Slumming It: Poverty and the Novel

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This course introduces students to the history, theory, and literary representation of the modern metropolis in the nineteenth century. By focusing on London, Paris, and Manchester, this course will discuss various experiences of modernity, the influence and development of capitalism, and the formation of urban selfhood. Students will explore and examine the intersections of gender, sexuality, and class on the experience of the nineteenth-century urban dweller. CO: COM 101 .