ENG 34023 IDS: PROTEST LITERATURE (3)

A study of the literature of social protest, emphasizing the relationship between aesthetics and politics, or the political purposes of literature. This course will examine how various authors assault the status quo of an often inhumane, brutal, and repressive society. Readings might include works by Richard Wright, Upton Sinclair and Nelson Algren.  Cross-listed with LAS 34023 IDS: Protest Literature.