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ENGL 161 - (LT) How The Simpsons Saved American Literature

Semester Hours: 3
The Simpsons have explored, adapted and parodied many pieces of American literature.  The works studied (Huckleberry Finn, Citizen Kane, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, The Music Man, Wiseguys, Goodfellas, and The Natural, among others) examine the following themes in American literature: the roles of men and women, family values, heroes and role models, American ingenuity, the underdog and the outlaw, and success.

Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
WSC 1. (Formerly 192C.)  Distance Learning 

January 2013 Offering
10032: Jan. 2-23; Pioreck; Distance Learning
10245: Pioreck; Distance Learning


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