| Title: | Jay Gatsby and the Jazz Age |
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| Course Section Number: | ENG-340-01 |
| Department: | English |
| Description: | The fictional character of Jay Gatsby from F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby (1925) endures as a symbol of American culture and aspiration. As a romantic icon of wealth, glamour, and mystery, Gatsby personifies the 1920s Jazz Age period of sex, parties, and money. But how did Fitzgerald come to develop such an iconic character? This course will dive deeply into the mesmerizing 1920s age of flappers, alcohol, jazz music, and sex, using the literature of Fitzgerald and the Harlem Renaissance writers to better grasp how the 1920s helped create the Gatsby icon and a modern America. We will survey a medley of literary works from important Jazz Age authors like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, Claude McKay, and Edna St. Vincent Millay. We will also experience different film, music, art, and fashion of the 1920s era as we commemorate 100 years of The Great Gatsby in 2025. |
| Credits: | 1.00 |
| Start Date: | January 20, 2025 |
| End Date: | May 10, 2025 |
| Meeting Information: |
01/20/2025-05/09/2025 Lecture Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:00AM - 11:50AM, Center Hall, Room 216
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| Faculty: | Whitney, Julian |
| Requisite Courses: | One previous course in English Literature at Wabash |
Course Status & Cross-Listings
| Cross-list Group Capacity: | 20 |
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| Cross-list Group Student Count: | 20 |
| Calculated Course Status: | WAITLISTED |
| Section Name/Title | Status | Dept. | Capacity |
Enrolled/ Available/ Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ENG-340-01
(primary)
Jay Gatsby and the Jazz Age |
WAITLISTED | English | 20 | 11 / 0 / 2 |
|
GEN-270-01
(cross-listing)
Jay Gatsby and the Jazz Age |
WAITLISTED | Gender Studies | 20 | 4 / 0 / 1 |
|
BLS-270-01
(cross-listing)
Jay Gatsby and the Jazz Age |
WAITLISTED | Black Studies | 20 | 5 / 0 / 1 |