ENGLISH 208S-01
The Straight Man
A topic section of ENGLISH 208S, Criticism and the Arts
Taylor Henley Black
Description from DukeHub
This is a course in the critical practice of literary theory in relation to the arts--literature, but also possibly the visual and performing arts--that occasion and challenge it. Exemplars to be drawn from the Anglo-European, Trans-oceanic, and/or North American (including multicultural) oeuvres, both contemporary and established. Ultimate concern is to develop each student's own critical writing, drawing upon brilliant precedents, responding creatively to the literature/arts at hand, and crafting personal voice. See synopsis for more details.
Skills
- writingdescription: "writing" and 2 more
AI-resilient: 2 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- No: Live work with people
- No: Judgment someone is accountable for
- Yes: A craft you practice with your hands or body · "drawing"
- Yes: Small, in-person format · seminar, 18 seats per section
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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