Literature and Culture: American Outlaws And Outcasts

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Using American literature and film, this course will investigate the culture's fascination with celebrities and heroes, as well as the process by which individuals are either marginalized or celebrated. How does one become an idol when many of the same attributes make one an outcast? Rock and glam stars, cowboys and outlaws, soldiers and sweethearts, painted and tainted ladies: all of these characters will be explored through the lens of classic American film and literature, as well as other philosophical underpinnings of American culture.