Spring 2024 First-Year Writing (Barnard) BC1135 section 002

CONTESTED TRUTHS: MEMORY, AUTHORITY AND

CONTESTED TRUTHS

Call Number 00646
Day & Time
Location
MW 8:40am-9:55am
403 Barnard Hall
Points 3
Grading Mode Pass/Fail
Approvals Required None
Instructor Benjamin M Breyer
Type LECTURE
Course Description

This class examines the ways that a historical event can be remembered and described differently by direct participants, and how personal biases, such as race, gender and class, affect the process of recollection and narration. Some of the texts that will be read and discussed include Sara Collins’ The Confessions of Frannie Langton, Ian McEwan’s Atonement, and Alison Bechdel's Fun Home, among others. Our analysis of these texts will be augmented by theoretical works drawn from sociology and literary studies.

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Department First-Year Writing @Barnard
Enrollment 14 students (15 max) as of 11:06AM Thursday, December 5, 2024
Subject First-Year Writing (Barnard)
Number BC1135
Section 002
Division Barnard College
Section key 20241FYWB1135X002