While wars seem “never ending, still beginning,” we seldom pay attention to what wisdom, if any, can be gleaned from how they are portrayed by poets and writers. While the genre of war literature, which ranges from eyewitness accounts of combat to the depictions of civilians caught in the crossfire, has had many practitioners over the centuries, our readings will include works by David Diop (France), Bertolt Brecht (Germany), Anna Świrszczyńska (Poland), Yusef Komunyaaka (USA), Tarfia Faizullah (Bangladesh/USA), Don Mee Choi (Korea/USA), Serhiy Zhadan (Ukraine), among others. In addition to focusing on close-reading and comparative analysis of novels, short stories, hybrid works, and poetry, we will also examine various social, political, and cultural contexts to see if and how they might have impacted the authors under discussion. All readings are in English. No prerequisites. F23 War Literature syllabus -1.docx
Autumn 2023
Meeting:
TTh 1:30pm - 3:20pm / HRC 135
SLN:
12080
Section Type:
Lecture
Joint Sections:
SLAVIC 200 A , GLITS 251 A
Instructors:
Piotr Florczyk
TAYLOR EFTIMOV
SAME AS SLAVIC 200 AND GLITS 251
INTRO TO SLAVIC LIT
Syllabus Description (from Canvas):
Catalog Description:
Reading and analyzing literature based upon rotating themes such as love, sex, and murder, haunted houses, and dreams and memory. Selections drawn from European, English, and American literature, not limited to period and genre.
Department Requirements Met:
Pre-req to Declare Literature Major
GE Requirements Met:
Arts and Humanities (A&H)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
May 9, 2024 - 5:47 am