In this course, we will survey a sampling of different currents of American modernism and near-modernism, with an eye not to settling the category but to seeing the lines along which it fragments. Lauter et al, eds. Other Requirements Late Work.
Attendance is mandatory.
Frequent absences may lead to your failing the class, regardless of your grades on the assignments. Participation in discussion is important in this class. Although there will be no separate grade rubric for participation, active, thoughtful participation in class will raise a borderline grade, while passive or disruptive participation will lower one. Plagiarism will affect your grade in one of two ways. You may be able to rewrite such a paper for a higher grade if there is enough time left in the term.