Welcome to the homepage for Dr. Kirby's English 215: Studies in Genre--Working-Class Literature. This page is meant as a resource for you to keep up with your assignments, learn more about working-class literature, and access any handouts for the class. Follow the links below for any information you need.

Assignments:                       Handouts:

Essay #1                                              Course Syllabus and Calendar

Essay #2                                              MLA Handout 

Essay #3                                              Thesis Statements

                                                              Summary and Paraphrase

Discussion Groups                              What Is Literary Criticism?

                                                               Writing about Literature

                                                               Literary Terms

Useful Resources:

American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940

Blue Collar Review: Journal of Progressive Working Class Literature

Center for Working-Class Studies

Christopher  and Whitson, "Toward a Theory of Working Class Literature"

Rosenbaum, "What is Working Class Literature?"

Working Class Studies Association

Workplace: A Journal of Academic Labor