ELI Supported Courses for Fall 2004
ENGL 130a / American Studies 204a: "Literature Now"
Amy Hungerford.
An introduction to the study of contemporary fiction, combined with academic advising for sophomores. Examination of how new writing comes to be thought of as ""literature."" Authors include Philip Roth, Robert Penn Warren, Yann Martel, and Jhumpa Lahiri. Assignments include reading and writing book reviews; interviewing writers, agents, and editors; researching contemporary authors; using papers from the Beinecke Library; examining the purpose of a liberal arts education; and considering the relationship between education and profession.
ELI Support Team:
Ernie Marinko, Convener
Nancy Kuhl
Team Hungerford Contract (MS Word Document)
Nursing in American History: Cynthia Connolly.
ELI Support Team:
Katie Bauer, Convener
Judy Spak
Diane Kaplan
Karen Reardon
Modern Architecture : Sandy Isenstadt
Architecture and urbanism from about 1876 to the present, with emphasis on the events of the past two decades.
ELI Support Team:
Hannah Bennett, Convener
Sarah Coe
Pam Patterson
Katie Bauer
Pedro Soto
Helen Chillman
Team Isenstadt Report (MS Word Document)