ENG232
MODERNIST LITERATURE
Also listed under 1 other title
- MODERNIST LIT: JAMES JOYCE
- Department
- English
- Terms offered
- 11
- Data refreshed
- Jun 30, 2026
Description
Virginia Woolf famously wrote that, "on or about December 1910 human character changed.'' In this class, we will test that claim, thinking about what it means to "be modern," what it means to "be modernist," and what the two have to do with each other. We will also consider the many meanings of "modernism," understood variously as a literary movement that flourished within coteries like Bloomsbury, the salons of 1920's Paris, and the Harlem Renaissance; a literary style governed by the imperative to "make it new" and an embrace of aesthetic difficulty; and the literature of the period between the two World Wars. Taking a transnational approach to the field, we will juxtapose texts from the margins of modernism with more canonical work in order to investigate modernism's relationship with mass culture, politics, and everyday life. For English majors, this course satisfies the D-3 requirement. For English minors, this course counts as a 200-level English seminar.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2013–2023
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 15% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 9 fall terms since 2018. Department course count falling about 6% per year. | 2030 Spring: 13% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 9 spring terms since 2018. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 15% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 10 fall terms since 2017. Department course count falling about 6% per year. | 2029 Spring: 15% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 10 spring terms since 2017. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 15% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 11 fall terms since 2016. Department course count falling about 6% per year. | 2028 Spring: 14% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 11 spring terms since 2016. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 17% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 12 fall terms since 2015. Department course count falling about 6% per year. | 2027 Spring: 14% chance, high confidence. Offered in 3 of 12 spring terms since 2015. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2023 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | 1 section | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2017 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2015 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2014 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2013 | 1 section | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Mon, 2:50 PM–5:50 PM ES402 20122011
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | Louis A. Bastien Jr. | Lecture | 1 | 10 of 16 enrolled | 22382 |
| Fall 2021 | Elizabeth A. Blake (She/Her) | Lecture | 1 | 8 of 20 enrolled | 28366 |
| Fall 2019 | Elizabeth A. Blake (She/Her) | Lecture | 1 | 11 of 17 enrolled | 27274 |
| Spring 2019 | Louis A. Bastien Jr. | Lecture | 1 | 4 of 20 enrolled | 35674 |
| Spring 2018 | Louis A. Bastien Jr. | Lecture | 1 | 12 of 20 enrolled | 35674 |
| Spring 2017 | Louis A. Bastien Jr. | Lecture | 1 | 8 of 20 enrolled | 35674 |
| Fall 2015 | Louis A. Bastien Jr. | Lecture | 1 | 14 of 16 enrolled | 24570 |
| Fall 2013 | Louis A. Bastien Jr. | Lecture | 1 | 3 of 17 enrolled | 22984 |
| Spring 2013 | Louis A. Bastien Jr. | Lecture | 1 | 5 of 20 enrolled | 31509 |
| Spring 2012 | Louis A. Bastien Jr. | Lecture | 1 | 15 of 20 enrolled | 31509 |
| Spring 2011 | Louis A. Bastien Jr. | Lecture | 1 | 13 of 20 enrolled | 38623 |