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FREN 355 001 (CRN: 26122)

MODERN SHORT STORY

Long Title: MODERN SHORT STORY: TOWARDS AN ETHICS OF FICTION
Department: Modrn & Classicl Lit & Culture
Instructor: Duquet, Valentin
Meeting: 1:00PM - 2:15PM TR (13-JAN-2025 - 25-APR-2025) 
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
 
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 25
Section Enrolled: 0
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 25
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 0
Waitlisted: 0 (Max 198) 
Current members of the waitlist have priority for available seats.
Enrollment data as of: 15-NOV-2024 12:42AM
 
Additional Fees: None
 
Final Exam: No Final Exam
 
Description: Study of great modern short fiction with emphasis on reading as an ethical enterprise. Selected critical essays complement works from Melville to Maupassant, Flaubert to Kafka to O'Connor as we talk about alienation and solitude, death and violence and the vicissitudes of family. Taught in English. Cross-list: ENGL 355.