Past Common Text Selections
Books used in English Department "Common Text" program:
|
Academic Year |
Book | Author |
Year Written |
| 1985 | Light in August | William Faulkner | 1932 |
| 1986 | The Optimist’s Daughter | Eudora Welty | 1972 |
| 1987 | Wise Blood | Flannery O’Connor | 1952 |
| 1988 | July's People | Nadine Gordimer | 1981 |
| 1989 | The Odyssey | Homer | 850 B.C. |
Criterion added: “…the potential of the book to deepen our students’ understanding of diversity. |
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| 1990 | Tracks | Louise Erdrich | 1988 |
| 1991 | Beloved | Toni Morrison | 1987 |
| 1992 | Bless Me, Ultima | Rudolfo Anaya | 1972 |
| 1993 | Jasmine | Barhati Mukherjee | 1989 |
| 1994 | Beloved | Toni Morrison | 1987 |
| 1995 | Old Gringo | Carlos Fuentes | 1985 |
| 1996 | Lives on the Boundary | Mike Rose | 1989 |
| 1997 | The House on Mango Street | Sandra Cisneros | 1984 |
| 1998 | Woman Warrior | Maxine Hong Kingston | 1976 |
| 1999 | Heaven's Coast | Mark Doty | 1996 |
| 2000 | Mr. Ives’ Christmas | Oscar Hijuelos | 1995 |
| 2001 | Antelope Wife | Louise Erdrich | 1998 |
| 2002 | The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano | Olaudah Equiano | 1789 |
| 2003 | Invisible Man | Ralph Ellison | 1953 |
| 2004 | Heading South, Looking North | Ariel Dorfman | 1999 |
| 2005 | Abeng | Michelle Cliff | 1985 |
| 2006 | Nickel and Dimed | Barbara Ehrenreich | 2001 |
| 2007 | The Handmaid’s Tale | Margaret Atwood | 1985 |
| 2008 | Beloved | Toni Morrison | 1987 |