Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

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ENAM0103C-F21

Reading Literature

Reading Literature: Disaster
In this course we will learn how to understand literature by thinking about how literature helps us to understand the world(s) around us—even, perhaps especially, as those worlds begin to fall apart. As we familiarize ourselves with the fundamentals of literary analysis and interpretation, we will consider how representing disasters (real or imagined) enables writers to grapple with the complexities, contradictions, and violence of their societies, environments, histories, and futures. Readings might include: Shakespeare’s The Tempest; poetry by Dionne Brand, Asiya Wadud, and M. NourbeSe Philip; and novels by Daniel Defoe and Jesmyn Ward. 3 hrs. lect./disc.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
91692
Subject Code:
ENAM
Course Number:
0103
Section Identifier:
C

Course

ENAM 0103

All Sections in Fall 2021

Fall 2021

ENAM0103A-F21 Seminar (Losano)
ENAM0103B-F21 Seminar (Billings)
ENAM0103C-F21 Seminar (Sheldon)