We will read works of fiction to develop interpretive skills based on a close attention to textual detail, an appreciation of context, and an awareness of how literary conventions affect the reader's participation in the creation of meaning. Critical thinking and analytical writing are the means and end of the course. Participation, presentations, and writing are required.
Texts: Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness; Muller, Ways In; Zadie Smith, White
Teeth; Mark Haddon, the curious incident of the dog in the night-time ; Melville, Melville’s Short Novels.