Feb 15, 2025  
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AUENG 270 - America, Exceptionalism and Empire


Course Career Undergraduate
Units 3
Approved Hours 3-0-0
Fee index 6
Faculty Augustana Faculty
Department AU Fine Arts
Typically Offered either term

Description
Representative works of American literature from discovery and the Puritan migration in the 16th and 17th centuries through the American Civil War (1861- 1865). The course focuses on texts and contexts that explain Canada’s nearest neighbour, with a particular focus on how theocratic beginnings gave way to a democratic republic, and how laissez faire became the capitalist enterprise we know today. Slavery and racism, American exceptionalism and westward expansion are key topics. Prerequisites: AUENG 102. Note: Not to be taken by students with credit in AUENG 370 (2021).