ENGL 119
Literary Cities: Literary London: Tales of Two Cities
Description: Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H. Exploration of place of literary imagination in making of cities, with focus on questions of cultural exchange, development, migration, urban rebellion, and style. Topics may include meaning of urban space and time, city as urban village or cosmopolitan hub, segregated dystopia or postmodern future, and impact of exile, tourism, and migration in making of cities. May be repeated for credit with topic or instructor change. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Fall 2020 - Professor Makdisi was a super interesting lecturer. I wasn't even supposed to take his class and only through some scheduling mishaps did I end up in this course. Coming in with zero enthusiasm for the material, I learned to love this class. The readings were thought-provoking, the discussion sections with our TA (Austin) were engaging, and the midterm/final/map project were very do-able so long as you didn't wait til the last minute. I'd recommend this course!
Fall 2020 - Professor Makdisi was a super interesting lecturer. I wasn't even supposed to take his class and only through some scheduling mishaps did I end up in this course. Coming in with zero enthusiasm for the material, I learned to love this class. The readings were thought-provoking, the discussion sections with our TA (Austin) were engaging, and the midterm/final/map project were very do-able so long as you didn't wait til the last minute. I'd recommend this course!
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