each semester's focus will be announced in the schedule of classes.