THE COURSE:
HUM 2212: British & American Literature I focuses on transnational literature from the late 18th century to the early 20th century [from the French Revolution to WWI].
The course places an emphasis on revolutionary thinkers challenging conventional notions of religion, government, and economic systems.
The authors and texts studied in the course experiment with new literary forms and issues of class, race, and gender that are still incredibly important and relevant today. We’ve looked at the works of people like Ben Franklin, William Wordsworth, Edgar Allan Poe, among many others.
THE PROJECT:
Our big class project revolves around Stephen Crane and his short story “The Open Boat,” which was inspired by his experience in 1897 after his ship sank off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida when he was on his way to Cuba as a reporter. His harrowing experience was published as both a piece of journalism and a short story.
All semester students have been working on the creation of an interactive website. They were responsible for designing and editing the website, as well as annotating the text and generating content on Crane’s life, the historical context, and the connections between Crane’s fiction and journalism.
The students’ work also corresponds with current research that Dr. Lelekis is doing on Crane’s writing and Florida literature, so the project is truly a collaborative effort.
THE PRESENTATION:
Collaborative Research Project for British & American Literature (HUM 2212) with Dr. Lelekis
Wednesday, November 20 at 2:00 PM: A coffee hour presentation on Stephen Crane and the Intersections Between Fiction & Journalism on the 7th Floor of Crawford
HUM 2212: British & American Literature I focuses on transnational literature from the late 18th century to the early 20th century [from the French Revolution to WWI].
The course places an emphasis on revolutionary thinkers challenging conventional notions of religion, government, and economic systems.
The authors and texts studied in the course experiment with new literary forms and issues of class, race, and gender that are still incredibly important and relevant today. We’ve looked at the works of people like Ben Franklin, William Wordsworth, Edgar Allan Poe, among many others.
THE PROJECT:
Our big class project revolves around Stephen Crane and his short story “The Open Boat,” which was inspired by his experience in 1897 after his ship sank off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida when he was on his way to Cuba as a reporter. His harrowing experience was published as both a piece of journalism and a short story.
All semester students have been working on the creation of an interactive website. They were responsible for designing and editing the website, as well as annotating the text and generating content on Crane’s life, the historical context, and the connections between Crane’s fiction and journalism.
The students’ work also corresponds with current research that Dr. Lelekis is doing on Crane’s writing and Florida literature, so the project is truly a collaborative effort.
THE PRESENTATION:
Collaborative Research Project for British & American Literature (HUM 2212) with Dr. Lelekis
Wednesday, November 20 at 2:00 PM: A coffee hour presentation on Stephen Crane and the Intersections Between Fiction & Journalism on the 7th Floor of Crawford
Dr. Debbie Lelekis is Assistant Professor of English in the School of Arts and Communication at the Florida Institute of Technology. She is working on a variety of projects that include fictional depictions of Florida in the mid-nineteenth century, representations of American urbanization, intersections between journalism and fiction, and narratives of community in women's literature.
WFIT Interview with Dr. Lelekis concerning the project.
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