ENG 111-4 - Topic: Literary Responses to War (W) (1)

Walt Whitman said of the Civil War that the “real war will never get in the books.” What versions of war, then, do get in books? And how does literary form reflect the history of war? This course will expose students to different artistic responses to war and the critical skills necessary to analyze them. Course discussions will consider the limitations of representation and documentation as well as the uses and ethics of art. Our foremost concern will not be with “what happened” but with how what happened has been represented - or not represented. Because this is a first-year writing course, we will also spend significant time on the processes of drafting, revision, and scholarly research. Not open to students who have previously completed a First-Year Writing Course.
(Writing Requirement)