ENGL 3717

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ENGL 3717
Trauma and Invention

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This course will examine modes of invention that emerge from and engage with trauma. We will focus on inventive explorations of different cultural and intersectional experiences. Students will offer critical and creative responses to film (including Get Out by Jordan Peele, Mother of George by Andrew Dosunmu, Moonlight by Barry Jenkins), poetry collections (including Book of Light by Lucille Clifton, Schizophrene by Bhanu Kapil, Zong! By NourbeSe Philip, Explanation of America by Robert Pinsky and The Real Horse by Farid Matuk) and a variety of critical and theoretical essays. We will trace the inventive processes and articulations that arise at the site of trauma and ask what it means to listen and to write at the limits of experience.

When Offered Fall.

Distribution Category (LA-AS)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17196 ENGL 3717   SEM 101

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    • MW Sibley Hall 101
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021

    • Caruth, C

      Van Clief-Stefanon, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person