Writers studied include Ralph Ellison, J.D. Salinger, Tim O'Brien, Ken Kesey, and Richard Yates. Through videos, we will see how American life has been presented in the movies from 1945 to 1990. Because of this aspect of the course, you will need to have access to a VCR and a video-rental store or video library. Larry Baker , Ph.D., Adjunct Professor, Department of English, is both coursewriter and instructor. Orders are shipped via UPS, so please include a street address.
Overseas students are encouraged to request airmail shipment.
Since changes in edition can take place, students are advised to wait and purchase texts after enrolling in the course and receiving the course study guide. Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man J. D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye . Tim O'Brien, The Things They Carried . Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road . Ken Kesey, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest .