| Title: | World Literature |
|---|---|
| Course Section Number: | ENG-109-01 |
| Department: | English |
| Description: | ENG-109-01=GEN-171-01=GHL-177-01 How do writers and filmmakers portray the sick and those who live around them? We will read, watch, and discuss creative depictions of the Black Death, AIDS, and Covid 19 as well as texts about mental health. How have societies around the world classified sickness and how have they treated bodies and minds that are unwell? We will read The Plague by Albert Camus, Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga, The Kissing Bug by Daisy Hernández, and stories and poems from Southern Africa as well as China. We will also watch and discuss movies and TV series, including Angels in America and The Last of Us. |
| Credits: | 1.00 |
| Start Date: | August 21, 2024 |
| End Date: | December 14, 2024 |
| Meeting Information: |
08/22/2024-12/12/2024 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 01:10PM - 02:25PM, Room to be Announced
|
| Faculty: | Szczeszak-Brewer, Agata |
Course Status & Cross-Listings
| Cross-list Group Capacity: | 14 |
|---|---|
| Cross-list Group Student Count: | 10 |
| Calculated Course Status: | OPEN |
| Section Name/Title | Status | Dept. | Capacity |
Enrolled/ Available/ Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ENG-109-01
(primary)
World Literature |
OPEN | English | 14 | 5 / 4 / 0 |
|
GHL-177-01
(cross-listing)
World Literature |
OPEN | Global Health | 14 | 3 / 4 / 0 |
|
GEN-171-01
(cross-listing)
World Literature |
OPEN | Gender Studies | 14 | 2 / 4 / 0 |