Literature and Culture of the City

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Instructors may focus on how writers have responded to intensifying urbanization in the United States or Britain and the role of literature in defining a distinctly urban culture or on how a particular city such as New York or London has been represented in literature or culture over time. Usually the focus will be on one city. Counts toward the minor in American studies when focus is on American urban scene. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1100 or ENGL 1200 .