Project Abstract It is essential that students, especially students whose concentration is Literature and Film Studies, study classic literature. Students who do not have a background in classic literature are at a disadvantage. Historically the study of literature has been questioned, and many believe that multicultural literature would better serve American university students. Research proves that a curriculum which balances multicultural literature and classic literature will best prepare students for their lives after undergraduate school.

Project Context & Contributions I believe that it is very important to study literature from many different eras, races, authors, et cetera, but it is imperative to study the classics as well. It is my intent to enlighten my audience as to the necessity of learning from the history of literature. By doing this students will be better served in their studies. Therefore, I have included subject areas from the HCOM major of MLO-7, a historical analysis, which is self-explanatory. Also included is MLO-2, research; digging into the archives of literature to find evidence of value to studying the classics. And I cannot do this paper without using MLO-6, literary analysis.

Project Format I intend to complete a major in-depth reasearch paper. I have chosen this format because the reasearch that I have to collect involves the history of literature, authors from history and the present, and opinions regarding the study of literature. I will use this information to prove my positon, that, in fact, classic literature should be studied by students.

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Research Questions Why should students study Classic Literature? What is classic literature? What is the history of literature? Is there a standard of learning for college literary students? How does American Literature fit into the category of classic literature? What is classic American Literature? How do the Canon Wars fit into the topic of Classic Literature? Who are classic literary authors? Can a student studying literature enter the work force without having studied the classics? Who decides what works to study? Who are the classic dead-white-men authors?

Key Findings The key findings of my research are, first, that multiculturalists who feel that students studying literature in America should only study the works from authors of the various cultures included in the United States, and that classic conservatives, who belive that students should study only the literary works which have been studied in the past need to combine their philosophies. Neither pedagogy is sufficient on its own. Students are better served when they study the literature from both sides.

Evidence My research methodology is historical and literary analysis. It is my plan to collect information for my primary sources from the CSUMB Voyager Library. There are several books on the various topics. The information for my secondary sources will be collected from scanning the CSUMB library online scholarly databases such as EBSCO. I have found LexusNexus, MLA, Arts & Humanities and Humanities International to be helpful. I will also utilize Google and Yahoo to search the web for pertinent information.

Working Bibliography Primary Sources Damrosch, David. What is World Literature? Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2003. Gates, Henry Louis. Loose Canons: Notes on the Culture Wars. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. Graff, Gerald. Beyond the Culture Wars: How Teaching the Conflicts Can Revitalize American Education. New York: W.W. Norton & company, 1992.FONT> Jay, Gregory S. American Literature and the Culture Wars. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1997. Rowe, John Carlos. At Emerson's Tomb: The Politics of Classic American Literature. New York: Columbia University Press, 1997. Secondary Sources Atkinson, Philip. "The Importance of the History of Literature." Our Civilisation. 2000. 12 Oct. 2006 . Baxter, Judith. "A Message from th Old World to the New: Teaching Classic Fiction through Drama." English Journal, Vol. 89, No. 2., Our Love Affair with Literature, Nov. 1999: 119-124. Buckridge, Patrick. "The Age of Appreciation: Reading and Teaching Classic Literature in Australia in the Early Twentieth Century." Australian Literary Studies 22 (2006): 342-356. LexusNexus. EBSCO. CSUMB,Monterey. 12 Oct. 2006. Goodvin, Renee. "Literary Periods of British & American Literature." The Literary Explorer. 21 Mar. 2005. 19 Oct. 2006. . Jung, Yonjae. The New Americanist Intervention into the Canon. American Studies International, June/Oct 2004, Vol 42 Issue 2/3, p213, 13. Jurgella, Janet. "Classic Connections: Aiding Literary Comprehension through Varied Liberal Arts Alliances." English Journal Vol. 87, No. 3. Teaching the Classics: Old Wine, New Bottles, Mar., 1998: 17-20. Koelling, Holy. "Thinking Outside the Canon." School Library Journal 51 (2005). LexusNexus. EBSCO. CSUMB, Mnterey. 12 Oct. 2006. Keyword: Canon Wars. Pavonetti, Linda. "With Rigor for All: Teaching the Classics to Contemporary Students." Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 10813004, Vol. 44, Issue 1, Sep. 2000: 82. Ross, Trevor. "After the Canon Wars." Rev. of Literature Lost, by John M. Ellis. Dalhousie Review, Vol. 76, Issue 3 Autumn 1996: 431. Zvirin, Stephanie. "Classic in the Classroom." Rev. of Call of the Wild, by Jack London. Booklist 1 Aug. 2005: 2039