ENG 615 Road to Revolution in the 1960 (4155) (3 credits)

A study of the American cultural scene during the 1960s including how racial discrimination, gender discrimination, sexual repression and anti-war activism appeared in writing and culture. Writers may include: Jack Kerouac, Nikki Giovanni, Eldridge Cleaver, Kurt Vonnegut, Joseph Heller, Betty Freidan, and some Beat poets. Films were also consequential both in propelling and in reflecting revolutionary changes in American life through the 1960s. Several key films that may be considered include In the Heat of the Night, Bonnie and Clyde, The Graduate, Easy Rider.