OLLI101760 - Exploring Literary Works that Consider a Changing America 

Course Description

Exploring Literary Works that Consider a Changing America * 

Instructor: Lyle Murley 

Days of the Week: Tuesday 

Date: June 2 – July 21 (8 sessions) 

Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. 

Location: In-person at TUCC 

During the eight weeks, we will discuss works that explore writers’ views or experiences of conditions and changes in American society. On June 2, we will discuss Toni Morrison’s Mercy. Other writers include Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley, Mark Twain, Thomas Dixon, Philip Roth and John Edgar Wideman. 

Maximum: 40 

Instructor Bio: Lyle Murley holds a Ph.D. in English from Northwestern University, an M.A. in English from the University of Chicago, and a B.A. in English from St. Olaf College. He served as professor and chair of the English department at California Lutheran University and is now professor emeritus. Murley was twice named Professor of the Year and received the Sears Roebuck Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence.