ENGL 3945 - Literature and Global Conflict

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1102 and either ENGL 2110, ENGL 2120, or ENGL 2130; each with a C or higher.
Description
A study of fiction, poetry and life writing focused on the experience of modern warfare and the collective traumas of its aftermath. Possible topics include the role of conflict in narratives of globalization, the impact of new military technologies, inter-generational trauma, imperialism and nationalism, and techniques for depicting violence in literature. Courses may focus on particular historical conflicts (e.g. WWI) or survey conflict narratives from various regions and periods. Global Scholars course.