Skip to main content
Department of English
Search
Log in
Navigation
About
Current Office Hours
Diversity Resources
English Library
Faculty Statement Archives
Internal Dept Resources
Medieval and Early Modern Studies
University Writing Program
Video Guides & Worksheets
Visit us on Facebook
Major/Minor in English
Advising
Creative Writing Application
Honors Program
Internships
Literary Magazines
Major Requirements Guide & FAQ
Minor Requirements
Study Abroad
Why Major in English?
MFA in Creative Writing
Admissions
Events, Prizes, and Resources
MFA Program Faculty
Newly Admitted Grad Students
Resources
Ph.D. in Literature
About
Admissions
Newly Admitted Grad Students
PhD Alumni Directory
Resources
Courses & Schedules
People
News & Events
Off the Syllabus Podcast
Recent News
Contests
Contest Winners
Previous Contest Winners
Newsletters
You are here
Home
»
Courses & Schedules
English 177 - Spring, 2018
Study of an Individual Author
Topic: Leslie Marmon Silko
Class Information
Instructor:
Clearwater, Michael
CRN:
61805
Time:
MWF 3:10-4:00
Location:
1283 Grove
Description
A key figure in the Native American Renaissance, Leslie Marmon Silko has written the stories of the Laguna Pueblo people into contemporary American fiction. Silko‘s novels, poetry, and essays give voice to those who have lived their lives on the borders and in the margins of American life. Silko, who grew up on the Laguna Pueblo reservation, insists that stories “aren’t just entertainment. They are all we have to fight off illness and death. You don’t have anything if you don’t have stories.”
In this course we will consider the stories Silko has to tell, including her novels Ceremony (1977) and Almanac of the Dead (1991).
Grading
In this course you will be evaluated on your class participation, a midterm and a final exam, and two essays (one shorter and one longer).
Texts
Ceremony
, Leslie Marmon Silko
Storyteller
, Leslie Marmon Silko
Almanac of the Dead
, Leslie Marmon Silko