Our syllabus contains sensitive information, such as our Zoom link, so I won’t post it here. You can access the syllabus and the course readings from Dropbox: I’ll invite you via email. There are also links on the course’s mostly inactive Bb site. Here are the basics that are unlikely to change:
ENGL 389: William Faulkner
Instructor: Jeff Allred
Class Meetings: M/Th 2:25-4pm via Zoom
Course Code: 23872
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the semester, students who have successfully completed the course will:
- Have a broad understanding of Faulkner’s life and work, with a special focus on the formal properties of his fiction and the arc of his writerly development from the 1920s to the 40s.
- Gain a context for the aesthetics and politics of Faulkner’s work, for example, its relationship to other examples of the modernist novel, its engagement with issues of race, gender, and sexuality, and its engagement with the history of the South in the Civil War and Reconstruction.
- Hone their writing skills and especially close reading/analytic skills in careful engagement with formally difficult prose.
- Learn to engage an audience of peers as well as a broader public orally and in writing, using web-based platforms such as WordPress and wikis.
